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1. [2021] NZEnvC 180 Northern Land Property Limited v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...and activity there. These issues involve assessments of the landscape and the natural character of the area, its relationship with the beach, coastal environment and other neighbouring areas, the cultural heritage of the area and the effects of human activity on those things. Introduction [3] The total area of land in the proposed structure plan is just under 375 hectares. It is presently in 11 titles ranging in size from 506 m2 to over 105 ha. The appellant, Northern Land Pro...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 087 Okura Holdings Limited & Others v Auckland Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   BEFORETHEEN~RONMENTCOURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Court: Hearing: Appearances: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 87 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal under s156 of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 ZHI LI, JING NIU AND WEill YANG (ENV-2016-AKL-000196) Appellants OKURA HOLDINGS LIMITED (ENV-2016-AKL-000211 ) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent ROYAL FOREST AND BIR

3. [2009] NZEmpC WC 10/09 Terson Industries Ltd v Loder [pdf, 54 KB]

   ...reason given in the agreement for the fixed term was: …because the Account Manager role may need to change and the company wishes to be able to negotiate its requirement from scratch (including the make up of remuneration, nature of role and human resource requirements.3 [10] The Authority found, and I agree, that these reasons do not meet the requirements of s66 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”) which requires that the employer must have genuine reasons based o...

4. [2010] NZEmpC 30 Minhinnick V NZ Steel Ltd [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...action was required to be undertaken that Mr Minhinnick’s employment with the company was likely to be terminated. [13] Following the decision to dismiss Mr Minhinnick his union representative requested Mr Anthony Wright, the vice president for human resources and external affairs at the company to undertake a review of Mr Voigt’s decision. Mr Wright gave evidence by way of an affidavit dated 23 February 2010 sworn in Singapore. He was cross-examined during the course of th...

5. [2007] NZEmpC AC 3/07 McGreal v Television New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...Network Services Limited. 13 June 2003 Paul McGreal, trading as Grael Sound, provides services as a sound recorder/engineer plus equipment to Television New Zealand. 9 February 2004 Paul McGreal has a discussion with Craig Morris (formerly a Human Resources Manager at Television New Zealand). April 2003 – March 2005 Grael Sound provides services as a sound recorder/engineer plus equipment to Television New Zealand. During the same period, Grael Sound also prov...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 121 Morgan Schofield v Transit Coachlines Ltd [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...where, after referring to art 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ratified by New Zealand on 28 December 1978, the Court made the observation: 4 The right to annual holidays on pay is therefore a fundamental human right of employees. ... [13] Mr Cranney did not refer to any authorities on the issue but he gave a number of practical examples to illustrate his principal submission that during school holidays the plaintiffs were not on unpaid lea...

7. Gisborne District Council v Hautapu - Tatarahake No.1 (2015) 50 Tairawhiti MB 199 (50 TRW 199) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...submissions opposed the Council’s application based on his assertion that areas of the block are wāhi tapu and the Court should therefore give consideration to the possibility that the roadway and, therefore, the proposed easement runs over human remains. Mr Hautapu argued that 50 Tairawhiti MB 206 the Court should balance the granting of the easement against the customary law associated with Tatarahake No 1, and submitted that the Council should investigate whether ther...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 158 Gapuzan v Pratt & Whitney Air New Zealand Services t/a Christchurch Engine Centre [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...action was required. [12] On 9 January 2012, ACC declined the plaintiff’s claim and the plaintiff became aware that the defendant had not returned the employer questionnaire to ACC. He contacted the mediator who contacted the defendant’s Human Resources Manager on 10 January 2012. She arranged for the questionnaire to be sent to ACC that day. ACC then reviewed the plaintiff’s claim in light of the answers given in the questionnaire and confirmed its decision to decline th...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 201 Dunn v Waitemata DHB [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...it from Mr Dunn’s response that he was firmly opposed to any such move and that what he was seeking was an exit package from the WDHB. Because of its potential relevance to rehabilitation, Dr Kenny reported this conversation to the manager of Human Resources, Mr Nugent. Mr Nugent wrote to Mr Dunn on 19 August 2008 asking for confirmation as to whether he was interested in a return to the WDHB in his current, or another role. A reply was requested by 5 September 2008. Mr Dunn a...

10. Canterbury District Law Society Complaints Committee 2 v Iosefa [2009] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 65 KB]

    ...we raised our concerns with the practitioner’s counsel. [25] Mr Eaton’s response was that we should see the practitioner’s conduct in not making the disclosure to the hearing in 2005 as understandable and typical of ordinary frailties of human behaviour and that therefore we should not put too much weight on this against the practitioner. [26] We do understand the motivations that would have caused the practitioner to continue to conceal the fact that he had stolen clients’...