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1. [2024] NZEnvC 183 Grenadier Ltd v Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...89 NOE 12 October 2023 at 174. 44 area and the Tirotirowhetū Zone as a whole where earthworks and vegetation clearance are a controlled activity, for which consent cannot be declined. Moreover, as we heard in evidence there are a range of permitted activities which can occur within much of this area as of right including primary production activities (agricultural, horticultural and intensive farming among other activities) and plantation forestry.90 All of those are likely...

2. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 1 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...tions in writing. appearances would be limited to witnesses who were addressing new topics not already covered in previous evidence. Three groups who joined the inquiry for stage 2 hearings, Ngāti Mahana, Ngāti Motai, and Ngāti hinerangi, were permitted to file 8.  Papers 2.434, 2.437 9.  Paper 2.466 10.  Papers 2.473, 2.487 11.  Paper 2.446 Downloaded from www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz Downloaded from www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz Downloaded from www.waitangitribu...

3. Atkins & Ors as Trustees of the Bruce Family Trust v North Shore City Council [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...there was no expenditure of repair costs as such, and the interest evidence does not relate to the Trust's bank position. 5.26 The power to award interest in a claim under the WHRS Act is contained in Clause 15 to the Schedule and that permits discretionary inclusion of interest at a rate not exceeding the 90-day bill rate plus 2%. There have been awarded in other adjudications interest pursuant to that clause but normally this arises only where there has in fact been expen...

4. De Wet v North Shore City Council [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...respondent…" 7.11. In Morton v Douglas Homes Ltd [1984] 2 NZLR 549 a plea of contributory negligence against purchasers was rejected by the Court. In that case it was held that, against the known background that a new building required a building permit and the local authority's building inspector checked that foundations were constructed in accordance with by-laws, the purchaser was not at fault in failing to obtain professional advice about foundations. 7.12....

5. From crime to sentence trends in criminal justice - 1986 to 1996 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...6 Serious traffic offences are defined in this report as those punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offences are non-imprisonable offences. 39 The offence of never having held a driver's licence was particularly affected by decriminalisation. Prior to August 1987, the maximum penalty for this offence was a fine of $500, so that it was a minor traffic offence, and did not result in conviction. The Transport (Vehicle and Drive

6. From crime to sentence: trends in criminal justice 1986 to 1996 [rtf, 4.3 MB]

   ...minor traffic offences being decriminalised and subsequently being dealt with as infringements. This resulted in marked changes in the total number of convictions for traffic offences in this period. The offence of never having held a driver's licence was particularly affected by decriminalisation. Prior to August 1987, the maximum penalty for this offence was a fine of $500, so that it was a minor traffic offence, and did not result in conviction. The Transport (Vehicle and Driver Re...

7. Access to Justice Technical Survey Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Share of issues experienced (Question H4) vs. share of issues asked about in follow-up loops (H5-H16) Issue type Experienced by small businesses (H4) Asked about in detailed follow-up loops (H5-H16) Tax 4.9% 4.5% Regulation, including licencing, compliance, health and safety 7.3% 7.0% Import or export rules 1.4% 1.2% Audits or filing of company accounts 1.6% 1.4% Complaints from customers 12.2% 12.0% Employees, including misconduct, complaints from employees 5.2% 5.7...

8. Identifying & responding to bias in the criminal justice system: a review of international & New Zealand research [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   Identifying and Responding to Bias in the Criminal Justice System: A Review of International and New Zealand Research Identifying and Responding to Bias in the Criminal Justice System: A Review of International and New Zealand Research Bronwyn Morrison November 2009 2 Identifying and responding to bias in the criminal justice system This research was undertaken by the Research, Evaluat

9. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 The alienation of Māori land in Rohe Potae [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...direction of leasing land. Ward cites examples where Tawhiao had given permission for settlers to occupy and lease land. Some settlers were allowed to occupy land around Maungatautari, and to return to Kawhia, for example. Some leasing to settlers was also permitted in the Taupo area.17 However, this was not enough, and by the late 1870s and early 1880s it seems clear that some applications were made to the Native Land Court from within the King Country, although these still seem to have been m...

10. Kaupapa Maori Resolution Pathways [pdf, 792 KB]

    ...and community panels were seen as a gold standard in comparison to the restorative justice operating and resourcing model as it currently operates. The way TPO provides wraparound innovative services and solutions to prevent youth crime (drivers licences etc) was seen as positive, along with the ability for a panel member to represent the ‘community at large’ when a crime had an indeterminate ‘victim’. Effective pre-conferencing practice included the ability to provide flexib...