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1. 20231124-Courts-BIM_Redacted_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Resource Management Act 1991. The Court largely deals with appeals about the contents of regional and district plans and appeals arising out of applications for resource consents. The consents applied for may be for land use, a subdivision, coastal permit, water permit, discharge permit or a combination of these. In the year ending June 2023, the Environment Court disposed of 407 cases. This was an increase of 106 compared to the year ending June 2022. Māori Land Court The Māori L...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 92 Hally Labels Ltd v Powell [pdf, 426 KB]

   ...Apparel Ltd v Thornton Hall Manufacturing Ltd [1989] 3 NZLR 304 (CA) at 309. [13] Similarly in Whakatane District Council v Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Duffy J stated: 3 It is clear from these cases that an application for leave to permit late amendments to a pleading requires the Courts to conduct a balancing exercise between the general concern the parties to litigation comply properly with procedural requirements and the particular interest in each case of ensuri...

3. Huata v Robin - Rotopounamu 1B1A (2017) 60 Takitimu MB 7 (60 TKT 7) [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...30 Ibid 31 (2009) 16 Whanganui Appellate MB 88 60 Tākitimu MB 29 the Marae and access along Cooks Road for that purpose is reasonable. Counsel sought to argue that the development is irrelevant as it is not an existing use nor is it a permitted activity for the purposes of the RMA. [86] In addition, Ms Bennett further submits that the trustees acquired Rotopounamu 1B1A with knowledge that access was an issue, as previous beneficiaries had encountered similar problems when...

4. Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey Report 2018 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...reparation to me/my family 7% Wanted to have my questions about the offence answered 7% Base: n= 357 (all respondents excluding those who did not answer the question). Table lists respondents given by 7% or more of respondents. Multiple responses permitted therefore percentages may total more than 100%. Analysis by case type shows that victims in family violence cases were significantly more likely to hope that the meeting would bring closure (48%, compared with 27% of victims in...

5. Wright v Ngamoki-Cameron - Heretatua (manu on the Tītī Island of Taukihepa) [2015] Chief Judge's MB 108 (2015 CJ 108) [pdf, 475 KB]

   ...the island to which their interest related. Aperahama Hutoitoi did not appear on the list as a person entitled, nor was Heretatua listed as an island. 6 The 2004 application and resulting 2007 decision [11] In 2002, Dean Te Au was granted a permit by the Rakiura Titi Committee to erect a dwelling on Heretatua. In submissions concerning the current s 45 proceedings, Robert Coote, a former chairman of that committee and brother-in-law of Mrs Wright, states that seeing the hurt...

6. Regulatory Impact Statement Parliamentary privilege bill [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...(an  atmosphere which  inhibits  the  flow  of  necessary  information),  set  out  the  views  of  members of Parliament, who are directly affected by the decisions. However, the time available for  analysis  has  not  permitted  evidence  gathering  from  others  affected  by  the  decisions,  including  government departments, parliamentary officials, academics and commentators.    21. Accordingly, we  have  not  been  able  to  loca...

7. LCRO 75/2017, 210/2017 and 212/2017 SW v HB (31 October 2018) [pdf, 425 KB]

   ...alone in Court with Ms SW. Without that support, Ms HB says she may well have closed her practice. Ms HB says: We do a lot of talking about wellness, mental health and the demise of women practitioners, in particular, from the profession. If we permit practitioners to get away with this type of conduct and treat others in such an appalling way, we are only doing lip service to those issues. The conduct of [Ms] SW and her firm is exactly the kind of conduct which leads to practiti...

8. Holmes v Housing New Zealand Corporation [2014] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...The Ministry will use the information to help identify people whose entitlement to Ministry of Social Development products or services may need reassessment. HNZC may also release your information to any other person or organisation if permitted by law. Can I ask to see the information held about me? Yes. You can also ask HNZC to correct any information about you. [38] Two important points are to be noted: [38.1] The Privacy Statement was about the use to which...

9. Houlbrooke (2010) Matching farm dairy effluent storage requirements and management practices to soil and landscape features [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...2010. The code uses an adapted version of the FDE risk framework as a design standard in order to recommend concept storage requirements for installers to design against. Environment Waikato (EW) allows the application of FDE to land under a permitted activity rule. However, continued non-compliance has been a problem with council data suggesting that poor management has been the primary cause of non-compliance. EW has expressed concern that much of the poor management relates to...

10. ENVC Matiatia transcript notice of motion 20150326 [pdf, 478 KB]

    ...what’s the position with parking in the transport precinct, if I can call it that, that’s different, apart from the 48 Waiheke Marinas Limited v Auckland Council – ENV-2013-AKL-000174 (26 Mar 2013) mixed use zone, the expectation for permitted is that it’s parking associated with a permitted activity and, if it’s not, then there would be a need for a consent, so there would be a consenting requirement there and that all needs to allow evidence, Sir, to fall into pla...