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1. [2023] NZEmpC 105 Pilgrim & Ors v Attorney-General & Ors [pdf, 596 KB]

   ...Community membership has now reached at least third generation. [3] Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage (the plaintiffs) were all born into the Gloriavale Christian Community. Many of their parents had also been born and raised in the Community. Each of the plaintiffs left the Community at various times between 2017 and 2021. [4] Gloriavale is a patriarchal community with a strict hierarchy. The Overseeing Shepherd i...

2. Te Onetu Pihama Incorporation (2011) 266 Aotea MB 20 (266 AOT 20) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...shareholder by Perpetual Trustees. This payment was outside of the law at the time and has been shown as shareholders advances to date. (f) it should be noted that both William and Tamatea Newman purchased tractors and other plant for their own use through the Incorporation which has suffered the depreciation and right-off of such items without recompense; and (g) no interest has been charged in the accounts on the overdrawn current accounts; [14] Regarding a proposed new ownersh...

3. Justice Matters - issue 03 - June 2016 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...flak. It was as if talking about customers somehow took away from what was important about the courts. In fact, the reverse is true – the customer is our reason for being. And reframing our thinking about this has been very helpful in cutting through the complexity and focusing on our priorities. While the principles of justice aren’t negotiable, how they’re delivered is. Matariki and Rangatahi Courts, iwi panels, restorative justice, Drug and Alcohol Courts and greater use of l...

4. VL v SB LCRO 142/2014 & 160/2014 (12 October 2015) [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...provide information; (e) Mr VL was rude and uncooperative; (f) Mr VL’s conduct caused Mr SB to incur additional costs; (g) Mr VL acted in contravention of a Mediation Agreement; (h) Mr VL failed to treat the residuary beneficiaries of the estates separately; and (i) Mr VL acted incompetently and/or breached professional standards in relation to the marketing and sale of two forestry blocks belonging to the estates (in particular, the question of whether Mr VL accepted a lower...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 77 Fleming v Attorney-General [pdf, 446 KB]

   ...changes in his physical and psychological well-being. There is no dispute that, if Ms Fleming was unable or unwilling to do what she does, Justin would need to go into full time residential care. It is clear from the evidence that the Crown, through the Ministry of Health, has been aware of Justin’s disability and the care provided to him by his mother for many years, and at least from the time he became an adult. The government provides a range of support, including fina...

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

   ...Innovation and Employment (MBIE) jointly commissioned two Legal Needs Surveys: • a survey of 5,000 adults in the general population and • a survey of 1,003 small business owner/managers and self-employed individuals (the latter was recruited through a combination of a short stand-alone survey of small businesses and recruiting self- employed individuals and business owners/managers via the general population survey). 1 The IDI stands for the Integrated Data Infrastructure ma...

7. National Standards Committee 2 v Harker [2020] NZLCDT 27 (31 August 2020) [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...touched him, Mr Harker was about 5 metres away. He is described as “stopping, looking back and staring at” the victim.10 [12] The second incident occurred in April 2017 and involved a boy aged 10 years at the time. He, together with his parents, was at a local shopping mall. They walked into a store. Mr Harker followed them. Shortly after, the victim and his parents left. Mr Harker continued to follow them. After all of them had travelled to the second...

8. 28.-Evidence-of-Mr-Grant-Eccles-Planning.PDF [PDF, 1.7 MB]

   ...consents for the works pursuant to sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the RMA, as well under the National Environmental Standard for Freshwater Management. 14. Because the Project is located in both the Horowhenua and Kapiti Coast Districts, a separate Notice of Requirement has been issued in each District. The Project also spans the boundary of the Horizons and Greater Wellington regions, meaning that separate suites of consents applications have been sought under each Regi...

9. Evaluation of programmes for Māori adult protected tersons under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...reduce domestic violence within whänau. This is the final report in a series of evaluations commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Department for Courts to examine the impact of the Domestic Violence Act 1995. These evaluations, together and separately, serve to inform us of the effectiveness of the Act. Overall, the evaluations report that the programmes are important and provide benefits for protected persons, children and respondents and that there is support for the legislative fram...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 188 Wakatipu Equities Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 414 KB]

    ...appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act against decisions of the Queenstown Lakes District Council on Stage 2 of the Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan BETWEEN WAKATIPU EQUITIES LIMITED (ENV-2019-CHC-065) (… continued on separate page) Appellants AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner J T Baines Environment Commissioner M C G Mabin Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch, on...