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1. Notes from Crown Maori Relations Regional Huin at Omahu Marae on 22 April 2018 [pdf, 403 KB]

   ...reclaim their identity and strengthen whānau. A couple of speakers emphasised that Māori medium education currently provides the best education for Māori tamariki but they are not adequately funded and they often make do with dilapidated resources. • Local Government – Many speakers indicated that giving effect to commitments and initiatives in treaty settlements often fails or is diluted when transitioned to local government. The partnership iwi have is with the Crown an...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 246 Horticulture New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 261 KB]

   Horticulture NZ v Waikato District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 246 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND (ENV-2022-AKL-000043) Appellant AND WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge S M Tepania sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Last case event: 1...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 085 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 85 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal under clause 14(1) of the First Schedule of the Act UPPER CLUTHA ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2018-CHC-056) Appellant QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent SXIN Section 27 4 party Court: Environment Judge J R Jackson (Sitting alone under section 279( 1) of the Act) Heari...

4. Thomson - Part Tahorakuri A1 Sec1 Māori Reservation (2002) 76 Taupō MB 98 (76 TPO 98) [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...(d) The terms and conditions of any current lease or agreement between the trustees and Contact Energy Ltd relating to the continuation of power generation at the Ohaaki Power Station and/or the use of the land; (e) If known, the nature of the resource consent held by Contact Energy Ltd to extract geo thermal and hydro energy for power generation; (f) Summarising any meetings or agreements, if any, held between the Tahorakuri A 1 Section 1 Ahu Whenua trustees and the Ohaaki Papakainga...

5. EMPC Dinner speech Labour Law Society Conference [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...lawyer? By the same token, would you exclude the senior manager of a large public body employer (in 3 the same city coincidentally as the defrocked lawyer) who is also a qualified and skilled lawyer although manages the employer’s human resources and its legal compliance obligations overall? I am confident that many amongst us, including the Chief Mediator Judith Scott, would confirm that good lawyers are often an asset to everyone in mediations or Authority investigati...

6. [2018] NZEmpC 52 Smith v Director-General of the Ministry for Primary Industries [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...uplift was resisted because the plaintiff had simply pursued a case signalled by him in the pleadings and for which there was some evidential support. The disbursement claimed was also resisted because, it was said, the defendant had sufficient resources of its own to prepare the bundle and did not need to engage a third party to do that work. [14] I accept Mr McKenzie’s submission that the scale costs claimed by the defendant should be adjusted downwards by one day. While a sub...

7. [2007] NZEmpC AC 13/07 Red Beach School Board of Trustees & Ors v New Zealand Education Institute (Inc) [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...position is closely supervised. It involves duties and tasks which are specified and clear and are carried out in accordance with well defined procedures. (b) Some examples of the duties required within this grade are: • prepare and/or maintain resources; • support teaching programmes and student learning; • assist with routine needs of students. 3.6.2 Grade B (a) The position involves a range of duties for which advanced knowledge, skills and experience are required....

8. [2022] NZEnvC 073 Echave v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 301 KB]

   Echave v Thames-Coromandel District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 073 IN THE MATTER OF an application for declarations pursuant to section 311 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN J M ECHAVE (ENV-2021-AKL-152) Applicant AND THAMES-COROMANDEL DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent AND J ADAMS Consent Holder Court: Chief Environment Court Judge D A Kirkpatrick, s...

9. Notes from Crown Maori Relations Regional Hui at Hokianga on 13 April 2018 [pdf, 406 KB]

   ...Māori exercising control over their own affairs: Several speakers asked for the Crown to not be a barrier to Māori having independence and control over their own affairs. Many speakers noted that Māori don’t have the same access to services/resources as provided to other New Zealanders and that this needs to change and become more equitable. Some speakers noted that the Crown needs to provide support (resources/information) for Māori to ensure this can occur. • Marae ca...

10. E46 Christiaan Moss - Navigation - EIC - Council [pdf, 754 KB]

    31654827:637695 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of a direct referral application under section 87G of the RMA for resource consents for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-000078) Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Reg...