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1. LCRO 118/2018 VT v MQ (18 March 2020) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...of a history of stormwater management problems. [3] Abatement notices were served by the regional and district councils, and the district council intimated prosecutions would be commenced against Yelp, Mr VT and his associate Mr RH under the Resource Management Act 2001 (RMA). A total of nine charges were laid: 3 identical sets of 3 against Yelp, Mr VT and Mr RH respectively. 2 [4] Yelp instructed Ms MQ to accept service, and to provide it with advice. Yelp’s other lawye...

2. Foot v Registrar of the REAA [2015] NZREADT 24 [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...granted a licence and she must provide sufficient and adequate information to so satisfy us. [11] In the Westfield case referred to by us in Revill, the Court considered the ambit of the word “satisfy” in the context of decision making under the Resource Management Act 1991; and Elias CJ held: 5 “[23] The requirement that the consent authority must be “satisfied” that adverse effects on the environment are minor before it decides not to notify a resource consent app...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 126 Beresford v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 334 KB]

   Beresford v QLDC – Bike Wanaka and A-G – Waiver decision BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I MUA I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 126 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Act BETWEEN MICHAEL BERESFORD (ENV-2018-CHC-69) Appellant AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Sitting alone pursuant...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 055 Director General of Conservation v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 8.1 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 055 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to Clause 14 of the First Schedule to the Act DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CONSERVATION (ENV-20 16-AKL-000 149) Appellant THAMES-COROMANDEL DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Principal Environment Judge LJ Newhook Environment Commissioner RM Dunlop Environment Commissioner K Prime (at July h...

5. [2007] NZEmpC CC 26/07 Southern Local Government Officers Union Inc v Christchurch City Council [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...“outer bays”. That contract came to an end in October 2006. By this time Mr Vincent had formed the view that the number of call-outs in the extended area was not significant and could effectively and safely be covered by the council’s existing resources. [16] He then had discussions with the DCOs and advised them that they were expected to take over the servicing of Akaroa, initially as an interim arrangement for him to be able to monitor the impact of the additional servi...

6. Evidence Brief: Electronic monitoring for adult offenders [pdf, 353 KB]

   ...Church, A. & Dunstan, S. (1997). Home Detention: The Evaluation of the Home Detention Pilot Programme. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. Department of Corrections (2018). 2017/2018 Annual Report. Retrieved from: https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/strategic_reports/annual -reports.html Di Tella, R. & Schardgrodsky, E. (2013). Criminal recidivism after prison and electronic monitoring. Journal of Political Economy, 121(1). Drake, E. (2011). “What works” in communit...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 075 Ngati Paoa Trust Board v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Mr Jones and Ms Ndukwe are separate and distinct, these common issues relate to the same subject matter, being the values of Mokoia Pa. On that basis the presiding judge considered that these two appeals come within the scope of s 270 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) which, with the other procedural provisions in that Act relating to appeals, applies under the HNZPT Act1 and which directs the Court to hear proceedings relating to the same subject matter together unless it...

8. Evidence Brief: Behaviour Management in Schools [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...management in New Zealand. Some services are provided by the education sector, others are provided by police. Education services PB4L is delivered by the Ministry of Education in partnership with a range of organisations and groups, including Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLBs), non-government organisations, and universities. PB4L has been adopted by many schools, but there is still scope to expand to further schools – particularly secondary schools. PB4L...

9. Matchitt v Livesey - Parekura Hei Roadway (2003) 81 Ōpōtiki MB 178 (81 OPO 178) [pdf, 989 KB]

   ...'wider community' did not necessarily have any access rights, and the owners seem again not to have been consulted about community access over their private land; 7. There were several years of activity on Mr Livesey's application for a resource consent, and approval was given by the Opotiki District Council, prior to there being any meaningful consultation with the Maori owners of Parekura Hei Road. When that consultation took place, it was largely at the insistence of Jud...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 81 Emmanuel v Waikato District Health Board [pdf, 300 KB]

    ...situation raised questions as to whether she could be relied on in the future and impressed upon her the seriousness of the matter. [21] Ms Allison relayed what she says occurred at the meeting in an email the same day to the Waikato DHB’s Human Resources Consultant and to Ms Riggs, who is the Manager of Payments and Revenue at the Waikato DHB. [22] Mrs Emmanuel’s recollection of her meeting with Ms Allison was similar to that of Ms Allison. However, she says, when she was...