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1. Addressing stalking

   The Government is introducing a new stalking and harassment offence to ensure the harm that victims experience is recognised and prosecuted effectively. Stalking is characterised by a perpetrator making unwanted, persistent, and repetitive intrusions into another person’s life, causing a range of serious emotional, psychological, social, and economic harm to that person. Stalking behaviours and scenarios vary but carry significant risk that the behaviour will escalate to physical violence, inc

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2. Providing-legal-aid-to-clients-subject-to-Mental-Health-assessment-or-treatment-v3.pdf [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...subject to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. While these are limited, please keep up to date with the Ministry’s ‘What’s New for Legal Aid Lawyers’ page for news of any upcoming events. CLE also have resources online which are available to be purchased as a PDF online. These are: • Mental Health Intensive: this covers the legal and medical issues involved in advocacy in this area of law; and • Mental Health Advocacy: this discusses...

3. [2021] NZEnvC 096 Northland District Health Board v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 9.7 MB]

   ...IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER OF BETWEEN AND AND Judge J A Smith Commissioner S C Myers 1 Decision [2021] NZEnvC o:\6 an appeal under Clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) in relation to Topic 8 Agrichemicals of the proposed Northland Regional Plan POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT OF THE NORTHLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD (ENV-2019-AKL-126) HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND...

4. 04-Appendix-Four-DCR_Part1.pdf [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...water Stantec │ DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REPORT │ JULY 2022 Status: FINAL │ Project No.: 310203848 │ Our ref: 221010 DCR_V0.9.docx Page 1 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) is seeking Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) authorisations (designation and resource consents) to construct and operate the Ōtaki to North of Levin Highway Project (Ō2NL Project or Project). The Ō2NL Project will deliver a significantly improved state...

5. Justice Sector Legal Aid forecast 2014 to 2019 [pdf, 644 KB]

   ...which are being steadily resolved and should be largely completed within or shortly beyond the timeframe of the forecast. As they complete, the Tribunal’s work will shift to contemporary claims (such as those relating to water and geothermal resources) which are expected to require less funding. We have accommodated this change by assuming a slow decline in Waitangi expenditure to a new lower level. Nevertheless, the Waitangi Tribunal legal aid forecast, in particular, is subje...

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL expert Charles Waters [pdf, 95 KB]

   1 Before the Environment Court at Auckland ENV-2013-AKL-000174 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And In the Matter of Notice of Motion under Section 87G requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a Marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf Evidence of Charles Waters on behalf of Thomas Greve & Kristin Lewis Dated 30 July 2014...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 58 O’Hagan v Waitomo Adventures Ltd [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...mounted a concerted challenge to the company director’s honesty and integrity, and levelled allegations of deliberate financial mismanagement against him. While those allegations were not made out at the hearing, an additional application of resources was required to respond to them and the material produced by the plaintiff. [19] Mr Hayes submitted that because the invoices were issued to the defendant by its barrister, rather than a solicitor, there was no binding obligation...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 171 Fifita v Dunedin Casinos Ltd [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...what a fair and reasonable employer could have done in all the circumstances at the time the dismissal or action occurred. (3) In applying the test in subsection (2), the Authority or the court must consider— (a) whether, having regard to the resources available to the employer, the employer sufficiently investigated the allegations against the employee before dismissing or taking action against the employee; and (b) whether the employer raised the concerns that the employer...

9. [2015] NZSSAA 009, 13 February [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...point. [35] The Ministry have identified both the appellant and Mr XXXX as spending money at the XXXX camping ground in December 2006/January 2007 suggesting that not only were they at the camping ground at the same time, but each used their own resources to support the household. [36] Given our conclusion that the appellant was living at XXXX and that the bank accounts available for Mr XXXX show no payments for rent, we infer that there was an arrangement between the appellant and...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 023 Royal Forest Bird Protection Society of NZ Inc v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]

    ...BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 13 of an application under- section 76 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 in relation to the proposed Northland Regional Pest and Marine Pathway Management Plan of a Notice of Motion under section 291 of the Resource Management Act 1991 ROYAL FOREST & BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-20 17 -AKL-140) Appellant NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge JA Smith Environment Commissioner SK Pr...