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1. Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal: Further Decisions 29 March 2018 [pdf, 553 KB]

   ...action4 currently before the High Court. Class actions are relatively new in New Zealand. Although they can support judicial efficiency and access to justice (e.g. by allowing costs to be shared), they require a significant amount of time and resource. Further, the nature of insurance contracts means that, even if a shared issue is determined, individual cases still need to be settled separately in respect of the specific damaged property. We consider there is a risk that th...

2. [2018] NZSSAA 54 (19 October 2018) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...Ministry and the appellant in having the appellant’s affairs put in order, at least for the future, even if his lack of records means nothing can be done about the past. This is a second appeal dealing with the same issues, and it is a waste of resources to have an ongoing cycle of requests for assistance, and appeals. The appellant needs to stop business activity, or comply with the record keeping obligations that every business has in New Zealand. [18] Accordingly, we will giv...

3. Te Manutukutuku Issue 1 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...sufficient lands remain for the needs of the Te Roroa hapu in the areas under review; - to provide Te Roroa hapu of Waipoua with adequate public services and legal access to the Waipoua settle­ ment and sacred places in the block; - to protect fishing resources in specific lakes and water­ ways; and - to ensure that descendants of the original Maori owners were appropriately consulted in the management of the Taharoa public domain. The first two hearings of this claim were in June...

4. eUpdate November 2019 [pdf, 858 KB]

   ...That it’s not expected for us to solve all problems and listening can be enough Understanding strategies to engage with clients who may present distressed – being able to provide an empathetic ear Staff have welcomed being given a printed resource (pictured) which they can give to clients, with contact details for family violence and sexual violence support services in the community. For more information, email familyviolencelaw@justice.govt.nz mailto:familyviolencela...

5. ORC & NZ Deer Farmers Association - EIC - Lindsay Fung - 17 September 2021 [pdf, 544 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-2020-CHC-128 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) IN THE MATTER of the Omnibus Plan Change - Plan Change 8, being part of a proposal of national significance directed by the Minister for the Environment to be referred to the Environment Court under section 142(2)(b) of the RMA AND IN THE MATTER of an application under section 149T of the RMA BET...

6. Wharekura v Skerrett-White - Kawerau A8D (2021) 263 Waiariki MB 71 (263 WAR 71) [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...contended that the costs of attending monthly claimant settlement hui will borne by herself and Mr Fox personally. Eventually, Ms Skerrett-White submitted that she negotiated an amount of funds to assist to undertake a review and also to provide resources for scholarships and grants for Ngāti Tūwharetoa descendants working in the fields of environmental science, planning, policy and engineering. [11] Further, Ms Skerrett-White submitted that the Wai 21 claim is an ancillary to th...

7. [2022] NZACC 69 – Coakley v ACC (28 April 2022) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...treatment. (2) Treatment injury does not include the following kinds of personal injury: (a) personal injury that is wholly or substantially caused by a person’s underlying health condition: (b) personal injury that is solely attributable to a resource allocation decision: (c) personal injury that is a result of a person unreasonably withholding or delaying their consent to undergo treatment. (3) The fact that treatment did not achieve a desired result does not, of itself, c...

8. Hinaki - Whangara A5 (2023) 116 Tairāwhti MB 143 (116 TRW 143) [pdf, 421 KB]

   ...Whāngārā Road, Whāngārā, Gisborne Land Information New Zealand Reference: 410955 District Council: Gisborne District Council Charges against the Block: No charges Is the partition intended to be a hapū partition in terms of the Resource Management Act? No Old Valuation of Block: (as at 01/07/2020 cf 2021 valuation) Capital Value: Land Value: Improvements: $95,000.00 $94,000.00 $1,000.00 Shares held by the Trust: 0.5 Value of Share: $32,500.00 [4...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 63 Hilford v Board of Trustees of Whangarei Boys’ High School [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...letter to the principal in April 2021. [28] Mr Harrison submitted that the school would be prejudiced by allowing leave to be granted. He said defending bullying allegations said to have occurred three years ago would require significant school resources which are already strained. He submitted it would likely be difficult to locate and/or recall evidence from existing and former staff pertaining to a 2020 claim that WBHS was not notified of until 2021. [29] However, Mr Harris...

10. [2022] NZIACDT 18 - TQ v Gibson (25 July 2022) [pdf, 209 KB]

    ...the previous owner of the Immigration Centre. She had done so. [23] In her letter to the investigator, Ms Gibson said she had taken over the business in January 2021 and was under extreme pressure given the number of clients. She had limited resources as she was the only one in the business. [24] Ms Gibson set out the improvements she had since made to her practice. She had employed another adviser as a contractor and had engaged a “virtual assistant” to 5 answer cal...