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1. Short v Stowers - Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Block [2020] Māori Appellate Court MB 141 (2020 APPEAL 141) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...development of the land; (b) development of the land is clearly desirable; (c) the proposed area would be alienated only to a subsidiary of the trust, and further alienation would require trustee and beneficiary approval; (d) the trust has limited resources and sought a guarantee of the change of status before committing funds to the necessary survey and related expenses for a partition; and (e) the alienation is necessary and desirable to allow for the trust’s commercial operat...

2. Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 (2019) 217 Waiariki MB 85 (217 WAR 85) [pdf, 536 KB]

   217 Waiāriki MB 85 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WAIĀRIKI DISTRICT A20090014063 A20160006805 UNDER Sections 19, 67, 231, 238 and 240, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Whakapoungakau 24 Block BETWEEN JILLIAN NAERA, ERIC HODGE, WARWICK MOREHU, ANAHA MOREHU, BUNNY ORMSBY, KURANGAITUKU FARRELL AND KEREAMA PENE Applicants AND PIRIHIRA FENWICK, WIREMU KINGI (deceased), WINNIE EMERY (deceased) AND HIWINUI HEKE (deceas

3. [2021] NZEnvC 159 Drive Holdings Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   Drive Holdings Limited v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 159 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN DRIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED (ENV-2019-AKL-283) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Judge J A Smith Commissioner Mabin Deputy Commissioner D Kernohan Hearing: 24 – 28 May 2021 28 June – 2 July 2021 A...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 159 Drive Holdings Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   Drive Holdings Limited v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 159 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN DRIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED (ENV-2019-AKL-283) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Judge J A Smith Commissioner Mabin Deputy Commissioner D Kernohan Hearing: 24 – 28 May 2021 28 June – 2 July 2021 A...

5. LCRO 200/2020 SK and WP v AQ (27 October 2023) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...did. Certainly, the approach taken did not affect the quality of the work done. There is nothing precluding two senior lawyers, with existing commitments, cooperating on a single matter. It was [the applicants’] prerogative to use [the Firm’s] resources as they saw fit. At the same time, there was an obligation under rule 9 to charge a fee that was no more than what was fair and reasonable. Respectfully, [the applicants] appear to have overlooked the inevitable cost implications...

6. Gorgus v Corrections [2023] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...Corrections. In his Third Request Mr Gorgus asked for: [15.1] The Event Review Report and use of force report relating to or arising from a use of force incident on 7 December 2018. [15.2] The Laundry Report. [15.3] The Event Review Report and Human Resources material relating to and/or arising from a use of force on 20 May 2019. [15.4] Any other material and/or information completed by Corrections’ Human Resources team relating to the treatment of Mr Gorgus at Mount Eden Pris...

7. Te Manutukutuku (Issue 82) [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...2023 and February 2024, Chief Judge Fox, with other presiding officers and Tribunal members, hosted two delegations from Fiji, which included the Minister for iTaukei Affairs, the Honourable Ifereimi Vasu ; the Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, the Honourable Filimoni Vosarogo ; the Fijian High Commissioner to New Zealand, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola ; and the commis- sioner’s First Secretary, Josua Tuwere. The delegations were interested in the Tribunal’s role in the settle...

8. Fruean v Knuckey - Waitara West 52D (2023) 475 Aotea MB 284 (475 AOT 284) [pdf, 371 KB]

   ...agenda to give trustees clear notice of matters to be discussed. Draft minutes are sent out by email and approved at subsequent meetings. As the Trust is a discrete, low risk asset with no income they have operated on the basis that they do not have resources or the need to prepare and 475 Aotea MB 296 circulate reports. While they have been attempting to get to a position with bi-monthly meetings, quorum and intervening events did not always allow for that. [44] With rega...

9. OIA-120623.pdf [pdf, 6 MB]

   ...worse). Wider barriers are:  the lack of professionalisa on, and adequate training and standards in the security industry;  the impact of health and safety laws on retailers’ willingness to intervene; and  the limits on Police’s opera onal resources, including Police capacity to respond to lower-level offending. Generally, amendments that enable greater levels of bystander interven on involve a trade-off risking:  an escala on of violence, increasing risks to customers...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 28 IDEA Services Ltd v Wills [pdf, 328 KB]

    ...these were not actions that a fair and reasonable employer could have taken in all the circumstances. The defects were not minor, and they resulted in Ms Wills being treated unfairly. 33 See above n 31. [93] IDEA is a large well-resourced organisation with specialist human resources services. It was being assisted in the process and in its preparation of correspondence. It needed to do better than it did with Ms Wills. Therefore, I do not consider that its failure...