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1. [2023] NZEnvC 079 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 456 KB]

   ...to that jurisdictional scope issue and secondly, as it was raised at the hearing, as to the possible use of the court’s jurisdiction under s293. [14] Following the conclusion of the hearing, a consent memorandum and draft consent order were filed with the court to give effect to the settlement reached on the amendments to policies in Chapter 10. However, as the use of the court’s s293 jurisdiction had been proposed by the appellant a decision on whether that 7 jurisdiction...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 029 New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...Zone Development Levv Catchment Number of Development Total DIC Household Contribution (incl) Equivalent Units per HEU (incl) IHEUs\ Subtotal Zone Development Levies (incl) Additional Development Levv (Aooendix 3, c lause (nil Description File Reference Total D/C (incl) Subtotal Additional Development Levies (incl) Total Develo ment Contribution Levies for the services itemised incl $3196.00 GST Content $416.87 Total Development Contributions $3196.00 Important Notes: 1. Th...

3. [2024] NZREADT 32 – JX v CAC2201 & Baker (13 September 2024) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...she did not have any particular knowledge of the property prior to listing other than as a casual visitor. The Committee was satisfied that the questions put to the vendor by the licensee, coupled with the licensee’s review of the council file, indicated that she took appropriate steps to ascertain whether there were any known defects or unconsented work at the property. It was the licensee’s evidence that other than a site meeting with the builder and project manager at the...

4. C Ltd v CZ [2024] NZDT 779 (11 November 2024) [pdf, 387 KB]

   ...14. C Ltd put [the Trust] on a “stop credit” and did not do any more work. 15. The Trust engaged lawyers as did C Ltd in response. Various proposals were made to attempt to resolve the matter, but they were not successful. 16. C Ltd filed a claim in the Disputes Tribunal for $30,000.00. C Ltd stated that its claim was for unpaid invoices of $50,882.73. There were also two invoices C Ltd had not issued for the entrance unit of $9,124.24 and the benchtops of $9,200.00. C Ltd a...

5. Final Report of the Independent Panel - Word [docx, 11 MB]

   ...guardianship, family violence, care and protection, relationship property, and spousal and child support. These applications are considered by many different judges, frequently without access to the full history of the case. Having one judge case manage a file ensures consistency and familiarity, and is likely to promote better judicial decision making. Similarly, it was suggested that having one judge manage all Family Court and, where relevant, criminal matters regarding a family, is likely t...

6. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau: The final report of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...guardianship, family violence, care and protection, relationship property, and spousal and child support. These applications are considered by many different judges, frequently without access to the full history of the case. Having one judge case manage a file ensures consistency and familiarity, and is likely to promote better judicial decision making. Similarly, it was suggested that having one judge manage all Family Court and, where relevant, criminal matters regarding a family, i...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 165 Matsuoka v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...represented at the hearing of the applications affecting them. The applications were set down for argument. PFC and PRI were given the opportunity, if they wished, to present their positions on the non- party disclosure applications by way of filing affidavits. Mr J K Goodall, counsel for the non-parties, filed a memorandum prior to the hearing on 9 July 2013 indicating that the non-parties would not be filing any affidavits nor appearing at the hearing and would abide the decisio...

8. [2020] NZEnvC 107 Whangarei District Council v Sustainable Solvents Group Limited [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...Court at Whangarei: (a) Payment of $10,000 to the Whangarei District Council; and (b) The sum of $2,000 to the Northland Regional Council. C: The said orders include costs in respect to this application. This concludes the proceedings on this file which will now be closed. REASONS Introduction [1] The Court has made three enforcement orders in this matter. The first was an enforcement order made on 2 February 2017 against the First, Second and Third Respondents following prose...

9. DIJ v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...PERSONS OTHER THAN THE PARTIES (2) PERMANENT ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND IDENTIFYING DETAILS OF PLAINTIFF AND THE TRANSCRIPT REFERRED TO IN THIS DECISION (3) PERMANENT ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON REDACTED DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 This decision is to be cited as DIJ v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHRRT 22. Note publication restrictions. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 114 VXO v Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora [pdf, 329 KB]

    ...not breach cl 27 of the collective agreement.5 [67] The Authority subsequently ordered the plaintiff to pay the NDHB the sum of $18,000 as costs.6 The plaintiff has challenged the Authority’s determinations [68] By the time the plaintiff filed his challenges in the Employment Court, he was acting for himself (with a support person in Court). That brought with it some 5 The substantive determination, above n 1, at [188], [190] and [191]. 6 The costs determination, above n 1...