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1. Transcript of PC8 Urban Provisions - Complete [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-128 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 8 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 21 March 2022 held in Courtroom 13 Court: Envir

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 13/07 Red Beach School Board of Trustees & Ors v New Zealand Education Institute (Inc) [pdf, 135 KB]

   RED BEACH SCHOOL BOT & ANOR V NZEI (INC) AK AC 13/07 20 March 2007 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND AC 13/07 ARC 115/05 IN THE MATTER OF de novo challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN THE RED BEACH SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES First Plaintiff AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN RESPECT OF THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION Second Plaintiff AND THE NEW ZEALAND EDUCATION INSTITUTE (INC) Defendant Hearing: 26, 27 and 29 J

3. [2010] NZEmpC 67 Porteous v Chief Executive of the Department of Building & Housing [pdf, 104 KB]

   PORTEOUS V CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING & HOUSING WN 26 May 2010 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2010] NZEMPC 67 WRC 6/09 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN WILLIAM ALEXANDER PORTEOUS Plaintiff AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND HOUSING Defendant Hearing: 17-20 August 2009 (4 days) (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: Michael Quigg and Tim Sissons, counsel f

4. [2013] NZEmpC 152 The Salad Bowl Ltd v Howe-Thornley [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN THE SALAD BOWL LIMITED Plaintiff AND AMBERLEIGH HOWE-THORNLEY Defendant Hearing: 11 July 2013 and by memoranda filed on 22 and 26 July 2013 (Heard at Nelson) Appearances: Bryan Forrest, advocate for plaintiff Kevin Murray and Shayne Boyce, advocates for defendant Judgment: 16 August 2013 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN...

5. Morgan v CAC 20003 [2014] NZREADT 14 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...submission is that the subject matter of the complaint leading to the above charges is outside our jurisdiction because, in particular, the issue involves an internal civil dispute which was the subject of disagreement within PGG Wrightson prior to it filing its complaint against the appellant. [73] In final submissions Mr Chesterman has been able to advise that, on 30 October 2013, the appellant was served with a Notice of Claim for proceeding CIV-2013-039-116 (District Court at...

6. [2007] SFWU v ADHB and Ors WN WC 18/07 [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...LIMITED Second Defendant AND SPOTLESS SERVICES (NZ) LIMITED Third Defendant AND ISS FACILITY SERVICES LIMITED Fourth Defendant AND COMPASS GROUP NZ LIMITED Fifth Defendant Hearing: 15 and 16 March 2007 and by written submissions filed on 23 and 30 March and 4 April 2007 (Heard at Wellington) Court: Chief Judge GL Colgan Judge CM Shaw Judge AA Couch Appearances: Peter Cranney and Anthea Hughes, Counsel for Plaintiff and New Zealand Council of Trade Unions as I...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 209 Auckland Council v London Pacific Family Trust [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...its position from its initial declaration application to what it sought in closing submissions. [32] It is proper that we set out the chronology leading to this: S 9 10 10 (a) The application for the initially requested declarations was filed in July 2017. (b) A pre-hearing conference was convened on 18 August 2017. As the associated minuteS records, the parties supported the court's suggestion that Amicus be appointed with a brief that included consultation with part...

8. Issues with access to justice in the Environment Court of New Zealand [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...resolution mechanisms in our court – employing mediation processes – is in very positive terri- tory. This free service undertaken by independent facili- tators, our Environment Commissioners, is successful in resolving about 75 per cent of the cases filed in the court, on a comparatively cost-effective basis. Challenge 4, in contrast, might be thought quite richly to justify its label ‘challenge’. Challenges 4 and 5 are in fact seen by us to coalesce somewhat in the following way. S...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 187 Calcutta Farms Limited v Matamata-Piako District Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...activity, and provided for a less concentrated form of development in the Outer Business Zone. It also proposed to re-zone 7.63ha of residentially-zoned land to Outer Business Zone. Most of that land was along a ring road. 31 [64] Motor Machinists filed a submission contending that two lots it owned in the Residential Zone should be included in the Outer Business Zone. The Council agreed to re-zone the back half of these properties as Outer Business Zone because a factory building...

10. [2021] NZACC 69 - Auva'a v ACC (28 April 2021) [pdf, 312 KB]

    ...were available. Mr Auva’a was grateful for the support that he had received and agreed that no further rehabilitation was needed. The VI process was explained to him. Vocational Independence Assessments [24] On 4 March 2016, Mr Auva’a’s file went through a VI quality check. Dr Peter Thakurdas, branch medical adviser, assessed that Mr Auva’a would likely be able to sustain 30 hours a week of appropriate work, and recommended that the case manager inform Mr Auva’a that...