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1. [2024] NZEnvC 141 Van Den Brink Group v Waikato District Council [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...regarding water body building setbacks, the s42A report author supported the amendment, noting that it would align the PDP rules with the esplanade requirements and provide for the protection of natural character.7 Appeal [5] The Appellant subsequently filed this appeal seeking, amongst other amendments, that COMZ-S7 in the COMZ chapter of the PDP decisions version be amended so that building setbacks from riverbanks (excluding the Waikato River and Waipa River) be reduced to a minim...

2. Stryder v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 125 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...period was determined under its own merits. This means that the calculation of weekly compensation was based on the role you held at this date of accident. I have asked our Technical Specialists and Clinical Advisor to consider the information on file and determine if you have received the correct amount of week!y compensation over this period across both claims. They have confirmed that the cessation of weekly compensation under claim R2466719429 on 31/10/2004 was correct. They...

3. Wati v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claims process and Costs on Appeal) [2024] NZACC 109 (27 June 2024) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...Hermann added that he had supported Ms Wati’s claim for treatment injury because she had had an operation where she had an adverse result from that operation which was stiffness. [44] On 16 March 2021, Dr Gemmell advised: The new information on file gives further weight to the conclusion that the cause of this client’s stiff knee postoperatively is her underlying tendency to have increased scar tissue formation. The extent to which a person scars is driven by internal factors...

4. MOJ0048.7M-DEC22-Maori-translated-final-corrected-file-PRINT.pdf [pdf, 450 KB]

   1 Tikanga Pārurenga Kei te Tikanga Pārurenga ngā tikanga atawhai me manako e koe mehemea he pārurenga koe o te taihara. He aha te Tikanga Pārurenga? Kei te Tikanga Pārurenga ngā tikanga atawhai me manako e koe mehemea he pārurenga koe o te taihara. E toru ngā wāhanga o te Tikanga Pārurenga: • Kei te Wāhanga 1 te rārangi o ngā mātāpono matua ka manakohia ka whai e te tangata, e te umanga, e te māngai kāwanatanga rānei e tuku ratonga ki te pārure

5. [2024] NZEmpC 6 C3 Ltd v O’Brien [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...Authority) in which the Authority granted Ethan O’Brien’s application for interim reinstatement.1 This judgment resolves that challenge. [2] The Authority’s determination sets out the background facts in some detail.2 The parties have filed further affidavit evidence with the Court. The key facts follow: (a) C3 Ltd provides stevedoring services at the Auckland port operated by Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL). Like any port, the workplace is 1 O’Brien v C3 Ltd [2023] NZ...

6. 20230801-Government-Relations-Consultants-2.pdf [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...Justice: 11, 13 and 18 July 2023 Lobbying codes of conduct in comparable overseas jurisdictions Regulated Code Voluntary Code Canada Lobbying Act (1985): Consultant and in – house lobbyists must register in the Registry of Lobbyists, file returns and observe the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct developed by the Commissioner of Lobbying. Ireland The Regulation of Lobbying Act (2015): Mandatory register for anyone conducting lobbying activities under the Act. The...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 099 Trustees of the Spruce Grove Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...features serve to limit visibility of additional dwellings when viewed from the Arrowtown Lake Hayes Road. [5] QLDC responded on behalf of all parties to the court’s directions that a full set of updated provisions, including planning maps, be filed for the court’s final approval for inclusion in the PDP. 4 Trustees of Spruce Grove Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2023] NZEnvC 279. 4 [6] Its 9 February 2024 memorandum included the updated provisions in Ch...

8. MOJ0047.03_factsheet_JUL23-Samoan_WEB.pdf [pdf, 222 KB]

   O se tulaga e mafatia tele ai ma lofituina ai le mafaufau pe a maliu faafuasei se tasi e te iloa – ae sili ai ona faafaigata pe afai e talia gatā tulaga na maliu ai, po o le faigata ona iloa o le mafuaaga tonu na maliu ai. E momoli atu la matou faamaisega ma moomooga alofa mo oe ma le aiga. Talosia e aogā faamatalaga nei i tulaga o e fia malamalama i ai a o amatalia suesuega a le tagata e suesueina mafuaaga lilo o maliu. Scan le code e te matamata ai i se video puupuu o laasaga muamu

9. Emet v New Zealand Transport Agency 2023 NZHRRT 41 [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...2016 the Crown by voluntary agreement acquired Mr Emet’s home under the Public Works Act 1981. Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) was responsible for negotiating the acquisition process with Mr Emet. [2] In November 2021 Mr Emet filed these proceedings alleging NZTA had discriminated against him twice in breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA). He says this discrimination occurred when NZTA failed to agree to him remaining in the property as a tenant when it was acqu...

10. Bell v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 66 [pdf, 214 KB]

    ...reviewed the decision. [40] On 23 February 2022, the appellant provided a statement. He stated in part that his foot is still problematic, he went back to work because he needed the money, he left work to allow his foot to recover and did not need to file medical certificates as he is on superannuation. Appellant’s Submissions [41] Mr Hinchcliff refers to the decision of 3 December 2021 that is the subject of this appeal. He says that the statement in the decision that “you re...