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1. WT Te Manutukutuku Issue 70 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...this piece for Te Manutukutuku as the new Director of the Waitangi Tribunal Unit. The work of the Tribunal has always been of sig­ nificant interest to me and was one of the reasons I embarked upon my undergradu­ ate degree in history at Auckland University in the early 1990s. Several years later, having studied under inspiring figures such as Keith Sorrenson, Judith Binney and Hugh Laracy, I completed my masters and was fortunate enough to be offered a teaching position myself. My...

2. [2010] NZEmpC 138 George v Auckland Regional Council [pdf, 36 KB]

   GEORGE V AUCKLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL AK 22 October 2010 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2010] NZEMPC 138 ARC 91/10 IN THE MATTER OF an application for special leave to remove proceedings from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN LAURA JANE GEORGE Plaintiff AND AUCKLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Defendant Hearing: 13 September 2010 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: Melissa Perkin, counsel for the plaintiff Tim Clarke, counsel for the defendant Judgmen...

3. [2018] NZEmpC 37 Edminstin v Sanford Ltd [pdf, 396 KB]

   ...Andrew’s fees for attendances in the Authority and 50 per cent of Ms Goffin’s fees and disbursements. He also seeks reimbursement for fees and disbursements for engaging expert witnesses of $16,202.69 and disbursements of $1,388 for his travel to Auckland for the final part of the hearing. [16] Mr Edminstin considers he was successful and is, therefore, entitled to an order in his favour. In supporting this claim, Mr Andrew’s submissions relied on the discretion to award c...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 180 McKay [pdf, 752 KB]

   ...may sit with the Court but is not a member of it. [16] I gave the existing parties, Mr McKay and NZIS, an opportunity to comment on these possibilities. Having heard them, I appointed Dr K A Palmer, latterly an Associate-Professor of Law at the University of Auckland and an acknowledged authority on resource management law, to act as amicus curiae. I also made directions for the filing and exchange of legal submissions in advance and for the opportunity to file and serve further...

5. [2012] NZEmpC 86 Lend Lease Infrastructure Services (NZ) Ltd v Recreational Services Ltd [pdf, 147 KB]

   LEND LEASE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES (NZ) LIMITED V RECREATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 86 [1 June 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 86 ARC 31/12 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN LEND LEASE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES (NZ) LIMITED Plaintiff AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 23 May 2012 (Heard at Auckland) Counsel: Anthony Drake and Rosem...

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Hans-Dieter Bader appendix [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Archaeological Geomagnetic Report III, Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island Prepared for: Piritahi Marae Trust 1 Wellington Road Waiheke Island Auckland 1081 Prepared by: Archaeology Solutions Ltd 103 Connell Street Blockhouse Bay AUCKLAND 0600 phone: (09) 626 7860 e-mail: info@archaeologysolutions.co.nz Date: January 2013 Archaeology Solutions Quality Information Title: Archaeological Geomagnetic Report III, Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island Reference: ASL12_23 Author(s): Dr. Hans-Diete...

7. [2022] NZEmpC 119 H v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...uplift including where:5 (a) inappropriate cases were initiated; 1 H v Employment Relations Authority [2022] NZEmpC 87; the application extended to a former employee of the law firm. 2 Employment Relations Act 2000, sch 3 cl 19(1). 3 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA). 4 “Employment Court of New Zealand Practice Directions” <www.employmentcourt.govt.nz> at No 16. 5 See O’Gorman Sims Court Practice (online ed, LexisNexis) at [HRC 14....

8. [2024] NZEmpC 14 Pretorius v Board of Trustees of Taupo Intermediate School [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...undoubtedly acts as a disincentive to unmeritorious claims or defences. [5] In concluding its judgment, the Court observed:7 3 At [14]. 4 Employment Relations Act 2000, sch 3 cl 19; and Employment Court Regulations 2000, reg 68. 5 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [48]. 6 At [48]. 7 At [65]. The parties, and those who practise in this field … might well reflect on the consequences of conducting litigation without proper foc...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 220 Bank of New Zealand v Bowen [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...Bank of New Zealand [2023] NZCA 512. 3 Employment Court of New Zealand Practice Directions <www.employmentcourt.govt.nz> at No 18. 4 Employment Relations Act 2000, sch 3 cl 19; and Employment Court Regulations 2000, reg 68. 5 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [48]. 6 Bowen v Bank of New Zealand [2022] NZEmpC 97 at [20]. 7 Bowen v Bank of New Zealand (CA), above n 2 at [27]. [7] Ms Bowen raises matters of substance regarding the o...

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Severin Thiebaut [pdf, 974 KB]

    ...oceanographer, working for MetOcean Solutions Limited (Ltd) since October 2011. The Meteorological service of New Zealand is a 49 % shareholder in MetOcean Solutions Ltd. I hold a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in physical oceanography from the University of Otago, specializing in the physics of many types of ocean waves (sea-swell waves, storm surges, meteorological tsunamis and topographically trapped waves). 2. I have 10 years’ experience as a physical oceanographer and...