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1. [2023] NZEnvC 050 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 299 KB]

   pNRP – Topic 10 – Infrastructure and energy IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 050 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under Clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-000127) NORTHPOWER LIMITED (ENV-201-AKL-000123) TRANSPOWER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2019-AKL-000107) Appellants AND NO...

2. Lochiel Farmlands Limited v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...COURT AGAINST DECISION ON PROPOSED PLAN CHANGE 1 TO THE WAIKATO REGIONAL PLAN Clause 14(1) of First Schedule, Resource Management Act 1991 To: The Registrar Environment Court Auckland INTRODUCTION 1 LOCHIEL FARMLANDS LIMITED (LFL) appeals against parts of the decision of the Waikato Regional Council (WRC) on Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1 – Waikato and Waipa River Catchments (PC1). 2 LFL made a submission on PC1. 3 LFL is not a trade competitor for the...

3. Firmin v ACC [2014] NZACA [pdf, 44 KB]

   BEFORE THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION APPEAL AUTHORITY AT WELLINGTON [2014] NZACA 11 ACA 01/06 IN THE MATTER of the Accident Compensation Act 1982 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal pursuant to s 107 of the Act BETWEEN PETER JOHN FIRMIN Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent HEARING On the papers AUTHORITY Robyn Bedford COUNSEL K Murray, advocate for the appellant H Evans, counsel for the respondent DECISION ON COS...

4. [2015] NZSAAA 05, (25 June 2015) [pdf, 52 KB]

   Decision No. [2015] NZSAAA 05 Reference No. SAA 005/14 IN THE MATTER of the Education Act 1989 and the Student Allowances Regulations 1998 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of XXXX against a decision of the Chief Executive, Ministry of Social Development BEFORE THE STUDENT ALLOWANCE APPEAL AUTHORITY Neil Cameron HEARING on the papers DECISION The appeal is dismissed REASONS Overview [1] This is an appeal against the decis...

5. Gemmell v Gemmell - Mohaka A4 [2015] Māori Appellate Court MB 657 (2015 APPEAL 657) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...Napier 4142 B Fletcher, Gascoigne Wicks Lawyers, PO Box 2, Blenheim 7240, bfletcher@gwlaw.co.nz mailto:bfletcher@gwlaw.co.nz 2015 Māori Appellate Court MB 658 Introduction [1] In our decision of 8 May 2015 we allowed Arthur Gemmell’s appeal against Judge Harvey’s costs award of 7 July 2014 and substituted our own costs award, splitting the costs between the “pre-2005 trustees” (as to 25 percent) and the “2005 trustees” (as to 75 percent). 1 Thus, Arthur’...

6. [2012] NZEmpC 125 White & Others v Reserve Bank of NZ [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...within 21 days and Mr O’Sullivan, counsel for the plaintiffs, was given a like time in which to respond. [2] On 26 March 2012, the Registrar received a letter from Mr Chemis confirming that as the plaintiffs had filed an application for leave to appeal my judgment to the Court of Appeal, the defendant considered it would be more appropriate for the issue of costs to be determined following the resolution of the application for leave and any subsequent appeal....

7. Takanini Central Residential Limited 241 [pdf, 497 KB]

   ...Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan 2013 about the subject matter of the proceedings, being the zoning of its property located at 55 Takanini School Road, Takanini. Auckland Council’s decision on that submission has recently be the subject of an appeal to the High Court [CIV-2016-404-2316] on whether the Council’s decision was within the scope of submissions. Takanini Central Residential Limited is not a trade competitor for the purposes of section 308C of the Resource Management A...

8. Smith v Maori Trustee - Waipaoa 5A2 [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 143 (2017 APPEAL 143) [pdf, 186 KB]

   2017 Māori Appellate Court MB 143 IN THE MĀORI APPELLATE COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAIRAWHITI DISTRICT A20160006079 APPEAL 2016/7 UNDER Section 58, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal against an order of the Māori Land Court made on 18 October 2016 at 62 Tairawhiti MB 122-170 in respect of Waipaoa 5A2 Block BETWEEN BRUCE WINSTON ANDERSON SMITH, ROLAND MACDONALD SMITH AND DIGGA-BYGUM LIMITED Appellants AND MĀORI...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 118 GI Finlay Trustees Limited v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...although it is noted that neither party was able to find existing case law on this point. [5] Section 325(3A) of the Act sets out the basis upon which any person may apply to an Environment Court judge for a stay and provides: (3A) Any person who appeals under subsection (1) may also apply to an Environment Judge for a stay of the abatement notice pending the Environment Court’s decision on the appeal 3 [6] As can be seen, s 325(3A) specifically refers to appeals filed und...

10. Criminal case assignment report 01 July 2019 to-30 June 2020 [pdf, 628 KB]

    ...2 PAL 4 Statistics (Excluding Public Defence Service) Number of Providers Average Assignments per Provider Median Assignments per Provider Alexandra 4 1.3 1 Ashburton 4 1.0 1 Auckland 66 2.5 1 Blenheim 3 3.3 3 Christchurch 38 2.8 2 Court of Appeal of New Zealand 157 2.5 2 Dannevirke 1 1.0 1 Dunedin 8 2.6 3 Gisborne 10 1.9 1 Gore 1 1.0 1 Greymouth 5 1.8 1 Hamilton 27 4.7 4 Hastings 11 4.1 3 Hawera 5 1.2 1 Huntly 3 1.0 1 Hutt Valley 20 1.7 1 Invercargill 10 3.5 2 Kaikohe 5 1.8 1 Kaitaia...