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1. [2023] NZEnvC 216 Currie v Palmerston North City Council [pdf, 185 KB]

   CURRIE v PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 216 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN ISOBEL ESTHER CURRIE and BEVAN PHILIP CURRIE (ENV-2021-WLG-000040) Appellants AND PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL Respondent AND TOLLY FARM LIMITED (trading as SOUL FRIEND PET CREMATIONS) Applicant Court: Environm...

2. 2021-04-14 Notice of partial withdrawal [pdf, 530 KB]

   ...New Zealand Inc Solicitor acting: William Jennings PO Box 2516 Christchurch 8140 Ph 03 9405525 Email p.anderson@forestandbird.org.nz BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV- 2020-AKL-094 IN THE MATTER of an appeal under Clause 14 (1) of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER of Plan Change 1 of the Waikato Regional Plan BETWEEN THE ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATE...

3. ENVC paper Challenges Changes in Environment Court 2013 [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...at the start of a settlement conference snarling at each other and loudly advising that the case was incapable of settlement. I derived particular satisfaction from having the final handful of issues fully resolved by lunchtime. Resolution of appeals on proposed Plans and Policy Statements [30] Great progress has been made in the last few years with timely processing of these cases. It is true that up to a decade ago and beyond, groups of appeals tended to take some years to become...

4. [2015] NZSSAA 026, 20 April [pdf, 69 KB]

   [2015] NZSSAA 026 Reference No. SSA 114/13 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of XXXX against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Ms M Wallace - Chairperson Lady Tureti Moxon - Member Mr K Williams - Member HEARING at AUCKLAND on 11 March 2015 and by telephone conference call on 24 March 2015 APPEARANCES Mr J Robinson advocate for the appellant...

5. [2019] NZEmpC 22 Zhang v Telco Asset Management Ltd [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...NZLR 801. taken as to the merits of the claims of the party seeking exercise of the discretion to extend time, in these paragraphs: [36] The first point we make is that in most civil cases in New Zealand there is a right to a first appeal. The Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules do not confer an explicit power on the Court of Appeal to strike out timely appeals summarily on their merits (although they do contemplate appeals being struck for non- payment of security for costs...

6. Sax v Commissioner of Police (Strike-Out – Discrimination) [2022] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...which the Tribunal held that the original Police letter of 24 February 2015 was the statement of reply or, in the alternative, granted leave to file a statement of reply out of time. [12] On 9 June 2015 the Tribunal was served with a notice of appeal against that decision and on 23 July 2015 the Tribunal stayed proceedings pending the outcome of the High Court appeal. [13] On 30 November 2015 the Tribunal was advised that the High Court appeal had been discontinued and on 23 Decemb...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 076 McDonnell v Auckland Council [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...REASONS Background [1] Wayne McDonnell and Katia Mackenzie are the owners of a property at 86 and 86A Michaels Avenue, Auckland. The property comprises two cross lease composite freehold/leasehold titles (the Property). [2] The appellants have appealed part of Auckland Council’s decision granting resource consent to convert the two cross lease titles for the Property to two fee simple titles subject to conditions (Subdivision appeal). The appeal seeks that conditions 8 and 9...

8. Panchalingam v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 196 [pdf, 185 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 196 ACR 102/23 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN RAJAMOKAN PANCHALINGAM Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 28 November 2023 Held at: Wellington/Whanganui-a-tara by AVL Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented F Becroft for the Acci...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 150 Port Marlborough NZ Ltd v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 667 KB]

   ...v MDC – pMEP TOPIC 3 – NATURAL CHARACTER (No 3) – CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 150 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN PORT MARLBOROUGH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2020-CHC-49) (… continued on separate page) Appellants AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M...

10. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee v Fletcher [2013] NZLCDT 16 [pdf, 132 KB]

    ...1982. [4] The reason for the significant delay in this matter being brought before the Tribunal was because these proceedings followed the conduct of litigation in the case referred to in the charge. The High Court decision in that matter was appealed to the Court of Appeal and that decision was not delivered until 30 March 2012. Following the release of that decision the charge was laid in this Tribunal in August 2012. [5] The background which led to the civil litigation is rel...