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1. [2024] NZEnvC 294 Whakatane District Council v Ohope International Golf Club Incorporated [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...they attain a height of at least two metres. All plants that die must be replaced and monitored until they attain a height of at least two metres. Pōhutukawa husbandry All felled pōhutukawa are to be inspected by an arborist qualified in tree care, who will undertake a tree health assessment of each specimen and determine if any treatment or 2 htps://www.advancelandscape.co.nz/shop/Plant+Establishment+Tree+Guards.html management is required to maximise survivorship and g...

2. Cao v Tony Tay and Associates Ltd (in liq) [2010] NZWHT Auckland 26 [pdf, 270 KB]

   Page | 1 IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2008-100-000119 [2010] NZWHT AUCKLAND 26 BETWEEN HAI CAO and YANMING TAO Claimants AND TONY TAY AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED (In Liquidation) First Respondent AND AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL Second Respondent AND BRIAN WILLIAM NEWTH Third Respondent AND ALLAN CHRISTINI (Removed) Fourth Respondent AND TONY MENG HIANG TAY Fifth Respondent AND SELINA SIAW NYUNAK TAY Sixth Respondent AND JOHN WATTS TRAD

3. Waitangi Tribunal - Part III Te Urewera [pdf, 6.7 MB]

   ...loss. Farewell Tuahine, our thoughts are ever of you. This part of our report is for you. In this, the third part of our report, we address one of the central grievances brought by the claimants to this inquiry : much of the land that in 1896 was protected by legislation as a self governing reserve for the iwi of Te Urewera, had been acquired by the Crown three decades later, and the Crown subsequently created Te Urewera National Park on that land . The demise of their reserve through th...

4. [2011] NZEmpC 36 Zhou v CE of DOL [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...―unnecessary or undesirable or both‖: reg 37. They say that the Court should be slow to develop an ad hoc process for determining disclosure disputes by the appointment of special advocates. They say that such processes need to be prescribed carefully and ―calibrated to the interests affected.‖ They submit that in New Zealand, where classified information is expected to be relied on in legal proceedings, specific regimes affording qualified natural justice and ensuring pr...

5. NO & NTO v Hakaoro [2013] NZIACDT 44 (01 August 2013) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...affidavit were as follows. Initial consultation [56.1] The initial consultation was routine. [56.2] It was practice at Mr Hakaoro’s immigration consultancy “to have me present at all times during the consultation [when a woman was present] as a protection measure on my husband’s part to protect him from any risk of being sheeted with a complaint or complaints of a sexual nature.” [56.3] The advice Mr Hakaoro provided to the complainants was: [56.3.1] The complainants should...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 217 Dixon v Invercargill City Council [pdf, 702 KB]

   ...Invercargill City Council infrastructure and services which have capacity for growth, and immediately adjoin residential areas. … [34] In the Rural zone rules for land use permitted activities (3.38.1) include: residential activity, residential care activity limited to a maximum of eight persons, agriculture, animal boarding activity, home occupation, home stay and veterinary clinic. Importantly there are limitations on a permitted activity in terms of residential density (w...

7. [2018] NZEmpC 14 Hayashi v SkyCity Management Ltd [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...[48] A heavy onus rests upon an employer before a dismissal can be validly effected. The reasons for this are obvious. The right to be in employment and earn the means to support oneself and one’s dependents is a substantial right requiring protection. There is a strong societal imperative behind this, supported by the economic need for full employment as founding a strong overall economy. A position of employment is a valuable asset. Employees are the most valuable asset of any...

8. Triennial-Legal-Aid-Discussion-document [pdf, 489 KB]

   ...alternative approaches might be more effective and cost efficient. Initial analysis Reducing the volume and cost of specialist reports will reduce the financial pressure on the system. However, any changes to specialist report processes need to be carefully considered for their potential impacts. This includes considering whether any additional safeguards may be needed to ensure access to justice for legal aid clients. Changes may also have a disproportionate impact on certain group...

9. RIS - Control Orders [pdf, 918 KB]

   ...proposal would limit some rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, however limitations are consistent with the Bills of Rights if they are justified under section 5 of the Act. The objective of control orders is to protect the public from people who pose a risk of engaging in terrorist or violent extremist acts, which constitutes a sufficiently important objective to warrant some limitation on the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights. The...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 Rangahaua Whānui District Auckland [pdf, 6.3 MB]

    ...reliable quantitative comparison. Finally, the issues raised by 1865-73 Crown purchases are somewhat peculiar to that period. They are: (a) lack of satisfactory documentation; (b) negotiation anomalies; (c) adequacy of reserves; and (d) Crown protective responsibilities. These chapters, therefore, do not attempt to reconstruct all that happened. They attempt to reconstruct only that which the author maintains is germane to the Crown's Treaty obligations. 5 r I 2.1 CHAP...