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1. [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...

2. [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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. Family justice reforms: An initial cohort analysis [pdf, 898 KB]

   Family Justice Reforms An Initial Cohort Analysis Author Version number Date Executive Summary In 2014, major changes were made to the Family Justice System. The Family Justice System reforms shifted the focus from court resolution of parenting disputes when parents separate to encouraging parents to reach agreement themselves where this is appropriate. The reforms were intended to achieve a modern and accessible Family Justice System that: • “is res

7. Ward-Williams - Ngāti Tānewai 6A section 5 (2003) 123 Aotea MB 159 (123 AOT 159) [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Minute Book: 123 AOT 159 IN THE MAoRI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AOTEA DISTRICT Hearing: Present: IN THE MATTER IN THE MATTER IN THE MATTER IN THE MATTER 30 October 2002 of an application by ANDREA WARD­ WILLIAMS pursuant to regulation 21 of the Maori Reservation Regulations 1994 seeking an inquiry into the administration of Ngati Tanewai 6A section 5 (A 19990006081) First Applicant of an application by AROHA HOUSTON and Others pursuant to section 240 of Te Ture When

8. [2020] NZEnvC 051 Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...some 59 hearing days (almost 12 weeks). Many individual farmer and grower submitters appeared before and presented to the Hearing Panel, as did many (if not all) industry groups, smaller groups representing farmer and grower interests, catchment care groups, NGOs, District Councils and iwi. [8] Recommendations from the Independent Hearings Commissioners for PC1 were provided to the Council in February 2020. On 18 March 2020 the Council decided to accept their recommendations. T...

9. LCRO 71/2022 OM v NT (22 July 2024) [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...purporting to review the fairness and reasonableness, for the purposes of r 9 of the Rules, of a non-existent bill of costs. [106] If the Committee meant to indicate that the failure to issue an invoice was not material in the context of the consumer protection purpose of the Act because the respondent and Ms EW were in fact informed of the amount of fees to be deducted, then I do not disagree with it. That is rather a different thing from saying that the issuing of a trust account stat...

10. [2024] NZACC 141 NF v ACC (Impairment Assessment, Independence Allowance) (21 August 2024) [pdf, 357 KB]

    ...Atapattu-Weerasinghe v Accident Compensation Corporation [2017] NZHC 142 at [23]; BL v Accident Compensation Corporation [2023] NZACC 106. 2 Wildbore v Accident Compensation Corporation [2009] NZCA 34, [2009] 3 NZLR 21 at [29]. [6] To be assured of the protection sought I think any orders would need to extend to any identifying particulars. [7] The claim and cover in this appeal are in part based on past abuse and its effect on NF’s mental health. I am satisfied that it is n...