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1. TSO v Essina [2020] NZIACDT 2 (16 January 2020) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...sought her explanation. [39] Ms Essina sent a text message to the complainant on 19 October 2017 (verbatim): Hello [the complainant’s name], how are you? I wonder, how much your complaint worth to you? I am about to pay a lawyer the money to protect me…but I would rather pay it to you, if you withdraw your complaint. Are you interested to talk about it? Explanation to Authority from Ms Essina [40] A barrister, Mr Y Lukas, wrote to the Authority on 13 November 2017. He r...

2. [2022] NZEnvC 186 Blue Wallace Surveyors Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...5851 Great South Road, Ngaaruawaahia The property at 5851 Great South Road, Ngaaruawaahia was not included as a Maaori Site of Significance in Schedule 30.3 of the notified Plan. Ngāti Tamainupō in submission 962 sought the following: Add protection on some of the significant borrow pits on the properties at 5851 Great South Road and 2831 River Road Ngaaruawaahia, and any other section the submitter deems to be of high cultural significance (e.g. proximity to Pukeiāhua and size)...

3. [2021] NZEnvC 032 Cabra Rural Developments Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 32 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE IYIA TIER OF BETWEEN AND AND Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC O 3 2 the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (LGATPA), and the Resource Management Act 1991, and the rural subdivision provisions of the in part proposed and in part Operative Auckland Unitary Plan, and appeals pursuantto s 156 oftheLGATPA CABRA RURAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED FOREST HABITATS LIMITED

4. [2024] NZEnvC 142 Neil Construction Limited v Far North District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...in her view, the identified cultural values within the site will be protected by:3 • Avoiding development works and land use activities within identified stream and wetland environments as protected by the NPS-F and the NES-FM; • Actively protecting stream and wetlands environments in perpetuity and undertaking restoration works including weed management, and restoration planting; • Avoiding development adjacent to the Rangitane River and protecting water quality through well...

5. 2020-10-09-ORC-PC7-s-149G3-Key-Issues-Report.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   1 Otago Regional Council Key Issues Report Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (Water Permits Plan Change) 9 October 2020 Author: Tom De Pelsemaeker 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………….....3 Summary of the state of the environment in the Otago region ........................... 5 Summa

6. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 1 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 13 MB]

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7. RIS - Updating the provisions in the Electoral Act 1993 for managing polling disruptions [pdf, 773 KB]

   ...vehicle for the proposed changes to the Act. Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) analysis Historically, Māori have experienced disparities and unequal treatment under electoral legislation and systems. Therefore, it is important to carefully consider the potential effect of future changes to electoral processes for Māori and to ensure any changes meet Treaty of Waitangi obligations. The policy problem and proposals to address this problem have the potential to engage...

8. Appendix-12_Sarah-Newall_s87F_198D-Report_Site-Contamination_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...contaminated land advisors to the Waikato Expressway (Hamilton section (HamEx)) project from 2016 to 2020. 8. I regularly advise on the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 (the “NES-CS”), including obtaining and administering NES-CS consents over large sites and corridors. This has come from my work with TG and HamEx, and also with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF),...

9. H Trust v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd [2019] CEIT-2019-0011 [pdf, 997 KB]

   ...Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance of New Zealand Ltd (No 2) (1988) 5 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-844, per Heron J (New Zealand High Court) at pp 75,281-75,282 (where his Honour said that an adequate award for physical inconvenience will largely take care of and compensate for mental anguish). Certain types of contracts have as one of their objects the provision of peace of mind, convenience and freedom from distress to a party. Where it is breached in a manner causing distress, pain,...

10. LCRO 239/2020 DP v FJ obo RK (25 June 2021) [pdf, 356 KB]

    ...information on the principal aspects of client services, including but not limited to the way the contingency fee(s) would … be charged. The Committee identified rr 1.6, 3.4 and 3.5 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) as being engaged by this issue. (b) Whether Mr DP charged Mr RK more than a fee that was fair and reasonable for the services provided, having regard to the interests of both client and lawyer and having re...