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1. A package of family violence and sexual violence initiatives for Budget 2019 [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...innovative approaches to support in the early years, building and leveraging off existing services and innovation. The ) sites in South Auckland, Gisborne and Canterbury would coordinate existing support for effective parenting and early childhood care and fund and learn from innovative best practices. The sites will feed information and learnings back to the Joint Venture Business Unit to inform and influence national-level policy development and sharing of best practice acr...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 85 Crest Commercial Cleaning Ltd v Total Property Services (Canterbury) Ltd [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...context, that was not a significant factor. There was, he argued, no suggestion the delay was due to bad faith or for an ulterior motive. He submitted that the length of the delay needed to be considered in tandem with the reason for it. He was careful to point out that the Court had previously observed that delays must necessarily be viewed in context and the length of them is not determinative, drawing on comments from Waikato District Health Board v Dent, Talent Propeller Ltd v...

3. [2022] NZACC 86 - Foster v ACC (11 May 2022) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...award costs. (c) Review decision of 11 March 2021: dismissing the claim that there were two deemed decisions in Ms Foster’s favour. (a) 9 November 2020 review decision Background [2] Ms Foster was born in 1972, and she worked as a health care assistant. [3] On 20 May 2015, Ms Foster reported spinal pain following lifting at work. On 25 May 2015, Dr Willem Jordaan, GP, lodged a claim for lumbar sprain. Cover was granted and entitlements were paid. [4] On 9 May 2016, WellNZ,...

4. 2023-10-11-Rebuttal-Evidence-of-G-Eccles-Planning-Framework.pdf [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...balance of the Prouse property in accordance with the now-operative Tara-Ika Multi Use Zone provisions. 15. Such an access is not indicated on the Tara-Ika Structure Plan, meaning the formation of it would require a resource consent and would be carefully assessed, given it would represent a departure from the Structure Plan. 16. Ms Carter also makes reference to the modelled level of flooding that could occur in the north-western corner of the Prouse property in the vicinity...

5. Summary report on workshop feedback on ways to reduce cost compliance [pdf, 7.9 MB]

   ...of buyers’ agents is uncommon in real estate transactions, especially in rural areas. Younger real estate agents were seen to be more likely to struggle with CDD as they are establishing new client relationships. Participants recommend that careful consideration is given to the information for CDD to ensure it is clear and concise. Lawyers in Dunedin cited that not having a register of trusts is one of the biggest existing loop holes. The lawyer referenced that currently trust b...

6. TX & UX v XC Ltd [2024] NZDT 440 (1 May 2024) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...permissible margin is fact dependent. 33. In this case I consider an overrun of 21% to be unreasonable for the following reasons: a. XC Ltd accepted that it had underestimated the original figure. While an estimate is not a fixed price or a quote, care must still be taken in providing figures that a reasonably accurate and which a consumer relies upon; b. XC Ltd expressed confidence in its pricing in a situation where it was aware of two lower quotes for the work. I accept XC Ltd...

7. [2025] NZIACDT 46 - LN v Rabuku (4 September 2025) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...There are no submissions from the adviser. ASSESSMENT The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Invoices 22. A licensed immigration adviser must, each time a fee and/or disbursement is payable, provide the client with an invoice containing a full description of the services the fee relates to and/or disbu...

8. Shaw - Tauwhao Te Ngare (2005) 81 Tauranga MB 8 (81 T 8) [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   Minute Book: 81 T 8 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Waikato Maniapoto District DECISION Introduction Files: A20030006815 A20040002194 IN THE MATTER an application by Donald Shaw under Section 18(1)(a) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 with regard to the Tauwhao Te Ngare Block Donald Shaw is a trustee of the D and M Shaw Family Trust, which owns Lot 1 Deposited Plan South Auckland 82146 comprising 6.5125 hectares and described in Certificate of Title SA64D/511 (lith

9. Rec-Recap-Q3-2022.pdf [pdf, 691 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 July and 30 September 2022 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2022 (3) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a dea

10. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-12.pdf [pdf, 28 MB]

    Ministry of Justice Proactive release – Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill Date of issue: 05 December 2025 Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. • This release encompasses a wide range of email