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1. LCRO 145/2023 ET v PU (25 February 2025) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...His key concern was to put workable arrangements in place. [5] Mr ET received a grant of legal aid to bring proceedings in the Family Court to re-establish contact with his daughter (the family proceedings). [6] Mr ET instructed Ms PU to make a request to the Police under the Privacy Act 1993 for certain personal information about him, which he considered might have relevance to the family proceedings (the information request).1 [7] The Police responded to the information request in a...

2. Recommendations Recap 2024 Q2 [pdf, 884 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 April and 30 June 2024 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2024 (2) 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 death,

3. [2021] NZEnvC 175 Shaw v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   1 SHAW v HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 175 IN THE MATTER of objections under Section 23 of the Public Works Act 1981 BETWEEN MURRAY NELSON SHAW AND MARGARET EVELYN SHAW (ENV-2019-AKL-000316) Objectors AND HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge M J L Dickey Commissioner J A Hodges Commissioner R M Bartlett Hearing: at

4. LCRO 27/2021 BK v RQ (27 August 2021) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...private work for some of the beneficiaries without the knowledge or consent of the other beneficiaries; and (c) performed menial tasks for the estate which should have been completed by the executor or family members; and (d) refused to respond to requests to provide information. 3 [10] Ms RQ, through her counsel, responded to the complaint on 17 December 2019. [11] It was submitted that Ms RQ: (a) was at all times acting under instruction from Mr HM in his capacity as exe...

5. BIM-Justice-July-2023_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...Briefing for the incoming Minister Date of issue: 7 September 2023 The following document has been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. 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. No. D...

6. [2020] NZEnvC 213 Federated Farners of New Zealand Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...forestry or bush and scrub to pastoral use would be likely to occur on economic grounds alone. We find that other types of land use including papakainga, tourism ventures, visitor accommodation and possibly short rotation carbon crops and various forms of horticulture including orcharding are or could be practicable in certain situations. 6 Council is directed to consider, in consultation with NCG, what might be an appropriate nitrogen allocation for such uses and make provision...

7. Matchitt v Butler - Matangareka 3B (2018) 189 Waiariki MB 74 (189 WAR 74) [pdf, 673 KB]

   ...preferred Mrs Waititi. Payment to ECL [71] The minutes of the trustees’ meeting of 26 August 2016 record that road clearing on the block needed to start. John Butler advised the meeting that his digger was too big for some of the tracks, and he requested $50,000 “to help with the start of the clearing.” [72] A resolution was passed by the six trustees present, that “$50K is paid to Eastern Contracting Ltd as a part advance payment for the road clearing in Matangareka.” E...

8. [2018] NZEnvC 097 Handley v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...appellant sought a judicial settlement conference ('JSC'). It sought that the first day of the scheduled hearing be used for a JSC with the hearing proceeding on the remaining scheduled days if required. The other parties supported this request. Ajudicial teleconference was arranged at short notice. For the reasons discussed during the teleconference, and recorded in the court's Record dated 19 June 2018, it was not practicable to make the necessary resourcing arrangeme...

9. Referendum Proactive Release Combined Final Part 1 General Election 2020.pdf [pdf, 18 MB]

   ...alongside 2020 General Election Date of issue: 11 January 2022 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. 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. No. Doc...

10. LCRO 15/2021 JBC Limited v KD (24 August 2021) [pdf, 209 KB]

    ...this on top of $18,237.50 in fees it had already paid Mr KD. (g) Mr KD made no contact after issuing his last invoice, until his business partner, 20 months later, issued a letter of demand for the balance of legal fees owing. [15] Following a request from the Complaints Service, Mr LE provided copies of Mr KD’s invoices as well as a copy of the judicial review decision. Response [16] In a letter to the Complaints Service dated 31 August 2020, Mr KD provided a comprehensive re...