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1. Self-represented litigants: an exploratory study of litigants in person in the New Zealand criminal & family jurisdictions [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...summary jurisdiction overall than in the Family Court. 2 Since Family Court cases can be more complex and personal, key informants suggested that self-represented litigants are more likely to stay in the court system longer and make repeated requests on key informants’ time. In contrast, the criminal court is better known by key informants for the volume and speed of cases it handles in a day. Thus key informants in the criminal courts may be less likely to deal with repeated re...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 025 Shundi Queenstown Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...primarily designed to provide for "high density housing development ... close to town centres, to provide greater housing diversity and respond to expected population growth" (PDP Obj 9.2.1). However, it also provides for hotels and other forms of "visitor accommodation" as activities for which consent can be sought. That is in order to "respond to projected growth in visitor numbers".9 [6] In terms of landform, Queenstown Hill is a dominant presence nort...

3. Rec-Recap-2022-Q4-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 931 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 October and 31 December 2022 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2022 (4) 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 d

4. [2017] NZEnvC 160 Auckland Council v Lau [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...tenancy termination and prohibition orders in the terms set out in paragraphs 6.1, 6.4, 6.6, 6.9 and 6.10 of the Council's submissions to which I have referred previously. I determine that it is appropriate to make these orders in the terms requested against Ms Chen, Mr Lau and Jesus (2016) plus Cindy Property Management Ltd which is a corporate vehicle for Mr Lau's tenancy activities. I decline to make an order against Ms Cao. 41 A Candia Road [54] 41A Candia Road is in...

5. Deborah Freeman - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   . C IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AUCKLAND ENV-2015-AKL-134 IN THE MATTER OF Of the Resource Management Act 1991 and of an appeal under Clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act and an application under section 311 of the Act BETWEEN MOTITI ROHE MOANA TRUST Appellant AND BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent BRIEFOFEVIDENCEOFDEBORAHJOANNEFREEMAN 7 November 2017 Judicial Officers: Judge J A Smith and Judge D A Kirkpatcick CROWNLAW TE TARI TuRE O TE KARA.UNA PO Box2858

6. [2019] NZEnvC 166 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 16 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 166 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of Plan Change SA to the Regional Plan Water for Otago of an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act LINDIS CATCHMENT GROUP INCORPORATED (ENV-2016-CHC-61) Appellant OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court : Environment Judge J R Jackson Environment Commissioner KA Edmonds Environme

7. NZCASS Main findings report [pdf, 12 MB]

   2014 NEW ZEALAND CRIME AND SAFETY SURVEY TE RANGAHAU O AOTEAROA MŌ TE TAIHARA ME TE HAUMARUTANGA 2014 Main Findings Acknowledgements This report was produced by the Research and Evaluation Team within the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice acknowledges and thanks the 6943 New Zealanders who gave their time to take part in the New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2014. We would also like to thank all the external experts who contributed to the project: James Reilly, Yvette T

8. Herman, Wang, Howatt, Li, Thornhill, Gilchrist, Barnao, Watson v CAC10100 & Jackman [2012] NZREADT 60 [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...the expense of the buyer. It is put that such advertisement is a breach of Rule 6.4 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2009 which prohibits licensees from misleading customers or clients, or providing false information, or withholding information which should by law or fairness be provided to a customer or client. [14] Mr Barnao accepts that Paterson Cullen is not a firm of architects but says that the vendors told him and his sales assistant...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 051 Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...point for any period the Court decided should apply, if it decided to grant the Federated Farmers’ application. 20 [68] The affidavit from Mr Copeland still asks for the date to be triggered by Alert Level 2. He also reiterates the request by Federated Farmers to exclude any working days that might be included should restrictions move back to Level 3 or Level 4.22 [69] While understanding the practical difficulties Federated Farmers face with obtaining a mandate from...

10. Diane Jean Lucas - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    BEFORE  THE  ENVIRONMENT  COURT   Auckland  Registry     ENV  2015  AKL  0000134               IN  THE  MATTER     of  the  Resource  Management                   Act  1991   AND     of  an  appeal  under  Clause  14  of  the   First  Schedule  of  the  Act     BETWEEN   TRUSTEES  OF  MOTITI  ROHE   MOANA  TR