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1. Finlay - Wairau Block XII part Sections B and C (2019) 61 Te Waipounamu MB 23 (61 TWP 23) [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...was the usual robust discussion but the minutes show that those present had the opportunity to give their views, to raise issues and ask questions. [27] Following the vote, there was discussion on the draft ahu whenua trust order, including a clause by clause review. There was then a call for nominations for the election of trustees. I discuss these aspects further below. [28] I conclude that the owners had sufficient opportunity to discuss and consider the application in this ca...

2. Taipana - Āorangi Part Taonui Āhuatūranga Block 3A2 (2024) 486 Aotea MB 169-185 (486 AOT 169-185) [pdf, 688 KB]

   ...urgent injunctive relief by any party to the dispute. 11. Termination (a) Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this clause, the Occupation Order will end on the Expiry Date. (b) Failure by the Occupier to comply with clauses 4(a), 5(a), and 9 constitutes a material breach of these terms. In the event of a material breach, the Landowner(s) may apply to the Māori Land Court to terminate the Occupation Order. (c) Failure by the Occupier to comply with any...

3. LCRO 141/2024 VG v FQ (22 April 2025) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...knowledge of the complaint. Mr DT, the attorney for the practice, improperly sent the decision to [her] without proper disclosure. The identity of the individual who communicated with Mr DT is unknown. It is a clear violation of the confidentiality clause, legal privilege, and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. It is evident that Mr DT coordinated the complaint, and the principles of natural justice demand full disclosure. The standards committee’s decision must be reversed...

4. LCRO 95/2023 JV v FA (8 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 127 Ref: LCRO 95/2023 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN JV Applicant AND FA Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed Introduction [1] Dr JV has applied

5. [2021] NZEmpC 35 Radford v Chief of New Zealand Defence Force [pdf, 415 KB]

   MISHELE RADFORD v CHIEF OF NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE [2021] NZEmpC 35 [24 March 2021] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2021] NZEmpC 35 EMPC 396/2018 IN THE MATTER OF a referral of a question of law from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN MISHELE RADFORD Plaintiff AND CHIEF OF NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE Defendant AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN

6. AI v Secretary for Justice 10 August 2012 NZRA 000012 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...up to that date. The Committee recommended that the Secretary decline approval as lead provider for Maori Land Court, Maori Appellate Courts and Waitangi Tribunal. It expressed the opinion that because the applicant had not met the requirement of clause 10(b) of the Schedule to the Regulations, she did not meet the competence and experience requirements of reg 6 The Committee considered that the additional information supplied by the Applicant did not advance her case for approval as...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 45 Senate Investment Trust Through Crown Lease Trustees Ltdv Cooper [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...Senate Investment Trust Through Crown Lease Trustees Ltd [2019] NZERA 614 (Member MacKinnon). [3] Senate challenges that determination and says it was able to dismiss Mr Cooper in the manner it did under the provisions of the trial period clause contained in the employment agreement that it says applied at the time. It asks that the Authority’s determination be set aside, and seeks costs. [4] For reasons I set out below, I do not agree that there was a trial period provis...

8. Atutahi - Ototoika A14 Block (2020) 201 Waikato Maniapoto 153 (201 WMN 153) [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...Rakuraku Atutahi and succession by Thompson Atutahi [28] A submission was made that, upon his death, Huirau Atutahi’s estate, including the dwelling, transferred to his wife Rakuraku Atutahi. She died leaving a will. Reliance is placed upon a clause in her will to suggest that Thomson Atutahi succeeded to the dwelling. [29] Huirau Atutahi died intestate in 1967.16 A succession application to his Māori land interests was heard on 25 January 1968,17 and 2 May 1968.18 At the fir...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 39 Wilson-Grange Investments v Guerra [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...per cent at the outset of the pandemic, breaching the Wages Protection Act 1983 and/or by unlawfully varying his employment agreement (disadvantage 2: reduction in wages).3 Third, the company retrospectively seeking to rely on a force majeure clause in the employment agreement to justify a reduction in wages (disadvantage 3: force majeure).4 [4] The Authority ordered the company to pay Mr Guerra compensation under s 123(1)(c)(i) of the Employment Relations Act 2000 of $9,000, com...

10. OJI-Fibre-Solutions-NZ-Limited-84-85-86-90-91-92-94-96-97-98-99-100-101-102.pdf [pdf, 181 KB]

    ...CP20546 | IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2020-AKL- AT AUCKLAND I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO I TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal under clause 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the RMA against a decision of Waikato Regional Council on Plan Change 1 to the Waikato Regional Plan AND IN THE MATTER of s274 of the RMA BETWEEN THE APPELLANTS LISTED IN PARA 1.1 Appellants AND W...