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1. RR v SU & TT LCRO 189/2013 (29 September 2015) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...counsel in a High Court proceeding against the RR’s neighbours seeking to rectify defects in the cross lease title to their home (the High Court proceeding) between February 2003 and December 2011. [4] Mr and Mrs RR separated in 2007. [5] The High Court proceeding impacted on the RR’s ability to settle their relationship property issues. Ms RR’s evidence suggests she found it difficult to persuade the other trustees to agree with her view of how the trust’s best interes...

2. LCRO 319/2013 RA v ZA (27 June 2017) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...process and decision under review evidence a lack of natural justice, bias, predetermination, illogicality and incompetence on the Committee’s part. He believes the Committee side-stepped the professional standards issue and misdirected itself. [5] Based on his suspicion there was covert communication between Ms ZA and the Committee, from which he was excluded, Mr RA believes Ms ZA compellingly and unduly influenced the Committee. He considers her barely minimal engagement with...

3. [2019] NZEmpC 66 Morgan v Tranzit Coachlines Wairarapa Ltd [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...exploitative of employees are not to be treated as genuine. On the borderline are reasons that are not so intended but which nevertheless have that effect. I will return to that issue later. For now, it is sufficient to record that, in terms of the clause and of s 66 of the Act, reasons must be not only sincerely held but they must also not be improper reasons. Informed by this statutory elucidation of what is meant by genuine reasons, I turn to the rest of the evidence. [13...

4. Hemana - Rotopounamu 1B3A2C (2019) 77 Tākitimu MB 220 (77 TKT 220) [pdf, 380 KB]

   77 Tākitimu MB 220 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TĀKITIMU DISTRICT A20170004759 A20190007272 UNDER Sections 237 and 238, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Rotopounamu 1B3A2C Ahu Whenua Trust BETWEEN CLINTON HEMANA AS RESPONSIBLE TRUSTEE OF ROTOPOUNAMU 1B3A2C AHU WHENUA TRUST Applicant Hearing: On the papers Judgment: 15 August 2019 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Introduction [1] Recently the sole resp

5. Te Manutukutuku Issue 13 [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...Waitangi Tribunal and its staff. The end of year statistics are: .4 total registered claims 261 .4 total claims reported 27 .4 claims withdrawn 2 .4 claims in proceedings 79 .4 claims in report writing 4 .4 claims referred for mediation 5 .4 claims referred for negotiation 5 .4 claims referred for Maori Land Court inquiry 1 .4 claims in preparation 29 .4 claims awaiting action 109 This time last year there were 167 registered claims. To help speed the process a large num...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 174 Afsari v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...the Environment Court, by consent, orders that: (1) The appeal is allowed, to the extent that the provisions are amended in accordance with Appendix 1 and 2 to this order; and 2 (2) The appeal is otherwise dismissed. B: Under section 285 of the Resource Management Act 1991, there is no order as to costs. REASONS Introduction [1] This appeal relates to the decision of Auckland Council (Council) on the proposed Lawry Settlement Workers’ Housing Historic Heritage Area (L...

7. Cairns-Williamsen v Hakaraia - Waihaha 4 (2025) 500 Aotea MB 280 (500 AOT 280) [pdf, 228 KB]

   500 Aotea MB 280 Cairns-Williamsen v Hakaraia - Waihaha 4 (2025) 500 Aotea MB 280 (500 AOT 280) I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O AOTEA In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District AP-2024000005232 WĀHANGA Under Section 239, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Waihaha 4 I WAENGA I A Between HARIATA HAZEL CAIRNS-WILLIAMSEN AS TRUSTEE OF WAIHAHA 4 Te kaitono Applicant ME And PAP

8. [2009] NZEmpC WC 18B/09 NZ Fire Service Commission v NZ Professional Firefighters Union and others [pdf, 43 KB]

   ...6 August 2009 I issued an oral judgment (WC 18/09) following an application by the plaintiff for interim injunctions to prevent what it alleged was an unlawful strike which had commenced at 8am on the morning of 6 August 2009. At approximately 5.30pm on Monday 10 August 2009, after hearing full submissions from counsel for the parties, I continued the injunctions in the following terms: (a) an interim injunction will issue restraining the first defendant (including its officers,...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 5 Bishop & Bishop v Bennett [pdf, 90 KB]

   BISHOP & BISHOP V BENNET NZEmpC CHCH [2012] NZEmpC 5 [20 January 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2012] NZEmpC 5 CRC 1/10 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN RONALD EDWARD BISHOP & MARGARET ELLEN BISHOP Plaintiffs AND CHRISTINE FLORENCE BENNET Defendant Hearing: on the papers - submissions received 28 October, 7 N

10. Chung & Anor v Yap [2014] NZIACDT 109 (10 October 2014) [pdf, 193 KB]

    ...he did not properly evaluate the complainants’ immigration prospects and delivered services through unlicensed staff. [4] The full circumstances are set out in the substantive decision. The Parties’ Positions on Sanctions The Authority [5] The Authority did not make any submissions on sanctions. The Complainants [6] The complainants sought orders under section 51(1)(a), (b), (c), (f), (g) and (h). However, they did not advance reasons, and essentially left the matter to the Tr...