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1. [2018] NZEnvC 145 Federated Farmers of New Zealand Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...material , including copies of submissions and further submissions filed . As uncontested documents, I accept and rely on both in this determination. Siopehill Properties Limited (ENV-2018-CHC-129) [12) SPL's original submission : (a) requested that all land accessed from Siopehill Road and not contained in an Outstanding Natural Feature be rezoned to a rural lifestyle zone; and (b) proposed a new strategic objective or policy to enable residential units to be constructed o...

2. Family Court rewrite submission: RNZA College of Psychiatrists [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...to reduce costs in family law proceedings are important but should not compromise community access to high-quality expert reports from senior psychiatric specialists. The RANZCP suggests costs could be reduced by developing processes whereby report requests can be informed by psychiatric expertise and medicolegal best practice to avoid costly and unnecessary assessments. Conclusion In summary, we commend the Independent Panel in undertaking this timely review of the family justice sy...

3. [2021] NZREADT 01 - Walker (14 January 2021) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...advertising the property; [b] misled attendees at open homes as to their price expectations for the property; [c] failed to remove a clause (cl 21) from the pre-auction offer which the prospective purchasers wanted removed and the appellants requested it be removed; 1 Although only Mrs Walker is identified as appellant in the Notice of Appeal, her correspondence and submissions clearly refer to both herself and Mr Walker. [d] failed to organise a meeting between themse...

4. River Oaks Farm Ltd & Ors as Trustees of Ingodwe Trust v Olsson [2010] NZWHT Wellington 17 [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...cost of remedial work and they nominated a builder, Mr Walmsey, who has a good reputation in the industry and whose expertise in remediation work was confirmed by the Assessor. The first offer was contained in a fax of 18 December. It included a request the claimants contribute $50,000. In the fax of 2 February no contribution was sought. There was a cash offer of $300,000 given as an option. In the event the first and second respondents were held liable for $310,888. [30] Th...

5. Sade - Miriama Mahanga Whanau Trust (2017) 146 Taitokerau MB 75 (146 TTK 75) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...children and grandchildren. [22] It is also evident that this trust was established in 2003 following Mrs Mahanga’s death. The minutes from the hearing where the trust was constituted state: 10 The beneficiaries to the abovenamed deceased wish to form a whanau trust over the shares in all land interests. [23] There is no evidence before me which demonstrates that Mrs Mahanga sought to establish a whānau trust prior to her death. [24] Mr Mahanga further argues that the trus...

6. Griffiths v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 412) & Burnett [2017] NZREADT 26 [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...respondent gave the offer to Mr Bowie Mr Burnett text and emailed Mr Nuttal asking him to confirm that the draft fixed assets register information was now correct and up-to-date. He asked this again on 28 July. There was no written response to this request. Shortly thereafter Mr Burnett provided the draft (incorrect) fixed assets register to Mr Bowie. Clearly Mr Burnett was obliged to follow the instructions of his vendor client and he was also required to ensure that he did not misle...

7. Family Violence and Sexual Violence Work Programme: eUpdate April 2019 [pdf, 535 KB]

   ...services • To Hikoitanga Breaking Silent Codes Hui • Mangakino whānau proud of their journey April 2019 Under-Secretary’s Update: PSO risk and needs assessment services and Family Violence Agencies We know that transforming our response to family violence and sexual violence as a government, and a country, is a big job with a lot of moving parts. It can be difficult to get a sense of progress – so in this update I want to focus on one significant piec...

8. [2021] NZREADT 05 - Ogilvie (22 January 2021) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...suggested before Ms Ogilvie indicated her intention to apply for leave to cross- examine witnesses. The Case Manager will now make enquiries as to the availability of a courtroom at a later date – likely to be in March 2021. The parties are requested to advise the Case Manager of any unavailability during that period. [31] Pursuant to s 113 of the Act, the Tribunal draws the parties’ attention to s 116 of the Act, which sets out the right of appeal to the High Court. The proce...

9. [2020] NZSSAA 6 (28 April 2020) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...absence from New Zealand but also because, on one occasion, he gained employment, 1 Exhibit 2 in the Ministry’s r 249 report at page 23. 2 three times because he did not return a renewal form, once because he refused a work offer, and once because he failed work test obligations. [3] On some occasions the appellant asked for a suspension of his benefit when left New Zealand. This occurred when he went to Germany from 1...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 111 Cooper v Phoenix Publishing Ltd [pdf, 218 KB]

    ...that the payments she has received have arrived without advance notice and without an explanation for each payment. [9] I need to set out briefly the procedural history of this application because it is relevant to the sanctions which have been requested. [10] This is the second time Ms Cooper’s application has been set down for hearing to consider what orders, if any, should be made. When Ms Cooper sought a compliance order from the Authority, Phoenix Publishing did not file a...