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1. [2024] NZLVT 011 - Hamilton City Council v Shaw (15 April 2024) [pdf, 452 KB]

   ...with a valuation report obtained by the respondents. The Council made several attempts to engage with the respondents in relation to compensation and other outstanding matters. Those attempts were unsuccessful. [7] The Council’s application requested that the Tribunal determine that $835,000 (incl GST) is the compensation payable by it to the respondents for the partial acquisition of the taken land. [8] The application was made in reliance on the affidavits of: (a) David Iva...

2. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Simes [2012] NZLCDT 28 [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...the prosecution was brought in bad faith or for some other improper purpose. It also noted that Ms Simes had advised the Committee that she had little left of her practice, so it did not consider her suggestion that the Committee’s failure to request certain files and detail was a material matter. This was in response to Ms Simes’ allegation of inadequate investigation and consideration of her affirmative defence by the Standards Committee. The Committee also noted that Ms Sime...

3. [2013] NZREADT 62 – REAA v Clark (23 July 2013) [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...Clark but, apparently, his elevations were insufficient for a resource consent application or for a building consent application. 9 [44] The contract was due for confirmation on 29 November 2010. On 7 December 2010 there was a formal request by the complainant’s lawyer to Karen Clark’s lawyer for an extension of the contract. In a letter of 7 December 2010 terminating the contract, Karen Clark’s lawyer clearly identified to the complainant that Karen Clark was a direct...

4. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Ravelich [2011] NZLCDT 11 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...2010. The charges arose from a number of criminal convictions that had been recorded against Mr Ravelich over an extended period of time. [2] Two of the charges related to matters occurring at a time when the Law Practitioners Act 1982 (“the former Act”) was in force for matters of professional discipline. That Act was repealed on 1 August 2008, which raised a legal issue relating to the operation of the transitional provisions of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, which...

5. Court-User-Survey-2025-results.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...at court for administrative matters had higher than average satisfaction, while Māori, disabled respondents and people in criminal proceedings had lower than average satisfaction. Satisfaction could be further improved with better access to information. 35% said they didn’t know what to expect before court. Over 20% of respondents only somewhat understood their rights at court. 43% of respondents wanted more information, and most of those wanted to know about what to do and who t...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 7 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...the recommendations made in the Police Dive Squad Report that all recreational divers be made aware of the following instructions: • Ensure that persons are medically fit to dive. • Ensure that those who are required to complete application forms for dives et cetera should always answer dive medical questionnaires honestly. • Seek medical advice if diving with prescription drugs and seek medical advice if your health changes. • Ensure equipment must be serviced within man...

7. Supplementary Evidence of Matthew Twose [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...changes to the policies and rules in PC7. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s submission supports PC7 subject to amendments relating to community water supplies. The submission from Dunedin City Council is also one of conditional support, and requests changes to PC7 to recognise and provide for community water supplies. 10. I consider the amendments proposed in this supplementary statement of evidence are within the scope of these submissions. I have not reviewed all the othe...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 131 Wilson v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...can be successfully removed for seeding, the appellant interprets this further on-growing as “spat holding” not covered by r 16.5.1. Counsel refers to a report provided by OAL’s consultants (Pacific Coastal Ecology) in response to a WRC request for further information about the Proposal. It states:12 11 Outline of submissions for Mr Wilson, dated 2 November 2020, at [12]. 12 NOE, l 10-34, referring to Pacific Coastal Ecology Ecological Effects Resulting from a Propos...

9. Wilton TRI-2021-100-002 [2023] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 [pdf, 629 KB]

   ...AND DEANE FLUIT BUILDER LTD First Respondent AND TAB DESIGN LTD (Removed) Second Respondent AND TILING SOLUTIONS WANAKA LTD Third Respondent AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Fourth Respondent AND HEMPEL (WATTYL) NEW ZEALAND LTD formally called VALSPAR PAINT (NZ) Ltd Fifth Respondent AND WILTON JOUBERT LTD Sixth Respondent Hearing: 22–26 May 2023 Closing submissions: Claimants 21 June 2023 Fourth respondent’s cross claim closings 28 June 2023 Respondents...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 205 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 15 MB]

    ...further Sch 1 RMA plan changes, schedules would be added to the ODP that identify relevant landscape values and landscape capacity. That is for both s6(b) and 7(c) purposes. [26) Other appellants express similar concerns although they target their requested relief to ONF/L and RCL mapping changes. Decisions 2.1 and 2.3 address those sub­ topic 1 appeals. [27] UCESI is also concerned about the DV's regime for ONF/Ls but opposes what Darby Group proposes for these s6(b) RMA mat...