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1. Recommendations recap - issue 9 [pdf, 865 KB]

   ...intersections in New Zealand. The coroner recommended that a copy of the finding be forwarded to the NZTA, and that they again review the speed limit to ensure that appropriate safe speed limits for the intersection are continued. The coroner also requested that the NZTA continue monitoring the crash site to ensure that the safety enhancements remain appropriate. 17 CASE NUMBER CSU-2011-DUN-000509 CSU-2011-DUN-000510 DATE OF FINDING: 5 June 2013 CIRCUMSTANCES...

2. Mairs v The Real Estates Agents Authority (CAC 413) NZREADT 9 [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...and in order to resolve this problem he decided to contact Mr Anderson. However he says that his phone was either out of credit or charge and therefore he could not make the necessary phone contact. He says that after he had been evicted, at his request the police brought him into the Central city. His purpose for going into this part of the city was, he said, was to access the Bayleys building so he could use a telephone. He did not mention whether he asked the police whether he co...

3. Johnson v Canterbury/Westland Standards Committee 3 - Outcome of appeal of decisions [2018] NZLCDT 5 and [2018] NZLCDT 21 [pdf, 439 KB]

   ...as settlor of the Trust, and that in his view Mr Johnson had facilitated this or was reckless to the truth of Mr Ed Johnston’s conduct. Mr Perrott-Hunt did not identify the initial purchase of the Ranui property as one of the transactions that formed the basis of the complaint. [18] On 2 July 2015, the Law Society appointed Mr Graham Bentley to investigate Mr Perrott-Hunt’s complaint. In his report dated 20 January 2016, Mr Bentley said that, considering that Mr Johnson was aw...

4. Easton v Mayers [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...additional to that specified by the Council and that the work that Mr Pine carried out had possibly saved parts of the building from further decay. [31] Under examination Mr Frame said that he had no direct knowledge from Mr Pine or the Leovs that formed the basis of those parts of his brief referred to above. Mr Frame stated that he had gained the information in his brief about the conversation between Mr Pine and the Leovs from Mr Pine’s brief. [32] Under cross examina...

5. Harris & Ors as Trustees of the Estuary Trust v Veltman [2010] NZWHT Auckland 19 [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...remedial work was however significantly lower than that estimated by the claimants’ quantity surveyor. Prior to the hearing some respondents indicated they disputed the amount claimed for remedial work. The Tribunal in its investigative role requested the assessor to do an analysis of the differences between the two lots of costings. This analysis was circulated to all parties prior to the hearing. [32] At the conclusion of the hearing however, all respondents stated t...

6. [2019] NZEnvC 116 Te Runanga o Ngati Awa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...everything said by the interpreter, counsel and the Court in English, was made by the National Transcription Service and provided to the parties on 31 May 2019. This was not a review of the translation of Dr Mason's evidence into English. A formal request for such a review was then made by the appellant. [5] At my direction, the Registrar, in consultation with the National Transcription Service, then arranged for The New Zealand Translation Centre Ltd, trading as NZTC 3 pas...

7. MfE - EiC - T A D Ensor - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...resource consents for long durations extends the period of time that the hydrology of these rivers may potentially be disrupted prior to a more considered flow and allocation regime being developed. Specific relief sought 47. The MfE submission requests that the non-complying consenting pathway under Rule 10A.3.2.1 is deleted, and that activities that do not meet the conditions of controlled activity Rule 10A.3.1.1 are prohibited. My view is that a prohibited activity approac...

8. [2020] NZEnvC 103 Taranaki Energy Watch Inc v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...national benefits. 39 In saying that, PEPANZ offers up that any additions or alterations that do increase risk to sensitive activities, should require resource consent and be assessed as a RDA. 40 Submissions of the other parties [42] No party requests the hearing resume on these contested provisions and instead they invite the court to decide the matter on the papers filed. [43] The other parties - TEW, STDC and Federated Farmers - do not support the position taken by PEPANZ pref...

9. LCRO 111/2021 New Zealand Law Society v AP (10 January 2022) [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...and advised to cease drinking alcohol altogether, and that he would stick to both of those. [Ms A] in particular has suffered significant trauma from this. 2 There was also reference to an incident involving a Ms Z, and although this initially formed part of the Committee's inquiry, it was not advanced further [see p 103 SC file]. 4 [19] Ms H attached a copy of her initial notes to the reporting letter and summarised Mr AP’s response to those notes (his email dated 22 Jan...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 137 First Gas Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 3.4 MB]

    ...(e.g., industrial zones containing hazardous materials). Although applying the overlay consistently across all zones traversed by the gas network would have been preferable, the ability to grant this relief was limited by scope. [17] First Gas has requested that the ‘Gas network setback’ does not apply around the delivery points located on the Huntly Power Station site, which is owned by Genesis Energy Limited. This is on the basis that First Gas and Genesis Energy Limited alr...