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1. [2018] NZEnvC 200 Kawau Island Action Incorporated Society v Duke & Auckland Council [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...consent plans showing concrete foundations and steel frames; (g) A copy of a construction management plan for the new boatshed dated 6 March 2018; (h) A copy of a letter from Auckland Council to Don Mathieson dated 20 September 2018 refusing a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for copies of "council authorized variations granted in relation to discrepancies between the resource and building consents" at 75-77 and 79 Sarsfield...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 037 Ngai Tamahaua Hapu Committee v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 782 KB]

   ...requirement ins 269 of the RMA that the court must regulate its proceedings in a manner that best promotes their timely and cost-effective resolution. Appellant's Submissions [14] The submissions on behalf of the Hapu Committee commenced with a request for an adjournment so that a member of the committee who was attending the Waitaingi Tribunal on the day of the hearing, or alternatively that an audio-visual link be set up for him. I refuse both of those requests. This hearin...

3. Mikaere v Smallman - Mangatawa No8A (2021) 213 Waikato Maniapoto MB 277 (213 WMN 277) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...appointment is simply incorrect. There have been 11 trust meetings since April 2018. (c) He has prepared chairperson’s reports for the 14 April 2018 Special General Meeting and the 14 March 2020 AGM. He has also responded to all information requests from the applicant. (d) All prior Court directions and recommendations have been implemented. 213 Waikato Maniapoto MB 281 (e) The only owner who has been refused the right to reside on trust property is the applicant, b...

4. Powell v Savage - Lot 7A Parish of Matata (Oniao Marae) (2020) 246 Waiariki MB 265 (246 WAR 265) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...no annual general meetings held for the marae; whānau and hapū members are concerned about the lack of progress with the renovation and rebuild work for the marae; and whānau and hapū members have had no response from the trustees regarding requests to hold an annual general meeting. Accordingly, Mr Powell seeks a direction that the current trustees of Oniao Marae hold a properly convened annual general meeting on or before 29 September 2020. [2] Mr Powell also states that a m...

5. 2020-10-28-Minute-re-PC-1-8.pdf [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...and (g) attach a complete set of tracked changes to the provisions at the end of the evidence. 4 As applicable. 8 [37] The court will receive evidence written or spoken in Māori when requested to do so by a party. To ensure an interpreter is present, the court requires no less than 10 working days’ notice5 that you will speak to your submission or present evidence in Māori. Any written evidence is to be filed with an...

6. MVDT Annual Report 2019-2020 [pdf, 381 KB]

   ...name for the defendant should be No Reserve Cars Ltd”, which Mr Bhatia had claimed was his employer. The matter was then remitted back to the Tribunal in December 2019, and adjudicator Jason McHerron reheard the matter. After considering the information provided to the Tribunal and the District Court, Mr McHerron determined that, in addition to Mr Bhatia and No Reserve Cars Ltd, two other parties had sufficient connection to the matter to be joined to the proceeding. They were Antony...

7. Racing Industry Bill [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...contains a number of other clauses which prima facie limit the right of freedom of expression, such as requirements to: publish and make copies of rules available; prepare and provide budgets, financial statement and annual reports; provide specified requested information if an offshore betting operator. These provisions are necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the racing industry and clearly justified. 38. The provisions identified in paragraph 34 and 37 are also propor...

8. BORA Equal Pay Amendment Bill [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...(i.e. different treatment of women compared to men). 25. Pay equity claims are a unique type of claim specifically designed to address historic pay inequalities facing women, while other claims within the Equal Pay Act relate to more ‘direct’ forms of discrimination and are resolved via different processes. There is no clear comparator group that can be drawn on the basis of the sex of the claimant, and we note that other types of claims under the Equal Pay Act are also likely to ap...

9. IG, JX, KX c/-XG Trust v SI [2018] NZDT 1482 (27 August 2018) [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...finishing so that she could give the subtenants at least a month’s notice. The parties then signed the lease renewal. 14. After the work started, it became clear that it could not be restricted to after-hours, and a rent reduction was agreed. SI informed the trustees that most of the therapists would be moving out for four weeks, and emphasised the importance of renovations being completed before everyone returned, “so we definitely need plenty of notice if the renovations are not co...

10. [2021] NZREADT 39 - Lee (29 July 2021) [pdf, 243 KB]

    ...salesperson’s licence. He was asked to provide (by 3 April 2020) a written response or explanation of the matters raised by the Committee, and to provide any documents in his possession relating to the sale and purchase of the 40 B property. [4] Mr Lee requested and was granted extensions of time until 12 May and 19 May, but did not respond until 27 May 2020. His response referred to a property at 40 A Buckley Road, but did not address the 40 B property. [5] On 4 June 2020, Mr...