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1. ENV-2016-AKL-000194 Highgate Business Park Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...available. DAA-105681-2-86-V1 5 (ii) It will prevent the development of a high amenity, intensive employment area including offices, healthcare facilities, educational facilities, entertainment facilities and commercial services, being the form of development that was the reason why the land was given business zonings under the Operative Plan and the Proposed Plan. (iii) It will prevent the development of an appropriately oriented and located Neighbourhood Centre of suffic...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 203 Director-General of Conservation v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...- . -~ ... __... COUR1 2 A: Under s279(1)(b) RMA,1 the Environment Court, by consent, orders that: (1) the appeal is allowed and the conditions of resource consent U190438.1 are amended as set out in Annexures 1 and 2, attached to and forming part of this order; (2) the appeal is otherwise dismissed. B: Under s285 RMA, there is no order as to costs. REASONS Introduction [1] This proceeding concerns two appeals filed by the Director-General of Conservation and McGuinn...

3. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 2 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 9.2 MB]

   ...to the landscapes in which their whaka- papa (ancestry) embeds them. Their ancestral landscapes are those places made sacred by the lives and deaths of their ancestors. These landscapes include natural features such as forests and rivers ; physical formations such as mountains, valleys, harbours, and estuaries ; and cultural features such as pā, kāinga, mahinga kai, and wāhi tapu.27 The ancestral landscape defines the relationship between tangata whenua and the nat- ural environment ;...

4. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...specific complaint [103] THE CARTOONS – FINDING AS TO CONTENT [109] THE INTERPRETATION EXERCISE [111] SECTION 61 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 [115] Section 61 HRA – a brief history [118] THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, 1965 [122] The text of Article 4 and Article 5 [123] Criminal and civil measures [126] Article 4 and the right to freedom of expression [134] Whether general conclusions can be drawn from ICERD [140]

5. ENVC paper Judicial perspective mobile devices in court 2013 [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...digit as required), so that everyone in the courtroom is literally “working off the same page”. It is also quite 5 possible to introduce common tab references as a further navigation aid that resembles traditional means of accessing information during a hearing. With such measures in place, each user can then manage his or her own i-pad as desired. For instance, as to indexing and sub-indexing formats. Some cautions Technology of this kind needs to b...

6. Park [2016] NZWHT Auckland 3 [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...close to a wall between that room and a bathroom. [30] In removing the skirting board, the assessor uncovered quite significant deterioration of the bottom plate. He determined that was caused by a leaking shower in the adjoining bathroom. He formed this view after turning on the shower and observing ponding on a raised tiled area between the shower box and the connecting wall in which he found the decayed timber. The physical proximity of the decayed timber to the shower box...

7. Complaints Assessments Committee (CAC 409) v Wong NZREADT 16 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...licence between June 2013 and June 2015. In an application to revive his licence, Mr Ganesh stated that he expected to be working for Mr Wong. [5] When Mr Wong closed the Agency’s office premises, he allowed Mr Ganesh to take listing agreement forms carrying the Agency’s branding. Mr Wong also allowed Mr Ganesh to use the Agency’s trust account for real estate transactions, on the basis that he would receive a fee of six percent of the commission received by Mr Ganesh on e...

8. 2021-04-15 HortNZ - ORC PC7 - Opening Submissions [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...at [6]. 7 23. HortNZ considered the changes that were recommended in the 14 March version and decided that supplementary planning evidence was not required as planning conferencing was scheduled for 8 and 9 April. However, the Court requested an updated brief of evidence from Mr Hodgson and this was lodged on Tuesday 13 April (updated evidence). 24. In Mr Hodgson’s updated evidence, he records his support of the cascade of activity rules as drafted in the 8 April v...

9. [2015] NZEmpC 108 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...given in this paragraph. [37] Mr Cranney has advised the Court that the Union will attempt to give disclosure of the documents that it is required to, and of other documents not the subject of this judgment, by later this week which will, in turn, generate the plaintiff’s ongoing obligation to disclose such documents to the defendant. [38] Finally, there will be an amendment to the directions made by the Court for the parties’ filing and exchange of briefs of evidence before the...

10. Guide to virtual meetings - Behavioural Science Aotearoa [pdf, 308 KB]

    ...Be explicit about what the goal of the meeting is. References Bailenson, J. N. (2021). Nonverbal overload: A theoretical argument for the causes of Zoom fatigue. Technology, Mind, and Behavior. Barron, G. &. (2002). Private e-mail requests and the diffusion of responsibility. Computers in Human Behavior,, 507-520. Herrett, E. v. (2014). Text messaging reminders for influenza vaccine in primary care: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial . BMJ open. Huang, J...