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1. Ngati Makino Heritage Trust and Ngati Ranginui Incorporated Submissions [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...relevant to assessing the cultural landscapes that they 6 Motiti Rohe Moana Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2014] NZENVC 125 at para [49] 6 comprise. This creates an imperative to avoid significant impacts upon the biodiversity that informs the cultural landscapes which in turn are part of the Natural Character that must be preserved. Managing Access vs Managing Activities 30. There has been some discussion within this hearing about the potential for creating exclusion...

2. Tackling money laundering and terrorist financing consultation [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...Act’s obligations and legal professional privilege may occur in the following circumstances: • when a lawyer is required to file an STR under the Act but information relating to the transaction may be privileged, or • when a sector supervisor requests information from a lawyer under the Act but information relating to the request may be privileged. This tension is increased by the fact that legal professional privilege is owned by the client and may be difficult for a legal pra...

3. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx Terra Nova Planning Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...plan and the Unitary Plan. I have proposed that such sites would best fit as ‘donor’ sites, as these sites are required to be between 1-2ha and would be excluded by the SEA transfer process as revised. I note that Mr Nichols (Tripp Andrews) requested similar transitional provisions in cl. 63 of his evidence. 12. I sought planning and legal advice from Council’s Orewa office on these active transfer sites for a client. Council’s advice was that when the ADP:Rodney Section...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 202 Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council v Paranui Organics (2006) Ltd [pdf, 5.6 MB]

   ...course but, in summary, the evidence provided by the Council establishes that organic waste composting is being undertaken on the Property in a series of windrows, each estimated to contain up to 750 cubic metres of composting material.1 The information that I was able to glean on my reading of the documents did not identify the precise number of such windrows but it is apparent from photographs provided that there are a number of these on the Property. [4] The information provide...

5. IJ v KL LCRO 190/2016 [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...the employment dispute was settled by mediation in February 2014. Mr KL considered he was due a refund of all the fees that he had paid the firm up to that date, based upon the contribution agreement reached at mediation. [18] Despite several requests by Mr KL to Mr IJ, no refund was received by him and so Mr KL made a complaint about that to the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service. Complaint and response [19] Mr KL’s complaint was against the firm and is dated 2...

6. Te Manutukutuku Issue 29 [pdf, 9 MB]

   ...Manutukutuku will provide regular updates of basic information on new claims, the Tribunal's hearing and conference programme and progress with research projects, both in-house and com­ missioned. I hope this will go some way towards meeting the many requests we receive daily for more information on these subjects. As a start, and particularly for our new readers, this issue looks atthe background and workings of the Tribunal, introduces Tribunal members, and explains the role...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 116 Norrish v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...RlvIA,1 the Environment Court orders that the appeal is allowed to the extent that the Dunedin City Council is directed to amend the provisions of the proposed Dunedin City Second Generation District Plan as set out in Appendix B, attached to and forming part of this decision. B: Under s285 of the RMA, there is no order as to costs. REASONS Introduction [1] This decision determines an appeal against a decision of the Dunedin City Council (the Council). The appellant is Mr Bruc...

8. OIA-124645.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 5 September 2025 Our ref: OIA 124645 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Communication Assistance annual reports Thank you for your email of 10 August 2025, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested: I wanting access to all the cont...

9. Legal Services Agency closure & annual report 2011 [pdf, 976 KB]

   ...responsibility is to review decisions of the Legal Services Commissioner. The Governor-General has appointed a full-time chair and several part-time lawyers to the Tribunal on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice. All matters that could result in requests for reviews by the Tribunal will first have to go through an internal reconsideration process. Under the new regime, lawyers will not be able to seek reviews of the Commissioner’s decisions on claims. A new Review Authority...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 097 Amisfield Environment Protection Group v Central Otago District Council [pdf, 21 MB]

    ...Environment Court, by consent, orders that (1) the appeal is allowed to the extent that the relevant resource consents, specifically RC200343, RM20.360.01 RM20.360.02, RM20.360.03, RM20.360.04, are amended as set out in Annexure A, attached to and forming part of this order; (2) the appeal is otherwise dismissed. B: Under s 285 of the Resource Management Act 1991, there is no order as to costs. REASONS Introduction [1] This proceeding concerns an appeal lodged by Nicola an...