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1. Update-on-the-political-lobbying-project [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...Countering Foreign Interference Work Programme, which includes a focus on promoting the transparency of other States' activities in New Zealand. • The Department of Internal Affairs is consulting on ways to regulate harmful use of media platforms in New Zealand. • Mechanisms like the Cabinet Manual and government agency codes of practice guide people who are lobbied on ways to deal with lobbying and management of conflicts of interest. • Laws are in place around bribery, co...

2. [2025] NZEmpC 144 Lopez v Kāriki Pharma Limited (in liq) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...submissions on the issue of discontinuance. They reiterate that if leave is granted, it would result in adverse findings against the second and third defendants. However, they note that they will abide the Court’s decision on discontinuance, but request that the Court reserve its decision on costs due to the plaintiff’s failure to amend his pleading at the earliest opportunity. Outcome [35] Taking into account the findings above, and the purpose of the Act to reduce judicia...

3. [2017] NZEnvC 196 Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Amandeep Singh [pdf, 8.9 MB]

   ...further judicial telephone conference to be scheduled in the week of 11 December 2017. [3] The parties have since agreed that the proposed enforcement orders can be made by consent, with no issue as to costs. [4] Accordingly, the parties have requested that: (a) The orders set out below be made pursuant to sections 279(1)(b), 314(1)(a)(i), 314(1)(b), 314(5) and 319(1)(a) of the Act. (b) The judicial telephone conference scheduled for the week of 11 December 2017 be vacated. [5...

4. [2020] NZEnvC 013 Edens v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...features and landscape values through: • recognising the characteristics and qualities that contribute to natural character, natural features and landscape values and their location and distribution; • identifying those areas where various forms of subdivision, use, and development would be inappropriate and protecting them from such activities; and • encouraging restoration of the coastal environment. Objective 6 To enable people and communities to provide for their social,...

5. Implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 - Regulations and Codes of Practice - Discussion Document [pdf, 486 KB]

   ...Implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 Regulations and Codes of Practice DISCUSSION DOCUMENT February 2010 2 Table of Contents Information Section One – Introduction 5..........Purpose of this document 6..........The AML/CFT Act 7..........Regulatory regime 8..........Scope of the regulatory framework 9..........Commencement timeframes Section Two...

6. 2021-11-05 ORC - MOC - re chapter 6 [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...tracked changes below (red text shows text proposed as part of Plan Change 8, no further changes agreed in mediation). Section 6.1.2.2 Waste lubricating oil Waste lubricating oil accounts for possibly the largest quantity of low toxicity waste generated. All motor vehicle users generate waste oil and it is also produced wherever machinery is used. Oil has adverse environmental effects on any receiving waters or land. The toxicity of oil derives from heavy metal additives or combust...

7. Wairua - Maungaroa No.1 Section 2B Block (2014) 103 Waiariki MB 133 (103 WAR 133) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...should all build in the shade and you should too uncle?; and 103 Waiariki MB 137 I live in the shade, come build by us uncle, it is not fair and you should live with us in the shade. AREAS OF DIFFICULTY/ISSUES TO NOTE 12. Mr Rika, requested that the proxy holders be read out to ensure they were present. (This was done and all proxy holders were present.) 13. Two proxy forms were rejected as succession had not been completed for Johnny Wairua and David Miles Wairua...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Donald Prince [pdf, 774 KB]

   ...by the presence of midden visible when the site was recorded. Shell midden are rarely found in isolation and experience shows that they represent a component feature of an occupation area that typically includes evidence of structures in the form of post holes, cooking areas, modified soils and artefacts. It is expected that the archaeological features associated with sites R11/191, R11/1306, R11/1650, R11/1651, R11/1653, R11/1654 and R11/1859 will comprise 3 such featu...

9. MVDT Annual Report 2018-2019 [pdf, 447 KB]

   ...received Royal assent on 13 November 2018. Those amendments will assist the Tribunal to perform its functions in an orderly and efficient manner and in a way that achieves the purposes of the Act. Some of the amendments, including those relating to forms used in the Tribunal and summoning witnesses, are yet to come into force. We have been working with Ministry of Justice officials to develop a new application form for the Tribunal. One further initiative to which we would like to enc...

10. Proactive release – Process for developing a national strategy for eliminating family violence and sexual violence with Interim Te Rōpū [pdf, 814 KB]

    ...sexual violence with Interim Te Ropu Date of issue: 3 November 2020 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it....