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1. Biography

   ...justice system, from the District Courts to the High Court, to the Court of Appeal, all the way to the Supreme Court. I have supported victims through laying complaints with the Ombudsman and the Privacy Commission, to making complaints to the New Zealand Human Rights Review Tribunal. Often, I worked with individuals for years on end, from the point they contacted me for support, to the conclusion of their journey for justice and healing. I am humbled by the strength of the survivors I have sup...

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2. Repatriations (2016/02)

   ...death, or there is doubt about the accuracy of any conclusion reached by an overseas authority; and the body of the dead person is in New Zealand. This Practice Note concerns the repatriation of bodies to New Zealand but this does not include cremated human remains or bodies repatriated from French Polynesia for cremation because there are no facilities in the remitting country and the ashes are to be promptly returned. 4. Conduct of repatriation of bodies [1] If a death is or is likely to be...

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3. [2013] NZEmpC 234 Gazeley v Oceania Group (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...exposition is needed in this judgment it will be supplied in the following paragraphs under separate headings. The inquiry and disciplinary meetings [20] Disciplinary meetings between Mrs Gazeley and her lawyer on the one hand, and Mr Hipkins and a Human Resource Manager, Ms Kate Hoyle, on the other, were conducted on 11 August 2011 and 13 September 2011. Ms Sharma, who was representing Mrs Gazeley, prepared lengthy letters for those meetings, which were clearly to provide the...

4. E77 CVA - Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...to Rereiao from Waikato, the grandparents of Paoa. Paoa is the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Paoa. 14 Auckland Regional Council, (1996) Whakanewha Regional Park Management Plan, History of Human Occupation and Archaeology. Auckland, New Zealand: Murdoch, G. Retrieved from: http://www.wmbc.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/History-of-human- occupation-and-archaeology-of-Whakenewha-Regional-Park2.pdfhttp://www.wmbc.co.nz/wp-content/u...

5. 2020-03-18-ORC-PC7-s-32-Report.pdf [pdf, 614 KB]

   ...number of objectives, polices and rules that apply to the taking and use of surface water, and the damming, diverting and discharging of water. The most relevant objectives in the Water Plan are: • 5.3.1: To maintain or enhance the natural and human use values, identified in Schedules 1A, 1B and 1C, that are supported by Otago’s lakes and rivers; • 5.3.2: To maintain or enhance the spiritual and cultural beliefs, values and uses of significance to Kāi Tahu, identified in Schedule...

6. Stephen Brown (dated 6 June 2017) [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...Moore and Ms Lucas, who support the application. 8. I also acknowledge that I have more often than not supported wind farms in the past – albeit not exclusively so. However, this also means that I fully appreciate the various shades of human reaction and emotion that wind farm proposals give rise to, both positive and negative. Turbines are frequently praised for being elegant, sculptural elements that help to focus attention on particular topographic features – whether in...

7. Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism - Cabinet Paper 4 - March 17 [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...in the benefit/cost calculation. This is up from a range of 0.84 to 0.98 in October. Compliance Treaty of Waitangi 49. The AML/CFT Amendment Bill complies with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993 2a40oqq242 2017-03-13 15:30:56 IN CONFIDENCE 50. Overall the proposals contained in this paper appear to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 110 Western Bay of Plenty District Council v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...We do so in the context of the rest of Schedule 3 to the RCEP, mindful that consistency in the drafting of statutory planning documents is generally desirable. We also have regard to the framework for assessment of landscapes and the effects of human activities on landscapes, as recounted in our interim decision. [6] In particular, the Court found, on the evidence, that lower aesthetic value ratings for the whole of the sand barrier in respect of coherence, vividness and naturalness...

9. 2021-04-20 Transcript (up to end of day 17) [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER OF The Resource Management Act 1991 AND Of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 12 April 2021 held in Cromwell Court: Environme

10. ORC - EIC - Felicity Boyd - 15 October 2021 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

    ...sought to replace the reference to “Regionally Significant Wetlands” with “wetlands”, include reference to the coastal marine area in condition (b)(ii), and introduce a new matter of discretion for measures to prevent adverse effects on human contact recreation and food sources.78 62 Two submitters sought to amend the matter of discretion regarding application depth and rate to ensure it is based on the soil risk framework.79 63 One submitter sought to remove the words...