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1. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC rebuttal Stephen Brown [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...paragraph 70 onwards Mr Scott addresses the nature and extent of the “Western Landscape (Land Unit 20)” in the Operative District Plan before stating at paragraph 74 that: “It is reductionist to identify buildings (dwellings), and other human artefacts (wharves, carparks, other minor public service structures and existing moorings even) in this landscape as representing and signifying ‘modification’ that justifies further intensive development”. 8. At paragr...

2. [2014] NZEmpC 97 S v L Ltd [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...plaintiff’s side, S himself and a partner in the firm of lawyers representing him in the criminal proceedings and, probably also, representing him in his employment relations dealings with L Limited. For L Limited, present were a General Manager, a Human Resources Manager, and counsel for the defendant in the present proceedings, Mr Harrison. [34] Mr Harrison’s subsequent letter to S’s solicitors dated 20 May 2013 (which appears to have a typographical error when it refers...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Steve White [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...communities and species that develop within that habitat type. Overall, the loss of some 1.5% of the subtidal soft sediment habitat within Matiatia Bay may not be considered significant, but incremental loss of small portions of habitat through human development will eventually result in significant adverse effects. UNDERWATER NOISE AND VIBRATION 27. Underwater noise and vibration is a transient effect that can be minimised but not eliminated. Marine organisms tend to be par...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 236 Lyttelton Port Co Ltd v Rail Maritime Transport Union Inc [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...specialist-trained personnel were available to respond, and in the same situation where they were not. That in itself appeared to suggest the assessment was inadequate. Finally, the assessment did not address factors which needed to be addressed such as human factors, risks caused by shift work, interruption to circadian rhythms, and the actual environment, including that the port has suffered some earthquake damage. [44] These concerns were echoed by evidence filed by individ...

5. CAC 20003 v Fourie [2014]NZREADT 71 [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...the situation as we have outlined it above, we feel able to deal with this matter by way of suspension of licence rather than revocation. Frankly, the licence should be suspended for quite some time but we are conscious of the massive financial and human impact of a suspension on the defendant licensee. It could be said that he has shown some gall in purchasing a farmlet at this stage and thereby tying-up $60,000 of financial capital which, apparently, is all he possesses. [56] Howeve...

6. Vining Realty Group Limited v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 408) [2017] NZREADT 57 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...to the purchasers. [46] At the time, the salesperson’s manager had had to leave the office to go to a funeral, and her supervisor was out on business. Neither was aware of the pressure (described by the Tribunal as “intense pressure as a human being”) the salesperson was under. The purchasers’ position was, however, resolved by the salesperson and her supervisor by virtue of a suitable rental arrangement. [47] The Tribunal recorded that it had much more information before...

7. Annual report IPT 2016/2017 [pdf, 768 KB]

   ...in November 2016, and a paper at the Refugee Law Initiative annual conference in London in June 2017. He is a member of the Advisory Committee to the Platform on Disaster Displacement, an intergovernmental process on disasters, climate change and human mobility, and is a member of the International Law Association Committee on the international law implications of sea-level rise in the context of climate change. Over the summer of 2016/2017, the Tribunal was enriched by the presence...

8. Evidence Brief: Prisoner Education and Employment [pdf, 548 KB]

   ...In a review of the evidence, the Urban Institute suggest that “education improves decision making skills and promotes pro-social thinking, thereby improving in prison behaviour and facilitating adjustment to prison. Education increases human capital, improving general cognitive functioning while providing specific skills”.xxii PRISONER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE BRIEF – JULY 2016. PAGE 6 of 13 WHEN IS PRISONER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT MOST EFFECTIVE?...

9. E29 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture JWS [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...buildings. A combination of fit-for- purpose techniques shall be used comprising a-d and at least three of e-j: a. expression of primary and secondary building volumes with modulation of height or form; b. roof form modulation; c. provision of human scale, fine-grained detail and richness at all edges that the public will view at close range, and larger forms and elements to respond to mid and long-range viewing distances; d. visual expression of building entries; e. offsets of...

10. [2017] NZEmpC 66 Lal v The Warehouse [pdf, 136 KB]

    ...some physical restrictions (relating to prolonged sitting, standing and walking). 1 Lal v The Warehouse Ltd [2016] NZERA Auckland 78. [7] Ms Lal requested a meeting with Ms Wooding (Human Resources) in late September 2013. At the meeting Ms Lal expressed a desire to transfer to a different store to undertake her rehabilitation. She said that her manager was not providing her with light duties. Ms Wooding explained the...