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1. [2015] NZEmpC 198 Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited v Merennage [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...was however resuscitated in the context of the company’s findings of serious misconduct in dealing with the complaint by Ms T. I return to this issue later. [10] Following her meeting with Ms Soper, Ms Keohane spoke to Mr Harvey, Ritchies’ Human Resources and Training Manager. Understandably Mr Harvey and Ms Keohane were concerned about the nature of the complaint. Mr Merennage, who was driving at the time, was contacted and asked to return to the depot. A meeting then too...

2. MOJ Privacy Guidelines [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...the accuracy of the information it held about him. It accepted that, due to the nature of the information, he had suffered significant hurt and humiliation as a result of their failings. It referred the man’s complaint for consideration by the Human Rights Review Tribunal. 12 Disposing of personal information You should only hold information when you have a lawful purpose for doing so. It can be difficult to know when to destroy or delete old files and information. There are spe...

3. [2017] NZEnvC 160 Auckland Council v Lau [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...it has been poorly constructed and will be prone to failure and surface breakout of partially treated wastewater and that there is a real risk of human contact with partially treated wastewater. II Further, this poses "a significant risk to humans through the risk for direct contact with poorly treated effluent." [27] It was also discovered that there had been damage to and removal of native bush on the property in what is identified in the Plan as a significant ecological...

4. Recommendations recap - issue 12 [pdf, 996 KB]

   1 Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 July 2016 and 31 December 2016 Issue 12 2 Coroners have a duty to identify any lessons learned from the deaths referred to them that might help prevent such deaths in the future. In order to publicise these lessons, the findings and recommendations of most cases are open to the public. Recommendations recap identifies and summarises all coronial recommend

5. [2021] NZEnvC 147 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...(PA) Previously known as Phytophthora taxon agathis (PTA) The pathogen can sense a kauri tree’s roots and swim towards them using a tail-like flagella. Spread by soil and soil-water movement, through underground root-to-root contact, or human and animal vectors. Kauri dieback is also known as collar rot, which refers to the bleeding lesions at the bottom of the tree trunk. Cleaning footwear every time you enter or leave a forest area, avoiding kauri roots and keeping do...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 071 Fraser Auret Racing v Rangitikei District Council [pdf, 937 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 071 IN THE MA TIER of an appeal under cl 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN FRASER AURET RACING (ENV-2020-\VLG-00003 7) Appellant AND Court: Hearing: Site Visit: Last case event: Appearances: Date of Decision: Date of Issue: RANGITIKEI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge BP Dwyer Environment Commissioner DJ Bu

7. [2023] NZEnvC 064 New Zealand Transport Agency v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 064 IN THE MATTER OF an application under s 87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 for the direct referral of applications for resource consent and notices of requirement to alter designations for activities associated with the State Highway 1/State Highway 29 Intersection Upgrade Project BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY (ENV-2022-AKL-096) Applican

8. Human-Rights-Commission-R-v-Lincolnshire-Coroner.pdf [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...correctly, that the verdict may be returned where the death has been caused by some deliberate, but lawful, act which unforeseeably leads to death as well as in situations where death results from an unintended act or an event over which there was no human control. 82. In our judgment, the summing up was defective in this respect. On this evidence, and in particular the evidence of Professor Marks, a verdict of accident was properly available to the jury if they found that the administration o...

9. BSA Fine letter trials report Final Report [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...changes can sometimes have a big effect. For example, simplifying documents, using checklists or sending text-message reminders can all have positive effects on how people behave. A behavioural-insights approach involves applying realistic models of human behaviour to policies and interventions. It combines empirical evidence from social sciences (such as social psychology, behavioural economics, and anthropology) with human-centred design. In practice, behavioural insights often invo...

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

    ...area and mark off the affected area; (ii) Advise the Central Otago District Council of the disturbance; and (iii) Advise Heritage New Zealand Pou here Taonga of the disturbance. b. If the archaeological material is determined to be Kaiwi Tangata (human bones) or taonga (treasured artefacts) by Heritage New Zealand Pou here Taonga, the Consent Holder shall immediately advise the office of Kai Tahu of the discovery. c. If the archaeological material is determined to be Kaiwi Tangata (...