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1. Toia v Corrections (Jurisdiction) [2018] NZHRRT 46 [pdf, 299 KB]

   ...hearing. In a Minute dated 17 July 2013 (the second day of the hearing) Brewer J noted his concern that Mr Toia had limited ability to put his case and expressed the view he (Mr Toia) would be assisted by having Mr Taylor as a McKenzie friend. The Judge stated he was prepared to permit Mr Taylor to be a McKenzie friend but because both Mr Taylor and Mr Toia were sentenced prisoners at Auckland Prison, the decision was to be left to the Department of Corrections to decide: [12] I am pre...

2. Taueki v Procter - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) (2021) 437 Aotea MB 86 (437 AOT 86) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...Taueki L Thornton for C Rudd M McKechnie and L Underhill Sem for Former Trustees G Baumann for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga 10 September 2021 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ L R HARVEY Judgment of Judge L R Harvey Copies to: L Watson, 342 Gloucester Street, Taradale, Napier 4112 leo@leowatson.co.nz L Thornton, Lyall and Thornton, 152 Ararimu Road, Drury 2579 linda@lyallthornton.com L Underhill-Sem, Kahui Legal, P O Box 1...

3. [2021] NZACC 102 – Broad v ACC (16 November 2021) [pdf, 632 KB]

   ...18 May 2021 Heard at: New Plymouth/Ngamotu Appearances: Ms S Mason for the appellant Ms A Miller for the respondent Judgment: 12 July 2021 ____________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J McGUIRE [Section 32 Treatment Injury – Causation Accident Compensation Act 2001] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] This is an appeal against ACC’s decision of 24 May 2011 declining the...

4. Independent Electoral Review Final Report Executive Summary and List of Recommendations [pdf, 655 KB]

   ...sanctions for the breach of some electoral laws should be considered. 99. The Electoral Act contains mechanisms for resolving disputes about election outcomes through election recounts and election petitions. In our interim report, we recommended that judges should have the discretion to decide whether a recount goes ahead. In response to feedback that this could lead to delays, we no longer make this recommendation. Consequently, the deposit fees required to apply for a recount should b...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 223 MacFarlane Investments Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...[2023] NZEnvC 223 IN THE MATTER of the Public Works Act 1981 AND an objection under s23 of the Act BETWEEN MACFARLANE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (ENV-2022-CHC-10) Objector AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge P A Steven Environment Commissioner I Buchanan Hearing: at Queenstown on 6 and 7 September 2023 Appearances: M Casey KC, M Baker-Galloway and L McLaughlan for the objector N Whittington for the respondent Date of Report: 25 O...

6. Wayfinding-for-Civil-Justice-Te-Reo.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...(New Zealand Bar Association, 2018); New Zealand Law Society, above n 7 ; Legal Services Agency Report on the 2006 National Survey of Unmet Legal Needs and Access to Services (Legal Services Agency, 2006); Justice Geoffrey Venning, Chief High Court Judge “Access to Justice – a constant quest” (Address to New Zealand Bar Association Conference, Napier, 7 August 2015); Frances Joychild QC "Continuing the Conversation...the Fading Star of the Rule of Law" (5 February 2015) 1 La...

7. LCRO 175/2022 OP v VN (10 October 2023) [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...reduced charges in the 2017 trial was made when he had not been fully informed by Mr VN of the consequences; (j) more generally, Mr VN did not represent Mr OP competently in the 2017 trial; (k) incorrect information was presented to the sentencing Judge; (l) following Mr OP’ss conviction, Mr VN failed to follow instructions to appeal the conviction; (m) Mr VN breached the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Trust Account) Regulations 2008 (the TA Regulations) and the Lawyers and Conve...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 224 Gisborne District Council v Barraclough [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   ...[2024] NZEnvC 224 IN THE MATTER OF an application for enforcement orders under s 314 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN GISBORNE DISTRICT COUNCIL (ENV-2024-AKL-018) Applicant AND M J BARRACLOUGH Respondent Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Hearing: On the papers Last case event: 28 August 2024 Counsel: A Hopkinson and R Zame for Gisborne District Council P Rice for MJ Barraclough Date of Decision: 16 September 20...

9. Tamehana - Ngongohau No.6 (2025) 508 Aotea MB 149 (508 AOT 149) [pdf, 471 KB]

   ...Appearances S Sadd for Te Paku o Te Rangi Marae Charitable Trust T Wano for Ms Bailey and Ms Takarangi M McGhie for Tūmango Whānau Whakataunga: Judgment date 23 July 2025 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ A M THOMAS Judgment of Judge A M Thomas Ka haere tonu ngā taipitopito kēhi i muri ake nei Proceedings continue overleaf 508 Aotea MB 150 Ngā taipitopito kēhi e toe ana Proceedings continued...

10. OIA-97846.pdf [pdf, 14 MB]

    ...regulation system, and that officials are working closely to ensure these streams of work are aligned; 3 noted that an underspend is expected for 2018/19 in the Vote Courts non-depaiimental other expense appropriation District Court Part-time or Acting Judges Salaries and Allowances; 4 agreed to an in-principle trnnsfer up to $3.200 million in operating expenses from 2018/19 to 2019/20 from the non-departmental other expense D istrict Court Par/time or Acting Judges Salaries and Allowan...