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1. Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey Report 2018 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...process. It involves a facilitated meeting (a conference) between the victim, offender, support people and other approved people, such as community representatives or interpreters. After the conference, the facilitator provides a report to the judge on the conference and any agreements made for the judge to consider during sentencing. Although restorative justice processes can operate in a variety of ways in the criminal justice system, the two most common in New Zealand are...

2. Taylor v Corrections (No. 2) [2018] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...Evidence must be excluded if its probative value is outweighed by the risk the evidence will have an unfairly prejudicial effect on or needlessly prolong the proceeding. See s 8 of the Evidence Act: 8 General exclusion (1) In any proceeding, the Judge must exclude evidence if its probative value is outweighed by the risk that the evidence will— 5 (a) have an unfairly prejudicial effect on the proceeding; or (b) needlessly prolong the proceeding. (2) In determining whethe...

3. [2018] NZEnvC 237 View West Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 237 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act VIEW WEST LIMITED Appellant (ENV-2017-AKL-0001S1) AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J A Smith Environment Commissioner ACE Leijnen Environment Commissioner W R Howie K G Stevenson (Special Advisor) Hearing: at Auckland 26-30 November and 6 December 2018 Counsel: B J Tree and P G Senior for View West Limited (View West)...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 175 Shaw v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...IN THE MATTER of objections under Section 23 of the Public Works Act 1981 BETWEEN MURRAY NELSON SHAW AND MARGARET EVELYN SHAW (ENV-2019-AKL-000316) Objectors AND HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge M J L Dickey Commissioner J A Hodges Commissioner R M Bartlett Hearing: at Hamilton on 24 May 2021 with a site visit on 25 July 2021 Appearances: Mr M Shaw, Ms R Rapana and Mr R Rapana for the Objectors Mr L Muldowney and M...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 169 NZ King Salmon v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 624 KB]

   ...of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an application for declarations under s311 of the Act BETWEEN THE NEW ZEALAND KING SALMON CO. LIMITED (ENV-2021-CHC-74) Applicant AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Sitting alone under s309 of the Act Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Appearances: Q A M Davies and J S Marshall for The New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited M J Radich and S A Wadworth for Marlborough District...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 060 Eden-Epsom Residential Protection Society Inc v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND SOUTHERN CROSS HOSPITALS LIMITED Requestor AND KAINGA ORA – HOMES AND COMMUNITIES s274 Party AND TUPUNA MAUNGA O TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUTHORITY s274 Party Court: Alternate Environment Judge L J Newhook Environment Commissioner R M Bartlett Environment Commissioner J Baines Hearing: 9, 10, 11 June 2021, written submissions filed 25 June 2021 Last event: Advice to parties as to general outcome, 17 December 2021 Appearanc...

7. TSA-Amendment-Act-Combined_FINAL_Redacted.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...requirements of natural justice guaranteed by section 27 of the NZBORA are procedural and do not confer any immunity from the substantive law being changed by Parliament. TSCOA amendments 25 While the conditions of any control order are for a Judge to determine, they can and usually will impose substantial limits on the exercise of freedoms of movement, peaceful assembly, association and expression. As the maximum duration of any curfew/residence condition is 12 hours it is unlikely t...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 A186 Scoping report [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...with something of an impasse being reached as some groups felt either one name or the other did not represent who they were. The matter was recently raised, 14 during the Ngā Korero Tuku Iho hearing held on 22 April 2015, by Deputy Chief Judge Fox who invited comment on which nomenclature was suitable. During the hearing several witnesses used both names, sometimes interchangeably and often citing both names together. There has been discussion of this matter in the Te T...

9. Independent Electoral Review Final Report [pdf, 11 MB]

   Final Report Our recommendations for a fairer, clearer, and more accessible electoral system November 2023 He Arotake Pōtitanga Motuhake Independent Electoral Review This report may be cited as: Independent Electoral Review, 2023. Final Report: Our Recommendations for a Fairer, Clearer, and More Accessible Electoral System. Wellington: New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-473-69963-5 (Print) ISBN 978-0-473-69964-2 (Online) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 I

10. [2012] NZEmpC 166 Li v Haung [pdf, 237 KB]

    ...Plaintiff AND WANZHI HUANG Defendant Hearing: 10, 11, 12 and 13 September 2012 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: Graeme Ogilvie, advocate for the plaintiff Wanzhi Huang in person Judgment: 26 September 2012 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD Introduction [1] The plaintiff has challenged by way of hearing de novo a determination 1 of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority) dated 12 April 2012. The Authority concluded that the defendant, Mr Huan...