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1. Ministry-of-Justice-June-2022-BIM-to-Minister-Allan-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...Mārama vision for the District Court is the Ministry’s key contribution to justice reform. It will bring communities into the court to support victims, offenders and their whānau, and to provide information to the court to assist solution-focused judging. 44. We will provide you with a topic briefing with more information about Te Ao Mārama and solution-focused courts. 45. On 7 July 2022, we will provide you a background briefing on Te Ao Mārama, and a briefing to support y...

2. LCRO 156/2023 PF v NY, WJ and MQ (11 October 2024) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...determine whether there has been any lapse by the lawyer in professional standards of conduct prescribed under the Act and in rules and regulations made under the Act. My jurisdiction is no different. The LCRO’s office is not a court and I am not a judge. Trust governance [64] The applicant has expressed a wide array of grievances, most of which revolve around tensions between him and the other Trustees and particularly the Chair. The applicant commented in correspondence that t...

3. LCRO 73/2025 PQ v KR (26 August 2025) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...court in failing to comply with court direction or timetables. [73] He does not suggest that Mr KR had failed to effectively advocate his case before the court. [74] He does not identify any remarks said to have been made by any of the presiding judges in the various litigation that were critical of Mr KR. [75] Mr PQ provides no evidence to support his allegation that “the Committee did not grapple with how seriously flawed Mr KR’s litigation advice was and how it directly led to...

4. Auckland Standards Committee v Hylan [2014] NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...suggesting the Agreement was prospective, that is, it was a record of a proposed situation. He said it was not a record of a current situation that may or may not have been untrue at the time of execution. That meant that not only could he not judge whether what was planned would occur or not, so there was no fault in him executing the Agreement as a prospective arrangement, but it was also possible for him to give advice on what the Agreement meant and its implications, as he had c...

5. Legal Services Agency closure & annual report 2011 [pdf, 976 KB]

   ...the New Zealand Law Society, the judiciary, senior practitioners and courts staff led us to agree with Dame Margaret on the need for appropriate guarantees 4 Legal Services Agency | Introduction of confidentiality in the law to ensure that judges, prosecutors, the Police, court staff, lawyers, clients and others are more willing to formalise complaints. One key internal change has been the introduction of a new grants processing system. In September 2010, the Agency’s aging an...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 035 Mangawhai Matters Incorporated v Kaipara District Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...1991 BETWEEN MANGAWHAI MATTERS INCORPORATED (ENV-2021-AKL-062) CLIVE RICHARD GERALD BOONHAM (ENV-2021-AKL-061) Appellant AND KAIPARA DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent AND MANGAWHAI CENTRAL LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge J A Smith sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Date of Order: 22 March 2022 Date of Issue: 22 March 2022 _________________________________________________________________ CONSENT DETERMINATION ____________________________________...

7. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 2 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 9.2 MB]

   ...U31, p 28  ; Counsel for Wai 370 claimants, closing submissions, undated (doc U33), pp 20, 34–35  ; counsel for Wai  42(a) claimants, closing submissions, undated (doc U37), pp 2, 28. The concept is also consistent with the key legisla- tion considered in this chapter. The Historic Places Act 1993 requires judging a place’s significance through assess- ing the ‘extent to...

8. [2017] NZEnvC 053 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Mackenzie District Council [pdf, 17 MB]

   ...Council ("High Country Rosehip") [7] Because PC13 was notified before 1 September 2009, the applicable version of the Act is? the RMA prior to the 2009 and 2013 and subsequent amendments. [8] In the First Decision8 the Environment Court judged that the Mackenzie Basin is an outstanding natural landscape. We then proposed changes to objectives and suggested changes to policies. The court then issued directions under 293 RMA that The version notified on 14 November 2015....

9. Covid-Priority-W.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...is an understatement to say much good work has been done, which we acknowledge fully. There is, however, work xix to do to ensure that the Crown’s response to the pandemic is Treaty compliant and equitable for Maaori. Nāku noa, nā Judge Damian Hohepa Stone Presiding Officer A B B R E V I AT I O N S app appendix CA Court of Appeal CVTAG COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group doc document DHB district health board DPMC Department of Prime Minister and...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 213 Remediation (NZ) Limited v Taranaki Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...TARANAKI ENERGY WATCH NORTH TARANAKI AWA PROTECTION SOCIETY THE URENUI DISTRICTS HEALTH BOARD INCORPORATED (Collectively, the Uruti Community Parties) TE RŪNANGA O NGĀTI MUTUNGA Section 274 Parties Court: Alternate Environment Judge LJ Newhook Environment Commissioner RM Bartlett Deputy Environment Commissioner SG Paine Hearing: 4 – 8 July 2022 held at The Devon Hotel Conference Centre, New Plymouth 29 November – 1 December 2023 held at Plymouth Interna...