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1. Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board v Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust - Ngāti Pāoa [2020] Maori Appellate Court MB 318 (2020 APPEAL 318) [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...2018 I WAENGA I A Between NGĀTI PĀOA TRUST BOARD Ngā kaitono Appellants ME And NGĀTI PĀOA IWI TRUST Ngā kaiurupare Respondents Nohoanga: Hearing 19 February 2020 (Heard at Hamilton) Kooti: Court Judge S F Reeves (Presiding) Judge M J Doogan Judge T M Wara Kanohi kitea: Appearances J Gardner-Hopkins for the appellants M Mahuika for the respondents Whakataunga: Judgment date 10 December 2020 TE WHAKATAUN...

2. [2007] NZEmpC WC 22/07 Tawhiwhirangi v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...CORRECTIONS Defendant Hearing: 3 and 4 September 2007 (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: Barbara Buckett, Counsel for Plaintiff Paul Radich and Emma Warden, Counsel for Defendant Judgment: 14 September 2007 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN [1] The question for decision is whether Rakai Tawhiwhirangi’s employer should be prohibited by compliance order from further investigating allegations of misconduct in employment. Challenge to jurisdiction [2] I shal...

3. Legal aid consultation on Criminal Procedure Act changes to criminal fixed fees [pdf, 637 KB]

   ...“indictable” jurisdictions, introducing four new categories of offences based on penalty. b. New mandatory court procedures e.g. the completion and on-time filing of the Case Management Memorandum (CMM). c. A default that a trial will be judge alone unless Jury Trial is elected by the defendant. The exception is for Category 4 cases, where the default is a jury trial heard in the High Court. d. Raising the threshold where the defendant can elect Jury Trial to offences wit...

4. Churton v Trustees of the Mangaporou Trust (2015) 337 Aotea MB 131 (337 AOT 131) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...CHURTON on behalf of TAUNOKA TRUST Applicant TRUSTEES OF THE MANGAPOROU TRUST Respondents Hearing 17 March 2015, 335 Aotea MB 55 Judgment: 10 June 2015 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Introduction [1] On 15 October 2014 David (Tuffy) Churton Jnr, on behalf of Taunoka Trust filed an application seeking a judicial conference in respect of Mangaporou Trust. The judicial conference was held on 17 March...

5. Shi v REAA (reserved decision) [2013] NZREADT 2 [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...MATTER OF an application to review a Registrar’s decision pursuant to s.112 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN YANG SHI Applicant AND REGISTRAR OF THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY Respondent MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Judge P F Barber - Chairperson Mr G Denley - Member Mr J Gaukrodger - Member HEARD at AUCKLAND on 5 December 2012 DATE OF DECISION 15 January 2013 APPEARANCES The applicant on her own behalf Mr M J Hodge, counsel for the respond...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 194 Samuels v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...Auckland) And by written submissions filed on 8 and 22 September 2020 Appearances: Applicant in person Appearance for respondents excused J Catran, counsel assisting the Court Judgment: 13 November 2020 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction [1] Mr Samuels represented Ms Lang in a case before the Employment Relations Authority. He has appeared in the Authority a number of times. Mr Samuels is not a qualified lawyer. He appe...

7. [2017] NZEmpC 53 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...Hearing: 2 May 2017 (heard at Auckland) Appearances: J Billington QC and T Drake, counsel for plaintiff B O'Callahan and M Chen, counsel for defendants Judgment: 12 May 2017 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] This judgment resolves the plaintiff’s application for a stay of proceedings. [2] The first, second and third defendants are former employees of the plaintiff, Eden Group Ltd (Eden Group); they resigne...

8. [2021] NZACC 159 – Hawkins v ACC (12 October 2021) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...therefore the salary range for an office manager in 2007 was $46,823.40 to $50,985.48. [66] The cases referred to make it clear that the way in which s 15(3) should be interpreted is to focus on the reasonable services that the person provide, judged objectively. [67] Given the thin, generalised description of her work duties, I conclude that reasonable remuneration for those services in 2007 was at the bottom end of the range indicated by Mr Berry, namely $46,823.40 per annum a...

9. Witana v Cutforth - Kohewhata 27C2A [2022] Māori Appellate Court 405 (2022 APPEAL 405) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...ME And BRUCE CUTFORTH AND COLLEEN BERMINGHAM-BROWN AS TRUSTEES OF THE OMAPERE TARAIRE E AND RANGIHAMAMA X3A AHU WHENUA TRUST Ngā Kaiurupare Pīra Respondents Nohoanga: Hearing On the papers Kooti: Court Chief Judge Isaac (Presiding) Judge Coxhead Judge Mullins Kanohi kitea: Appearances K Dixon for Appellant J Burley for Respondents Whakataunga: Judgment date 31 October 2022 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā TE KOOTI HĀNGAI KI TE U...

10. 2021-03-19 ORC PC7 Transcript (to end of day 8) [pdf, 2.7 MB]

    ...Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 08 March 2021 held in Dunedin Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick Commissioner Bunting Commissioner Edmonds Appearances: P Maw and M Mehlhopt for Otago Regional Council D van Mierlo for Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates Limited Partnership L Phillips for Beef + Lamb New Zealand...