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1. [2021] NZACC 194 - Hooker v ACC (2 December 2021) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...NEVILLE HOOKER Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 26 November 2021 Held at: Rotorua/Rotorua-Nui-A-Kahumatamomoe Appearances: A Carlyle for the appellant F Becroft for the respondent Judgment: 2 December 2021 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for weekly compensation - s 103(2), Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 16 November 2020....

2. Stryder v Accident Compensation Corporation (Interest on backdated weekly compensation) [2024] NZACC 124 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 11 July 2024 Held at: Christchurch/Ōtautahi Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented I Hunt for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 24 July 2024 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for interest on backdated weekly compensation - s 114(1), Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a...

3. Peta v Hemara - Succession to Henry Peta [2023] Chief Judge's MB 731 (2023 CJ 731) [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...And ROSITA SHARON HEMARA Te kaiurupare Respondent Nohoanga: Hearing 2 June 2021, 2021 Chief Judge’s MB 788-804 (Heard at Rotorua via Zoom) Kanohi kitea: Appearances T A Thompson for Respondent Whakataunga: Judgment date 10 November 2023 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA C L FOX Judgment of Chief Judge C L Fox Copies to: T A Thompson, Ranfurly Chambers Ltd, 143 Great South Road, Greenlane, Auckland 105...

4. Heagney v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2025] NZACC 120 (28 July 2025) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 22 July 2025 Held at: Wellington by AVL Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented J Maslin-Caradus for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 28 July 2025 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for weekly compensation - s 15; Schedule 1, Clauses 30-32, Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of...

5. Proactive-Release-Prisoner-Voting_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Government considered the current 3-year disqualification justified as it enhanced the criminal sanction for serious offending and enhanced civil responsibility and respect for the rule of law for those convicted of serious criminal offending.6 40. In line with international human rights jurisprudence, there has been a trend towards easing restrictions on prisoner voting internationally. In Europe, most countries have no or partial prohibitions on prisoner voting; only the United King...

6. NZLS Predictions in an Uncertain World [pdf, 957 KB]

   Judge Jackson  Predictions in an Uncertain World – assessing effects under the Resource Management Act 1991 1 PREDICTIONS IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD – ASSESSING EFFECTS UNDER THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 Environment Judge Jon Jackson1 Christchurch A paper for the New Zealand Law Society Continuing Legal Education Programme – Jon Jackson2 (20/10/2016) 1. Introduction 1.1 The aims of this paper [1] The RMA is about the future. This paper is about how we go about

7. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 A128 Scoping report [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...described themselves and their interests, how rights (and issues of ownership) were defined and the implications and effects of the involvement of Crown officials and other key agents on how the case was presented and ultimately, decided. The court judgements also should be described and assessed. They were controversial at the time and largely rejected by the peoples of the heke whose claims were based to some degree at least in “conquest” and 19 wider regional dominion, and...

8. Matchitt v Butler - Matangareka 3B (2018) 189 Waiariki MB 74 (189 WAR 74) [pdf, 673 KB]

   ...Waiariki MB 76 Introduction [1] This judgment addresses the outstanding matters raised in the applications for injunction and review filed by Edward Matchitt in relation to the Matangareka 3B Ahu Whenua Trust. [2] I have issued two previous judgments regarding these applications.1 In my previous judgments I found that the trustees paid themselves fees and an honorarium in breach of their duties, and failed to properly manage conflicts of interests in awarding forestry contr...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 225 Davis v Idea Services Ltd [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...16 July 2020 (and on further submissions received on 31 July and 17 and 31 August 2020) Appearances: S Meikle until 16 July 2020; thereafter P Cranney, counsel for plaintiff G Ballara and S Radcliffe, counsel for defendant Judgment: 11 December 2020 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] Ms Leanne Davis claims her employer, IDEA Services Ltd (ISL) failed to comply with its health and safety obligations, as owed to her with regard to a...

10. Retemeyer v Loloa - Estate of Tahuaka Waipouri (2016) 129 Taitokerau MB 288 (129 TTK 288) [pdf, 363 KB]

    129 Taitokerau MB 288 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20130006264 UNDER Sections 108, 113, 115, 118 and 242 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF an application by Buster Retemeyer also known as Buster Waipouri for succession to Tahuaka Waipouri also known as Tahuaka Ngakete BETWEEN BUSTER RETEMEYER Applicant AND CHRISTINE LOLOA Respondent Hearing: 29 September 2014, 93 Taitokerau MB 1