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1. Recommendations recap - issue 4 [pdf, 832 KB]

   Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 July–30 September 2012 ISSUE 4 O F N E W Z E A L A N D CHIEF CORONER O F F I C E O F T H E http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/coroners-court/ Coronial Services of New Zealand Purongo O te Ao Kakarauri justice.govt.nz/coroners To request a copy of any full findings of cases contained in this edition, please contact our National Office. National Office coronial.information@justice.govt.nz

2. [2006] NZEmpC AC 52/06 Simpsons Farms Ltd v Aberhart [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...ARC13/06 AND GEOFFREY IAN ABERHART Defendant in ARC12/06 and Plaintiff in ARC13/06 Hearing: 26 and 27 July 2006 (Heard at Hamilton) Appearances: Simon Menzies and Andrea Twaddle, Counsel for Plaintiff Lou Yukich, Advocate for Defendant Judgment: 14 September 2006 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN Introduction [1] The issues for decision in this challenge and cross challenge by hearing de novo from the determination of the Employment Relations Authority findi...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 The alienation of Māori land in Rohe Potae [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Rangahaua Whanui Dis t r ic t 8 THE ALIENATION OF MAORI LAND IN THE ROHE POTAE (AOTEA BLOCK), 1840–1920 CATHY MARR December 1996 Working Paper : Firs t Release WA I T A N G I TR I B U N A L R A N G A H A U A W H A N U I S E R I E S Other Rangahaua Whanui reports District reports District 1: Auckland, R Daamen, P Hamer, and B Rigby District 7: The Volcanic Plateau, B J Bargh District 9: The Whanganui District, S Cross and B Bargh District 11a: Wairarapa, P Goldsmith Distr

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 2.5.77 Scoping report [pdf, 755 KB]

   1 WAITANGI TRIBUNAL Wai 2421 CONCERNING the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 AND an application for an urgent hearing by William James Taueki, Vivienne Therese Taueki, Sheryl Waho Stanford, Edward Karaitiana, Peggy Anne Gamble and Kay Kahumaori Pene DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL ON AN APPLICATION FOR URGENCY Introduction 1. On 28 November 2013, a statement of claim and an application for an urgent hearing was filed by William Jam

5. [2010] NZEmpC 67 Porteous v Chief Executive of the Department of Building & Housing [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND HOUSING Defendant Hearing: 17-20 August 2009 (4 days) (Heard at Wellington) Appearances: Michael Quigg and Tim Sissons, counsel for the plaintiff Les Taylor and Megan Richards, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 26 May 2010 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A A COUCH [1] Mr Porteous was employed in the Department of Building and Housing (the Department). In 2008, the branch of the Department in which he was employed was restructured. His po...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 152 The Salad Bowl Ltd v Howe-Thornley [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...AMBERLEIGH HOWE-THORNLEY Defendant Hearing: 11 July 2013 and by memoranda filed on 22 and 26 July 2013 (Heard at Nelson) Appearances: Bryan Forrest, advocate for plaintiff Kevin Murray and Shayne Boyce, advocates for defendant Judgment: 16 August 2013 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN [1] This case raises questions about trial work periods, payment for these, access to statutory grievance and wage recovery procedures, and touches on broader b...

7. [2016] NZEmpC 42 ITE v ALA [pdf, 233 KB]

   ITE v ALA NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 42 [15 April 2016] THERE IS AN ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES AND ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE PARTIES' IDENTITY. IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 42 EMPC 196/2015 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN ITE Plaintiff AND ALA Defendant EMPC 272/2015 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge

8. [2022] NZEmpC 5 VMR v Civil Aviation Authority [pdf, 519 KB]

   ...CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY Defendant Hearing: 17 December 2021 (Heard at Wellington via VMR) Appearances: S Grey and D Gilbert, counsel/advocate for the plaintiffs P A Caisley and S Worthy, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 24 January 2022 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] Until late September 2021, the four plaintiffs were aviation workers at Christchurch Airport. Their employment was terminated by their employer, the Civ...

9. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Statement of Intent 2013–2016 E.64 SOI (2013) http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Table of contents Introduction from the Minister of Justice 1 Introduction from the Chief Executive 2 Who we are 4 Our responsibilities 4 Sector leadership 5 What we want to achieve 7 Sector-wide goals 7 Ministry goals 9 Our performance framework 10 What we will do 11 Making communities safer 11 Maintaining the integrity and improving the responsiveness of the justice system 13 Maintaining the civ

10. Dr Donald Stevens QC’s second report on claim by Tyson Gregory Redman for Ex Gratia compensation [pdf, 8.5 MB]

    ...mental or emotional harm. The further sum is to be assessed so as to reflect the factors set out in paragraph 4 of the guidelines. This assessment is the second step of the process20 26. The way this step is to be approached is apparent from the judgment of Keane J in Akatere.21 His Honour described as 'accurate' the description of the second step set out in a letter written by the then Chief Legal Counsel of the Ministry of Justice.22 That letter read, in part: The seco...