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1. [2019] NZEnvC 136 Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND AND AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC \Ob of the Resource Management Act 1991 of three appeals under clause 14 of Schedule 1 to the Act FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2017-AKL-146) CNI IWI LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED (ENV-2017-AKL-148) MAORI TRUSTEE (ENV-2017-AKL-149) Appellants BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent ROTORUA DISTRICT COUNCI

2. Appendix-4-Additional-submissions.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...staff that are not mentally or physically equipped will be under pressure from employers to respond physically … which is just dangerous. Staff who are often on a low wages should never be put in that position. They do not normally have the judgement to decide when to remove themselves from the situation or to intervene.” “Rogue” members of the security industry are not uncommon, and businesses must be protected from inappropriate action. Even good quality guards may fin...

3. Final-Technical-Assessment-K-Freshwater-Ecology-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF applications for resource consents and notices of requirement in relation to the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project BY WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY Applicant ŌTAKI TO NORTH OF LEVIN HIGHWAY PROJECT TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT K: FRESHWATER ECOLOGY Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................

4. Chee v Stareast Investment Ltd [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...decision of the Privy Council in Lee v Lee’s Air Farming Ltd.” [58] The principles in Trevor Ivory were reaffirmed in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Body Corporate 202254 & Ors v Taylor (Siena Villas)18 where William Young P in his judgment delivered on behalf of himself and Arnold J, extensively reviewed Trevor Ivory and the decision of the House of Lords in Williams. [59] William Young P carefully examined the evidence relating to Trevor Ivory Limited. At...

5. Mota v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed cover decision) [2025] NZACC 47 (20 March 2025) [pdf, 342 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2025] NZACC 047 ACR 223/24 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN DANILO MOTA Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 13 February 2025 Heard at: Wellington/Te Whanganui-A-Tara Appearances: Mr Forster for the Appellant Ms Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 2

6. Evaluation of Parenting Through Separation programme [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...and return prepaid envelope. The survey (Appendix 4) asked for basic information on the provider organisation, the area covered, the source of referrals, the courses run, facilitators’ training and experience, assessment of programme materials, judgement of programme effectiveness and suggestions for the future development of the programme. Those providers who had not run a course were asked to only complete relevant sections of the survey, including a question on why they had not b...

7. Process evaluation of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...Children’s programmes 102 10.4 Summary 103 11. Other issues 105 11.1 Views on the Act 105 11.2 Safety issues 108 11.3 Training 110 11.4 Paperwork 111 11.5 Role of court staff 112 11.6 Interagency roles and relationships 112 11.7 Costs 113 11.8 Judgements 114 11.9 Summary 114 12. Examples of good practice 115 12.1 Conditions supporting good practice 115 12.2 Examples of good practice 115 12.3 Summary 120 13. Discussion 121 13.1 Views on the Act 121 13.2 Access to the provisions of...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 207 Waterfall Park Developments Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...RMA). [23] Annexure 1 addresses the RMA statutory framework (and related legal principles). This Annexure also sets out those PDP objectives and policies and other provisions we find to significantly frame and give direction to the evaluative judgments we make in determining the outcome of the appeal. We do not set out provisions of higher order RMA regional and national policy instruments as we are satisfied the PDP provisions we discuss give effect to those instruments on all...

9. LCRO 136/2017 RAI and SEM v EYR, IPA and DYN (26 November 2018) [pdf, 333 KB]

   LCRO 136/2017 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [City] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN RAI and SEM Applicant AND EYR, IPA and DYN Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Ms RAI and Mr SEM (the applicants) have applied for a review of a decision by th

10. [2019] NZEnvC 173 Summerset Villages (St Johns) Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 9 MB]

    ...extent subjective and must take into account the anticipated changes that will occur within the MHS zones adjacent to the site. This was the evidential focus of this appeal. As such, the outcome is a matter of evaluation rather than law and the judgment of the Court takes into account the expert opinions of the witnesses. [21] The experts for the Council, Ms Woodhead, Ms Liu and Mr Brown, were of the view that the bulk and height still went too far, particularly in respect of this n...