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1. [2010] NZEmpC 120 Musa v Whanganui DHB & Anor [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...and 6 September 2010 (Heard at Whanganui) Appearances: Gerard Dewar, Counsel for Plaintiff Peter Churchman, Counsel for First Defendant appearing and represented by leave (on 4 and 5 August 2010) Michael Leggat, Counsel for Second Defendant Judgment: 10 September 2010 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN Nature of case [1] Should Clive Solomon be penalised for breaching the confidentiality of the settlement of Memo Musa’s personal grievance against the Whanganui Dist...

2. Employment Court

   ...swearing in of a witness.  This video, which includes captions, can be found here on the Information & Guidance/What Happens During a Hearing page on the Employment Court website.” From 1 July 2025 the Employment Court will begin publishing its judgments on the Judicial Decisions Online database (JDO). The Ministry of Justice maintains JDO, a searchable database of court judgments. We will also continue to publish our judgments on the Employment Court website. Initially, the JDO web...

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3. Environment Court annual report 2007 [pdf, 514 KB]

   ...Tauranga in August 2006. Conference topics included an address on Environmental compensation by Associate-Professor Emeritus Peter Skelton; an interactive session with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and a review of Superior Court judgements. 2.3 National and International Presentations In September 2006, Principal Environment Judge Bollard and Environment Judge Thompson presented addresses at the Australasian Conference of Planning and Environment Courts and Trib...

4. Miller-Hard v Stewart [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...settlement conference in December 2002, the Owners successfully applied to the Court to have the proceedings transferred to adjudication under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 (“WHRS Act”). This was confirmed in the reserve judgment of Judge P S Rollo on 14 March 2003. 1.6 The Owners made an application to the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (“WHRS”), and their claim was deemed to be an eligible claim under the WHRS Act. The Owners then filed...

5. [2014] NZEmpC 186 Phillips v Croft Pole Distributors Ltd [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED Defendant Hearing: By plaintiff's memorandum filed on 15 August 2014 and affidavit filed on 26 September 2014 Appearances: G Bennett, advocate for plaintiff M Broadbelt, advocate for defendant Judgment: 26 September 2014 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN [1] Donald Phillips’s challenge to the determination of the Employment Relations Authority on 18 September 2013 dismissing his claims, 1 was filed by his...

6. [2022] NZACC 36 - Soulsby v ACC (11 March 2022) [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN ANDRE SOULSBY Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: On the papers Appearances: Mr J Robinson, advocate for the appellant Ms F Becroft for the respondent Judgment: 11 March 2022 ____________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT AS TO COSTS OF JUDGE C J McGUIRE ____________________________________________________________________ [1] This is a judgme...

7. Pirikahu v Hohaia - Awanui Haparapara No 1 (2021) 253 Waiariki MB 112 (253 WAR 112) [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...Te Tangata Whaitake Interested party Nohoanga: Hearings 9 December 2020, 245 Waiariki MB 151-156 (Heard at Whakatāne) Kanohi kitea: Appearances P Marshall for Applicant A Redman for the Interested Party Whakataunga: Judgment date 5 May 2021 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ L R HARVEY Judgment of Judge L R Harvey Copies to: P Marshall, Robinson Law Limited, 76 The Strand, Whakatāne, pete@rl.co.nz A...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 179 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...Once the Tarras and Ardgour Races are closed , consents will be transferred from the LIL to individuals or companies listed within the tables, whose takes are provided for among the other consents. We will consider these separately later in the judgment if we are disposed to grant water permits as sought. 1.3 Introducing the proposed general conditions [19] When assessing LCG's proposal it is important to bear in mind that the proposal must be assessed subject to all the condit...

9. [2019] NZEnvC 059 Bunnings Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ..."... a coherent set of policies designed to achieve clear environmental outcomes". In passing we note this may also be a useful test for the drafters of a regional or district plan to ensure it does not degenerate into requiring broad overall judgments on everything. For purposes of the present application for resource consent the test is whether the policies are coherent and achieve clear environmental outcomes. [19] The Court of Appeal continued17: 16 17 18 If a...

10. Milne - Te Kainga O Takenui Whānau Trust (2015) 104 Taitokerau MB 28 (104 TTK 28) [pdf, 201 KB]

    ...Section 239, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Te Kainga O Takenui Whānau Trust BETWEEN ALEXANDER MILNE Applicant Hearing: 15 November 2013 18 February 2014 27 June 2014 (Heard at Kaikohe) Judgment: 29 May 2015 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE D J AMBLER 104 Taitokerau MB 29 Introduction [1] This decision addresses an application by Tiakina (Alexander) Milne to appoint replac...