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1. OIA-124456.pdf [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...ministerial responsibility, • section 9(2)(f)(iv) - to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials, and • section 9(2)(g)(i) - to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions. In withholding information under section 9 of the Act, I have considered the public interest and do not consider that it outweighs withholding the information at this time. I...

2. Barlow v Phillips - Rangitoto Tuhua 55B1B and other blocks (2012) 282 Aotea MB 75 (282 AOT 75) [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...of Manu Ariki, and that his wishes were always complied with. In other words he was the de facto governor of the reservation. As the trustees were also members of the Society their 282 Aotea MB 87 governance was subsumed by Mr Phillips through the Society. Nevertheless Mrs Muraahi argued that, at least when the reservation was first constituted Alex Phillips’ intentions were to establish trustees separately from the Society to perform their proper function, and as part o...

3. LCRO 106/2024 CQ v DN and RN (30 September 2025) [pdf, 364 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2025] NZLCRO 153 Ref: LCRO 106/2024 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN CQ Applicant AND DN and RN Respondents DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The app

4. Mokaraka - Waima C8 (2019) Chief Judge's MB 1137 (2019 CJ 1137) [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...Section 78A/67 vesting the lands: Pakanae 5A $64.00 Waima B4 $743.00 Waima C8 $7 167.00 In Nos 3 and 8 equally. 2019 Chief Judge’s MB 1140 Witness continues: The house on Waima C8 was built for my father in 1988. Financed through Housing Corporation. Family block and all consented to him building the house. COURT: (after perusing will) I would make 2 observations. First, the clause (3) in the Will “gifting” shares in Maori land is expressed “...

5. Stewart v Manu Ariki Marae Reservation Trust - Manu Ariki Maori Reservation (2021) 436 Aotea MB 209 (436 AOT 209) [pdf, 501 KB]

   436 Aotea MB 209 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O AOTEA In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District A20190004669 WĀHANGA Under Sections 67 and 240, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Manu Ariki Māori Reservation I WAENGA I A Between MARIE STEWART Te Kaitono Applicant ME And MANU ARIKI MARAE RESERVATION TRUST and TE KOTAHITANGA SOCIETY INCORPORATED Ngā Tangata Whaitake Interested Parti

6. Roberts - Te Touwai B19A1 (2015) 114 Taitokerau MB 131 (114 TTK 131) [pdf, 702 KB]

   ...issue of compensation payable. Nevertheless, it is instructive to set out the Court’s observations in this regard: 23 There are in our view broad principles of law that as a matter of public policy and interest land should not be made unusable through being deprived of suitable access. This was the view of Sir Robert Megarry V-C in Nickerson v Barraclough & Others (1979) 3 ALL E.R. 312 where, in refusing to treat an express term in a grant of land to exclude a right of way...

7. [2024] NZEmpC 127 Carrington Jade LP v Grant [pdf, 385 KB]

   ...went on to consider remedies. It outlined Ms Grant’s personal circumstances, finding she was a dignified and articulate woman in her mid-sixties who was proud of her work ethic. She had strong and close connections with the Karikari Peninsula through her Ngāti Kahu ancestry. In particular, she served as treasurer of the Karikari marae. The evidence satisfied the Authority that Ms Grant had experienced deep and prolonged suffering, mentally and physically, from a dismissal tha...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 92 Hally Labels Ltd v Powell [pdf, 426 KB]

   HALLY LABELS LIMITED v KEVIN POWELL NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2015] NZEmpC 92 [16 June 2015] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2015] NZEmpC 92 ARC 35/11 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN HALLY LABELS LIMITED Plaintiff AND KEVIN POWELL Defendant Hearing: 31 March-4 April 2014 2-12 February 2015 23-24 February 2015 Appearances: C T Patterson and A Halloran, counsel for plainti

9. 2017 Population report [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...offenders involved in truancy or suspensions may benefit from: • Functional Family Therapy (FFT), Multisystemic Therapy (MST), and other family-based interventions for teenagers. These are family-based interventions that attempt to improve the parents’ behavioural management skills, the general communication dynamics between family members, or both. Provision of family therapy in New Zealand depends on location. These services are typically provided by contracted organisations:

10. Hemi v Ritchie - Whaanga 1D1D Roadway (2025) 282 Waikato Maniapoto MB 9 (282 WMN 9) [pdf, 745 KB]

    ...specifically referenced the excessive force used to destroy the structures constructed to assist safe pedestrian access, and the level of animosity displayed in terms of the vandalism and graffiti on the G track.10 This behaviour has continued through to the present proceedings. [17] Judge Milroy granted the permanent injunction on the following terms: [77] There is an order pursuant to s 19(1)(a) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 that the trustees of the Hemi Whānau Trust, its rep...