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1. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...September 2017 once the issue had been identified. He explained the error. While Mr Greetham’s role in the misunderstanding is mentioned, the email letter does not appear to attempt to make Mr Greetham solely responsible. However, it seems that privately Mr Yates believed responsibility lay with Mr Greetham. He believed that if Mr Greetham had continued attending environmental health and safety seminars and networking events he would have been aware of the MHF Regulations. In...

2. Haydyn du Fresne v CAC 406, Watkins & Fitzsimons [2019] NZREADT 6 (11 Feb 2019) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...particular complaints. Undue pressure on the appellant to carry out repairs to the property prior to sale [12] In this part of her complaint, the appellant asserted that improper pressure had been brought to bear on her by Licensee 1. The investigator noted that the appellant confirmed that: Licensee one pressured the complainant into doing work around the property. [13] In the usual way, we will attempt to assess the quality of the evidence by comparing it to the contempor...

3. Te Manutukutuku Issue 30 [pdf, 8.9 MB]

   ...reserved land. They say final decisions are urgently needed "in order to bring certainty to a situation where uncertainty has been wreaking havoc in the lives of so many for so long." The report is the latest in a long line of reviews and investigations into Maori Re­ served Land. There have been at least nine major reviews or commission of en­ quily into Maori Reserved lands since 1878. While Maori Affairs Minister John Luxton hasn't yet said whether he will acce...

4. Supplementary-Analysis-Report-Incitement-of-Hatred-Amending-the-Human-Rights-Act-1993-to-include-ground-of-religious-belief.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...incitement provisions in the HRA. The Ministry review found that the scope of sections 61 and 131 is too narrow in their application only to colour, race, ethnic or national origins. 12. The Government also established the Royal Commission to investigate and report on what had happened and to make recommendations. The Royal Commission recommended that the criminal incitement provision be amended, including to refer to religious affiliation.3 The Government has committed to impro...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 193 Brial v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 5.3 MB]

   ...s224(c) certificate 13.� Prior�to�certification�pursuant�to�section�224(c)�of�the�Resource�Management�Act�1991,�the�consent� holder�shall�complete�the�following:� � a)� All�earthworks,�geotechnical�investigations�and�fill�certification�shall�be�carried�out�under�the� guidance� of� suitably� qualified� and� experienced� geotechnical� professional� as� described� in� Section�2�of�the�Queenstow...

6. 21.-Evidence-of-Mr-Michael-Smith-Noise-and-Vibration.PDF [PDF, 1.4 MB]

   ...included as they may, after construction, be sold and therefore remain part of the environment during operation of the Project when they will be subject to operational noise. Page 9 proposed designation corridor, but there are six which are privately owned and/or outside the proposed designation corridor. NZS 6806 considers that noise within Category A levels, which will be achieved at all other dwellings, allows for reasonable residential amenity and some protection from...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 248 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 6.9 MB]

   Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Waikato District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 248 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2022-AKL-051) TRANSPOWER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2022-AKL-074) Appellants AND WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Chief Enviro

8. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 1 [pdf, 451 KB]

   Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Report 1 Surveys of household burglary Part One (2002): Four Police Areas and national data compared Sue Triggs December 2005 2 Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Report 1: Surveys of Household Burglary part one (2002): Four Police Areas and national data compared, Dr Sue Triggs, Ministry of Justice, 2005. Report 2: Surveys of Household Burglary part two: F

9. [2007] NZEmpC WC 32A/07 Port of Napier Ltd v Maritime Union of NZ Inc [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...Act 2000 and which has only happened to a necessarily minimal extent recently and only then at the instigation of the Court. This dispute impresses me also as being a broader community issue rather than simply one between unions and a private sector employer. I note that PONL is owned by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. The unions, legitimately, seek to have the issues discussed more broadly in the community. It might not be too much to suggest that community intere...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Andersen [2012] NZLCDT 17 [pdf, 122 KB]

    ...details for what he thought was the practitioner’s trust account. Mr M was later advised by the Insolvency Service (after the practitioner was adjudicated bankrupt) that this new account was not in fact the practitioner’s trust account but a private account in another person’s name. A total of $1000.00 was paid to that account by Mr M, in two tranches: $900.00 on 17 March 2009 and $100 on 20 March 2009. Mr M received no invoices for this $1000 he paid, and is not aware of any...