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1. Proactive release - Improving the justice response to victims of sexual violence [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...recommendation in the 2015 Report, the Ministry of Justice has developed an online guide to help victims and their families better understand the criminal justice process. The online guide, launched in December 2018, explains how sexual violence offences are investigated and prosecuted and the victim’s role in that process. It provides information about the trial, and sentencing process if the defendant is found guilty. It also includes information on how to report an offence to Police,...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 71 Stormont v Peddle Thorp Aitken Ltd [pdf, 497 KB]

   CATHERINE STORMONT v PEDDLE THORP AITKEN LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2017] NZEmpC 71 [6 June 2017] ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE NON-PUBLICATION ORDERS REFERRED TO AT [129] OF THIS JUDGMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2017] NZEmpC 71 EMPC 48/2016 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN CATHERINE STORMONT Plaintiff AND PEDDLE THORP AITKEN LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 18-26 Octo

3. [2019] NZEmpC 99 Fernandez v Rappongi Excursions Ltd t/a Denny’s Restaurants [pdf, 440 KB]

   ...Rappongi dated 15 April 2005. The particularly relevant portions of that letter are as follows: 15 April 2005 Cleitist Fernandez Denny’s New Zealand 27 Aviemore Drive Highland Park Auckland By Email: Fernandez@dennys.co.nz PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Dear Cleitist Re: Denny's Company Restructure As you know, Jay and George have decided to restructure their business so that all land and buildings remain with Rappongi Excursions Limited ("REL&quo...

4. LCRO 201/2021 DK obo The LK Estate v BY and FM (31 July 2023) [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader t...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 051 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 051 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN ARATIATIA LIVESTOCK LIMITED (ENV-2018-CHC-29) (and all other appellants listed in the Schedule attached) Appellants AND SOUTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick Deputy Environment Commissioner R M Du

6. MacGregor v Craig [2016] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...agreed to at a dispute resolution meeting. [19] The significance of the dispute resolution process as presently found in the Act cannot be overemphasised. The Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 required the Human Rights Commission to replace the formal investigation of complaints of unlawful discrimination and the issuing of opinions with facilitation of their resolution in the most efficient, informal and cost- effective manner possible. [20] The account of these changes in Sylvia Bell...

7. LCRO 95/2024 HC v RB (30 July 2025) [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader t...

8. Teina Pora compensation claim innocence report [pdf, 9 MB]

   REPORT FOR MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON COMPENSATION CLAIM BY TEINA ANTHONY PORA BY HON RODNEY HANSEN CNZM QC TABLE OF CONTENTS (1) INTRODUCTION ............................................................... " ....................................... 5 (2) A SHORT HISTORY .............................. ..... .......... .. .............. , ....................................... 7 (3) APPROACH TO APPLICATION ............................................ , ..........................

9. FFNZ - EiC - K L Reilly (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...with Council on 22 March 2019 to both discuss Council’s intentions and to set his own expectations. 50. On 16 May 2019, the Minister for the Environment formally intervened in Otago planning matters through the initiation of a Section 24A Investigation into the Freshwater Management and Allocation Functions at ORC. The Minister’s appointee was Honorary Professor Peter Skelton CNZM, and his report and recommendations22 (the Skelton Report) were delivered to the Minister on 1...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 024 Panuku Developments Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

    ...pensioner village whereby Council sells the individual units to eligible parties (pensioners) and then buys them back when the pensioners move on to other premises. The ability to buy these units back are secured by a covenant signed by the "private" owners and a caveat registered against the property. The purchase price for the units are approximately 50% of market value as Council only owns a half share of the underlying fee simple of the cross lease units. The above does not...