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1. [2018] NZEnvC 166 Queenstown Lakes District Council v Sunnyheights Limited [pdf, 8.1 MB]

   ...Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 20 12. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. 70 pp. McEwen M. 1987: Ecological districts and rcgions of New Zealand. New Zealalld Biological Resources Centre Publication No 5, Part 3. Dcpartment of Conservation, Wellington. Simpson N. and Lawrence R. 20 12: Significant natural area assessment - Crossh ill SNA A. Unpublished report. Prepared for Queenstown Lakes District Council....

2. BIM-Justice-July-2023_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...approximately 24 offenders living with their programme providers who could be impacted by this judgment. Corrections advises that requiring separate agencies to provide accommodation and rehabilitative programmes would create significant operational and resourcing difficulties in managing these offenders. Further, this would mean high risk individuals may need to move from their current accommodation, which Corrections considers untenable from a public safety point of view. 38. Correctio...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 173 Pact Group v Robinson [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...lockdown, the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic and its impact on a return to the workplace, was a relevant circumstance. Also relevant, as submitted, were Ms Robinson’s personal circumstances and her cultural needs. [23] The significant resources available to the company (management, financial, human resources and legal) are also relevant to an assessment of the ‘reasonable action’ mix.5 Put in a nutshell, higher standards can generally be expected of the notional fair...

4. Submissions Analysis of the Exposure Draft Amendment Bill for Phase 2 of the AML/CFT Reforms [pdf, 8 MB]

   ...Law Society) makes a substantive submission detailing their rationale for making the Law Society the supervisor of the legal profession. See their submission for further information. Other comments Two submitters note the importance of adequately resourcing supervisors to allow for effective supervision. One submitter feels that it is important to ensure that reporting entities are not unduly burdened by supervisory levies. The submitter states reporting entities should receive effe...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement: Second phase of reforms to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism regime [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...arrangements that are suspected of effecting a range of financially-motivated crime, including tax evasion, people, drugs and arms trafficking, fraud and corruption. This reduces New Zealand’s reputational capital and ties up scarce local investigative resource. 33. A high proportion of current suspicious transaction reports also relate to domestic trusts7 and companies, and this indicates that New Zealand criminals are known to be using these structures for illicit purposes. Criminal...

6. E67 Vaughan Smith - Planning - EIC - VHHL [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND ENV-2018-AKL-000078 UNDER the Resource Mangement Act 1991 IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant A N D AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF VAUGHAN SMITH ON BEHALF OF VIADUCT HARBOUR HO...

7. NZCVS Methodology Report Cycle 1 (2018) [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...findings 38 Changes after pre-pilot trial 39 Pilot study 39 Interviewers and training 40 Key findings 40 Changes after pilot 41 5. Fieldwork processes 42 Introduction 42 Fieldwork period 42 Issuing PSUs 42 Interviewers and training 42 Fieldwork resources 43 Interviewer resources 43 Respondent resources 44 Fieldwork procedures 45 Fieldwork management 45 Fieldwork progress, monitoring and reporting 46 Fieldwork quality assurance 46 Overview of fieldwork quality risks 46 Qualit...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - Initiation Consultation and Consent [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...interests that the Crown must balance with the Maori interest, ‘[p]rovided the Crown engages with Maori in a manner that reflects the importance of the Maori issues and authority involved’. 14 In practical terms, the Crown’s view is that its resources (including public service advice and finance) and its ‘predominate role in shaping the legislative agenda of the House’ make a Government Bill ‘a far better vehicle for legislation than a private member’s Bill or an indep...

9. He Hīnātore ki te Ao Māori: A glimpse into the Māori world [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...models and behaviours which Mäori could learn to apply in everyday life. • Mana and tapu are fundamental concepts that governed the infrastructure of traditional Mäori society. Mana and tapu are inherited from the käwai tïpuna and all natural resources within Te Ao Mäori possess mana and tapu to varying degrees. • Tapu acts as a corrective and coherent power within Mäori society. It acted in the same way as a legal system operated with a system of prohibitory controls, effect...

10. 2021-04-21 Transcript (up to end of day 19) [pdf, 3.4 MB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER OF The Resource Management Act 1991 AND Of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 12 April 2021 held in Cromwell Court: Environme...