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1. Youth Court - Signed, sealed – (but not yet fully) delivered [pdf, 817 KB]

   ...Māori, has not delivered as was envisaged. This is partly because some provisions in the Act that were designed specifically for the benefit of Māori (such as cultural reports, lay/cultural advocates for families, and the development of tribal resources to deal with young Māori) have been poorly utilised. Also, the over representation of young Māori in the youth justice system takes place in a much wider context of Māori disadvantage in most other socio-economic spheres. These...

2. [2007] NZEmpC WC 14A/07 CE of the Department of Corrections v Tawhiwhirangi [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...law I accept Miss Buckett’s submission that, in assessing generally whether the actions of an employer were fair and reasonable, relevant factors are the size of the workplace and the number of employees employed, the nature and quality of the resources available to the employer including access to specialist human resources advice, and any other statutory or public interest obligations on the employer. [12] In this case the following specific factors are relevant to the assessm...

3. [2012] NZEmpC 207 Hutton and Others v Provencocadamus Ltd (in receivership) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...engaged jointly by Provenco and Cadmus to act as integration manager, to assist the companies through the merger process. She was not involved with the Vantex side of the business. Ms Balchin is highly experienced in matters relating to human resources management and organisational change, having provided advice to a number of large organisations in relation to such issues over many years. Amongst other things, Ms Balchin was responsible for facilitating the process to redesign t...

4. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief Stephen Brown [pdf, 8.9 MB]

   31548730:629148 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("Act") AND IN THE MATTER of a Notice of Motion under section 87G of the Act requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf (ENV-2013-AKL-000174) STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF STEPHEN KENNETH BROWN (VISUAL / LANDSCAPE EFFECTS) ON BEHAL...

5. Notice of Motion Kristin School Charitable Trust [pdf, 802 KB]

   KMD-493647-11-238-1:kmd BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2021- AUCKLAND REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) AND IN THE MATTER of direct referral of an application under s 127 of the Act to cancel a condition of Resource Consent LUC80045488 BETWEEN KRISTIN SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Consent Authority...

6. Tribunal Guidelines [pdf, 674 KB]

   ...resolution (‘ADR’) as part of a tribunal’s process 30 Power to issue practice notes and make rules 30 Enforceability of judgments 30 Appeals, rehearings and reviews 31 Appeals 31 Rehearings 32 v Judicial review 32 Further resources 33 Appendix 1 34 CIVIL FEES REVIEW: POLICY FRAMEWORK 34 Is it appropriate to charge fees? 34 What is the cost to government of delivering the service? 34 How should fees be set? 34 Will access to justice be preserved? 34 Who...

7. 2020-12-07 Statement of Evidence of Richard Allibone on behalf of the ORC [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-2020-CHC-128 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) IN THE MATTER of the Water Permits Plan Change - Plan Change 7, being part of a proposal of national significance directed by the Minister for the Environment to be referred to the Environment Court under section 142(2)(b) of the RMA AND IN THE MATTER of an application under section 149T of the RMA...

8. National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2021] NZLCDT 21 (22 June 2021) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...McVeagh, Wellington branch. [2] The practitioner whose conduct is in issue is Mr James Gardner-Hopkins. At the time, he was a partner based at the Wellington office of Russell McVeagh, and the leader of its Environmental Planning and Natural Resources Team (the EPNR Team). The charges concern two social events in December 2015. [3] The first, was a Russell McVeagh Wellington Christmas party. All concerned understood that it was likely that those present would consume much alcoh...

9. 20240930-Sentencing-Reform-Proactive-Release-2nd-Tranche_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...Discount increment: Up to 25% A maximum of 25% aligns with current judicial decision-making and has been agreed to by Cabinet (CAB- 24-MIN-0203.02). A guilty plea at this point, the earliest stage of the scale, has the most value for saving court time, resources, and reducing inconvenience and distress to any victims and witnesses. First reasonable opportunity is used instead of a specific court event because: • the phrase better accommodates the time needed by prosecution for the ini...

10. [2007] NZEmpC AC 19/07 Cuttriss v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [pdf, 106 KB]

    ...issues which the pleadings properly before the Court had raised. I shall return to these matters later in this judgment. The facts [4] The plaintiff has been employed by the defendant and its predecessors NZ Forest Products Ltd and Elders Resources NZ since 29 September 1970. At the time of the hearing the plaintiff was 60 years old, having had a birthday on 20 August 2006. During the plaintiff’s employment the defendant and its predecessors had a retirement policy at the...