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1. Brunton v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 217 [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...[25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce 2 O’Neill v Accident Compensation Corporation [2008] NZACC 250. 10 judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . [23] In Gilmore,3 Dunningham J stated: [55] I accept that, for the purposes of leave, i...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 278 Hanan and Banco Trustees v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   HANAN & BANCO v QLDC – TOPIC 31 – McDONNELL ROAD – FINAL DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 278 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN E HANAN (ENV-2019-CHC-16) AND BANCO TRUSTEES, McCULLOCH TRUSTEES 2004 LIMITED AND OTHERS Appellants AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Envi...

3. [2023] NZEnvC 279 Trustees of Spruce Grove Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...TRUST & THE BOUNDARY TRUST v QLDC – STAGE 2, TOPIC 31, SUBTOPIC 4 GROUP 3 – MILLBROOK – DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 279 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act against decisions of the Queenstown Lakes District Council on Stage 2 of the Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan BETWEEN TRUSTEES OF SPRUCE G...

4. [2023] NZEnvC 140 Crown Investment Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 17 MB]

   CROWN INVESTMENTS TRUST v QLDC – TOPIC 31 CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 140 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN CROWN INVESTMENT TRUST (ENV-2019-CHC-66) Appellant AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Cham...

5. Feaver v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to High Court) [2024] NZACC 51 [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law … . [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . [29] In Gilmore,3 Dunningham J stated: [55] I accept that, for the purposes of leave,...

6. 2023-09-12-Evidence-of-Karen-Prouse-for-Prouse-Trust.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...Chambers Level 6, Huddart Parker Building 1 Post Office Square PO Box 117 Wellington 6011 T: 04 472 9026 ian.gordon@stoutstreet.co.nz BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON IN THE MATTER of a direct referral of applications for resource consents and notices of requirement under sections 87G and 198E of the Resource Management Act 1991 for the 02NL project By the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF KAREN PROUSE...

7. LCRO 17/2025 ZG v MY (16 April 2025) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...complaints are initially and usually finally adjudicated, do not have this power. [53] In my view, s 205 of the Act is intended to arm this Office with the summary ability to bar applications for review that lack merit, in order to focus what are limited resources on cases where there is an arguable case for the review application proceeding further. A vexatious complaint [54] A vexatious complaint can be described as one that lacks any grounds and is primarily intended to harass, an...

8. [2025] NZEmpC 274 Hussain v Auckland Transport [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...dismissal and permanent reinstatement, but they do not impress at this interim stage as strongly arguable cases. [66] In DQJ v The Commissioner of Inland Revenue, the Chief Judge noted that a large public sector organisation can be expected to have the resources to handle complexities surrounding reinstatement.6 Reinstatement to the payroll was granted in that case. While the same may be said about Auckland Transport, I find that the case is distinguishable. In that matter, the C...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 234 Gazeley v Oceania Group (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...needed in this judgment it will be supplied in the following paragraphs under separate headings. The inquiry and disciplinary meetings [20] Disciplinary meetings between Mrs Gazeley and her lawyer on the one hand, and Mr Hipkins and a Human Resource Manager, Ms Kate Hoyle, on the other, were conducted on 11 August 2011 and 13 September 2011. Ms Sharma, who was representing Mrs Gazeley, prepared lengthy letters for those meetings, which were clearly to provide the basis of Mrs G...

10. Smith v Waitakere City Council [pdf, 220 KB]

    ...completion of the construction of the dwellinghouse. MATERIAL FACTS [8] Distilling the situation as best I can, the relevant material facts are these:- [9] In or about May 1998, Mr Quinn applied to the Council for a building consent and resource consent to move an older dwelling which was on a site at 200 Old Titirangi Road, Titirangi and relocate and re-establish the dwelling on a property at 57A West Coast Road, Glen Eden, in accordance with the plans and specificat...