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1. [2024] NZEnvC 232 Auckland Council v Eco Earth NZ Limited [pdf, 372 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 232 IN THE MATTER OF an application for an interim enforcement order under s 320 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) BETWEEN AUCKLAND COUNCIL (ENV-2024-AKL-127) Applicant AND ECO EARTH NZ LIMITED First Respondent AND NEW ZEALAND NEW OAK PROPRETY LIMITED Second Respondent AND GARETH PAUL WILLIAMS Third Respondent Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey sitt...

2. FINAL-2025-International-surrogacy-protocol.pdf [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...hearings. The protocol This protocol aims to provide a framework to secure legal parenthood for children born by surrogacy overseas, in a child focussed manner, and in a timely way. The updated protocol enables a streamlined use of technology and resources in international surrogacy cases in which the intended parents are planning to reside in New Zealand with the surrogate-born child. It will enable intended parents who meet the conditions outlined below to make an application to...

3. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Rates Rebate Amendment Bill [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...of superannuitants’ household spending than that of any other household group,5 who are likely to be younger. 17. For the above reasons, and in light of the fact that social security legislation necessarily requires the targeting of limited resources and the drawing of distinctions on prohibited grounds, we have concluded that any discrimination in the Bill is justified under s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act. Conclusion 18. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent...

4. [2025] NZEmpC 43 Happy Belly Production Limited v Dawson [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...in good faith; 2 Employment Relations Act 2000, s 180. 3 Duncan v Osborne Building Ltd (1992) 6 PRNZ 85 (CA) at 87. 4 Employment Court Regulations 2000, reg 64. 5 Grove v Archibald [1998] 2 ERNZ 125 (EmpC) at 128–129. 6 Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2020] NZCA 186, (2020) 25 PRNZ 341 at [19]. 7 Assured Financial Peace Ltd v Pais [2010] NZEmpC 50 at [5]; and Dymocks Franchise Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd v Bilgola Enterprises Ltd (1999) 13 PRNZ 48 (CA)....

5. [2025] NZLVT 10 - Donald v Hastings District Council (19 March 2025) [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...the claim to the High Court would minimise the number of potential appeal steps and overall timeframe involved in determining the dispute, therefore granting the application would be in the interests of justice and an efficient use of time and resources. 2 Defined to mean the High Court along with the additional members pursuant to s 2 of the LVPA. 3 Refer to s 16 of the LVPA, where in effect the Court would operate as if it were the Tribunal hearing the claim in the first inst...

6. 20241107-Treaty-Principles-Bill.pdf [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...principle of active protection recognised in the Lands case3, by which the Crown must take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to actively protect interests recognised in Article II of the Treaty, for example interests over land and other resources, and taonga. 16. The principle of active protection arises from Article II of the Treaty. Upon the enactment of this Bill, to the extent that the obligation of active protection is recognised as a treaty principle, it could not be reli...

7. Improving Access to Civil Justice

   ...released in December 2023. You can read the full strategy in both   English [PDF, 1.4 MB] and  Te Reo [PDF, 1.5 MB]. Wayfinding aims to: encourage a unified and coordinated approach to improving access to civil justice use the sector’s resources as strategically as possible, and provide clear signals to funders of access to justice mahi (government and non-government) about existing work, where the gaps are, and where co-ordination can be achieved. Wayfinding supports a unifi...

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8. Working group

   ...justice and excited about the impact Wayfinding for Civil Justice will have on access to justice across the board. Gabrielle O’Brien As part of the working group I hope to contribute some of the experience I have gained from my career as a human resources specialist, coach, facilitator and mediator and general manager in the professional services and charitable sector. My current role or “day job” is as the Chief Executive of Rural Women New Zealand, a for purpose organisation that work...

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9. Revictimisation-Policy-brief.pdf [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...which may extend to poly-victimisation. Interviewing poly-victims from past NZCVS cycles could provide insight into the circumstances at the time of their victimisation experiences and what agencies they seek help from, helping to optimally align resources with areas of need. Further analysis of NZCVS data could also explore what combinations of crime types poly-victims tend to experience and, by linking to other state-collected data, investigate whether psychological distress precedes or...

10. 6.1 Court information vs Ministry of Justice information

    ...relating to particular cases Information held by the Ministry of Justice in hard copy form, or on the Ministry’s data sets or databases, for the purpose of assisting with the management of court proceedings 4 Electronic records of hearings   Ministry of Justice information Item Category Description 1 Separate or collated administrative information and statistics taken primarily from case management systems to enable the ministry to efficiently budget, plan, and a...

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