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1. Immigration & Protection Tribunal Annual Report 2018-2019 [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...decisions of the Tribunal and a synopsis of every decision, for ease of reference. In previous court years, the Tribunal’s database has suffered significant problems, with the search engine failing to function properly and the Ministry lacking resources to cope with the uploading of the Tribunal’s decisions. 8 During the past court year, the uploading of Tribunal decisions with abstracts was significantly improved, through two measures. First, from January 2019, abstra...

2. INZ (Calder) v Tian [2019] NZIACDT 58 (27 August 2019) Sanctions [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...electronic information she provided contained all the relevant disclosable material and that there was little in the paper files that was relevant or disclosable. [32] The compliance task was in Ms Tian’s view major and beyond her immediate resources. She did not take advice at the time, nor did she then express her concerns. The impact on her of this aspect of the events had been traumatic. She came from a country with an authoritarian regime and the demands were seen by her...

3. ZQN Apartments TRI 2021-100-001 Procedural Order 9 [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...2, I joined the fourth respondent to this proceeding. [5] Leuschke Kahn Architects Limited, the fourth respondent, was engaged by Nigel Boland, developer for ZQN apartments, on a limited retainer to prepare architectural drawings and plans for resource consent and building consent purposes only. [6] The fourth respondent did prepare final drawings which Mr Boland used to apply for building consent from the first respondent. Mr Boland made the application for building consent...

4. [2021] NZEmpC 112 Wanaka Pharmacy Ltd v McKay [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...were really holidays. Did Ms McKay work while on holiday? [25] Ms McKay says she was a full-time salaried employee who worked well over 40 to 50 hours per week. She undertook a wide range of roles and responsibilities including: (a) human resources/recruiter (Wanaka Sun and Wanaka Pharmacy); (b) payroll (Wanaka Sun and Wanaka Pharmacy); (c) social media manager (Wanaka Sun and Wanaka Pharmacy); (d) rostering Staff (Wanaka Pharmacy); (e) website editor (Wanaka Sun);...

5. Aperahama v Anderson - Section 57 of the Ratana Pa [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 424 (2022 APPEAL 424) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...linked by whakapapa. Thus far, the area in which the court’s s 30 jurisdiction has most often been invoked is when questions have arisen as to the right group to represent the wider collective in Treaty settlement negotiations or matters under the Resource Management Act 1993.21 [41] Contextually, therefore, we see s 30 as a simple provision sitting within a range of statutory devices giving the Māori Land Court broad powers to assist. These provisions are designed to help Māori...

6. Legal-Aid-Projection-Report-2022.pdf [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...projection was developed using data for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2021. The later months of 2021 saw further restrictions and local and national COVID-19 lockdowns. In addition, a major protest outside Parliament saw significant diversion of Police resources, also leading to a drop in court inflow into the criminal jurisdiction. The 2022 projection has taken stock of these recent developments and delivers a refreshed view of future trends based on data to 30 June 2022. The 2021-...

7. 2023-10-10-Rebuttal-Evidence-of-A-Craig-Hydrology-and-Flooding.pdf [pdf, 17 MB]

   ...thaddeus.ryan@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64 4 044 620450 Fax 64 4 499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6011 ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA ENV-2023-WLG-000005 Under the Resource Management Act 1991 In the matter of the direct referral of applications for resource consent and notices of requirement under sections 87G and 198E of the Act for the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project By Waka Kotahi...

8. Decisions-about-special-patient-leave-and-change-of-legal-status.pdf [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   ...applications for change of status, and the reviews of condition, only a maximum of approximately 11 appeals to the Family Court would be expected per annum. This is unlikely to impact scheduling of court events and will be managed within current resourcing by the Family Court and Ministry of Justice. 41 . We have consulted with the Principal Family Court Judge, Judge Moran, on the establishment of a new Special Patient Review Tribunal and an appeals pathway to the Family Court. Judge Mo...

9. [2025] NZLVT 019 – Flath v Minister for Land Information (9 May 2025) [pdf, 505 KB]

   ...the claimants; yet 29.2 the claimants have failed to secure an order for compensation in excess of the advance payment made to them well over 8 years ago, on 6 December 2016. This is amplified by the Claimant in identifying the disparity of resources:20 The Claimants do not have the benefit of the Crown’s resources. They are modestly funded litigants whose compensation remains unresolved despite their land having been partially acquired by the Kapiti Expressway on 18 July 2013....

10. Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill [pdf, 218 KB]

    ...causes. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Coroners Court, which in 2023, was experiencing wait times of on average 1024 days to close an inquiry. Deliver more timely outcomes of family and whānau and ensure that coronial resource is directed to inquiries into sudden and unexplained deaths. This will support more timely delivery of outcomes for grieving family and whānau and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Coroners Court. 5. Enable a c...