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1. Jones v Registrar of REAA [2019] NZREADT 27 (28 June 2019) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...24 May 2019 was filed with Mr Eaton’s written submissions. Among other things, Mr Jones stated that Inland Revenue had charged his father with tax offences, and that his father’s affidavit, in which he stated that he was the only individual responsible for the companies’ failure to make payments to Inland Revenue, was being utilised for the prosecution. [12] Mr Jones also gave evidence and was cross-examined at the review hearing. He said that his father had pleaded guilty...

2. [2019] NZEmpC 129 A v N Ltd [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...point that A’s legal advisors intervened further. [33] In the letter which A’s lawyers then wrote to N Ltd on A’s behalf, A requested further time but also offered to have a test done by her own medical practitioner. Mr and Mrs C’s response to this was to set out the grounds they claimed led them to believe that A was working under the influence of drugs. They withheld the information they had received from J. They apparently abandoned the attempt to impose their own...

3. Rebecca Liv Stirnemann - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 699 KB]

   ...schools/balls/workups on which they were dependent (see below). Several studies describe a threshold in forage-fish (prey) abundance (often due to overfishing) below which seabirds experience c~nsistently reduced and more variable productivity (Cury 2011). This response was common to all seven ecosystems and 14 bird species examined within the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans (Cury 2011). 27. The impact is not merely restricted to the total abundance of prey but may also ext...

4. LCRO 23/2018 SB v ES (31 October 2019) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...defined in s 7(1)(a) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act).1 (f) Mr ES’ conduct fell short of the standard of competence and diligence expected of a reasonably competent lawyer. (g) Mr ES had failed to act competently. [11] In response to the complaint, counsel for Mr ES submitted that: (a) Mr ES’ file note of February 2008 indicates that there was no instruction provided to change the property ownership from tenants in common to joint tenants. (b) Considering t...

5. 2021-07-05 Nga Runanga - Closing Submissions [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...generation, which Ngā Rūnanga would not support. 8. It is appropriate at this point to acknowledge the role of ORC, which is to be commended. Given the difficult position that it was in and the complexity of issues before the Court, it has taken a responsible and thoughtful approach throughout. PROBLEM DEFINITION AND ACCEPTANCE 9. It is submitted that there are two limbs to the problem that PC7 is intended to resolve: a planning problem, and an environmental one. The limbs are ine...

6. Gender-Pay-Gap-Action-Plan-2021-website.pdf [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...is about women and men receiving the same pay for doing jobs that are different but are of equal value. It recognises that while on the surface two jobs may look very different to each other, they require the same or similar degrees of skills, responsibility, conditions, experience and effort.” – Te Kawa Mataaho, Public Service Commission At Te Tāhū o te Ture, there is currently one pay equity claim underway, the Administrative and Clerical Pay Equity Claim. On 31 October 20...

7. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v O'Connor [2023] NZLCDT 18 (8 May 2023) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...carefully weighed our consideration. We find an overpowering inference that Mr O’Connor obtained an EFTPOS card for Mr Coles’ account and used it on the occasions appearing in Schedule 2. We find that Mr O’Connor deliberately lied about his responsibility for these transactions. [30] In what respects has Mr O’Connor fallen short of proper practice in relation to Mr Coles? 10 • He failed to provide a Letter of Engagement at the outset, or at any stage ther...

8. NZCVS-Cycle-4-Core-Report-Section-2-About-this-report-fin.pdf [pdf, 394 KB]

   ...offences while the NZCVS in most cases counts only the major one, which is in line with Police practice. In addition, the NZCASS uses many more statistical imputations to assess the total number of offences while the NZCVS is mostly using the actual responses. Finally, the NZCVS is using different approaches to limit the influence of statistical outliers (capping), which is more aligned with international practice. 2. According to the NZCVS Cycle 4, 25% of offences were reported to...

9. [2021] NZACC 170 - Keys v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 371 KB]

   ...recent repetitive work of the wrist with twisting that has caused the problem for her. [30] Mr Faraj did not think that the appellant had any predisposing anatomical factors. [31] Work Aon also sought advice from Dr Burgess, medical advisor, in response to Mr Faraj’s letter. Dr Burgess said: Mr Faraj notes in his report that there is no evidence of degenerative changes. This point however appears to be refuted by the MRI Findings of chondral irregularity of the head of th...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 013 Duffy v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 1.9 MB]

    ...their delegate, in accordance with the amended provisions in the plan. [8] Other submissions sought removal of the GR1TZ overlay from a number of properties around the Cove, including the appeal site, in favour of a rural residential zone. In response, the Council decision retained the lower portion of the site within the underlying Rural Residential 2 zoning with no transitional overlay enabling release for residential use under a GRZ. [9] Accordingly, the decision was to reject...