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1. Smith - Nuhaka 2A4A9Y2 (2023) 122 Tairāwhiti 192 (122 TRW MB 192) [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...2022. At that hearing, I reserved my decision. [12] Below is a table detailing owners’ support and opposition to Ms Smith’s application, and the shares each owner holds. The support and opposition recorded in this table is reflective of the responses of owners after the December 2022 hearing. Huia Brown, who had previously opposed Ms Smith’s application, also confirmed her support of Ms Smith to the Court at the December hearing. 122 Tairāwhiti MB 195 Current o...

2. MOJ0217.4E_OCT21_WEB.pdf [pdf, 353 KB]

   ...trustees or the beneficiaries. In terms of Regulation 3(h), any trustee removed by the MLC should not later be reappointed as a trustee for the same reservation (removal by the Court is a disciplinary matter). POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES Trustees are responsible for the administration of the Māori reservation and complying with the Regulations. Trustees of a reservation may: • authorise and/or issue permits of lawful activities on the reservation • apply to the MLC for directions about...

3. OIA-120631.pdf [pdf, 794 KB]

   ...‘convicted charges’ has been interpreted to mean ‘convicted finalised charges’. ‘Finalised charges’ means those that have been convicted and sentenced, and have an outcome recorded. Charges that are still active in court are not included. In response to your request, please refer to the attached tables: • Table 1: Number of convicted finalised charges for traffic offences, broken down by offence type, from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 • Table 2: Number of convi...

4. OIA-119252.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...first place, avoidance of retrials, shortening of length of trial, avoidance of appeal etc? If so, what are the results? On 5 March 2025, the Ministry contacted you to advise your request was granted, but further time was needed to get this response ready for you. I appreciate your patience while the Ministry worked to provide this information for you. S9(2)(a) S9(2)(a) Ir ~ "i MINISTRY OF -~,,iji~ Ju SI~t ~ S! In response to your request, I have addressed each of...

5. [2025] NZEmpC185 Lanigan v Fonterra Brands (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...replaced by the Maintenance Technicians Collective (Employment) Agreement between E tū and Fonterra at their Takinini plant which came into force on 1 March 2024. 6 The union pleaded that Fonterra’s requirement was for fingerprinting. Fonterra’s response was that it was requiring finger scanning. (b) there is no legal requirement imposed on the first plaintiffs to provide fingerprints or biometric information to the defendant or use fingerprinting/finger scanning; an...

6. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v Mason [2025] NZLCDT 19 (2 April 2025) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...by its disciplinary arms must always be treated seriously. Without respect and observance of the mechanisms to maintain professional standards, the system falls down. The consequence of failure to meet such actions or omissions with a significant response will reduce the level of public confidence in the legal profession. [8] On behalf of Ms Mason it was submitted that the correct description of these events is that this was a “busy and successful practitioner who attempted to, and...

7. LCRO 161/2023 OX v YA (19 September 2025) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...respondent, on behalf of Ms A, filed applications for: (a) orders under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976; (b) an interim spousal maintenance order under the Family Proceedings Act 1980; and (c) an application to reduce the time for filing a response to the interim spousal maintenance application under the Family Court Rules 2002. [4] The applications were supported by the affidavit evidence of Ms A. [5] The applicant disagreed with various aspects of Ms A’s affidavit evid...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Hong [2019] NZLCDT 28 [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...for files. 1 BoD pages 237 – 247. 6 [13] Mr Hong asked questions of Mr Strang. He put to Mr Strang that the regulations were only about records of the transactions. Mr Strang’s response was that provision of the files was a necessary part of verification of balances; obtaining proof of what was happening (e.g. the tracking of over drawings) and to gain a representative view of the modus operandi of the trust accou...

9. Trustees of the Rowallan Block XIII Secs 1 and 5 Ahu Whenua Trusts v Orbell - Rowallan Block XIII Secs 1 and 5 Ahu Whenua Trusts (2015) 28 Te Waipounamu MB 37 (28 TWP 37) [pdf, 358 KB]

   ...varied in any way, including whether or not additional trustees should be appointed. [41] The owners’ meeting was convened at the Māori Land Court in Hastings on 3 November 2011. Robert Willis and Andrew McPherson were nominated as additional responsible trustees. Mr Orbell then resigned and Catherine Marks was nominated as a responsible trustee later in the meeting. Another Orbell, David Orbell was appointed as an advisory trustee. The three current responsible trustees and a...

10. Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey [pdf, 774 KB]

    ...The section ‘What those not attending the conference thought’ (page 39) reports on the experiences of 29 victims who attended a pre-conference meeting but did not attend a restorative justice conference. The very small sample size and disparate responses of this group limits analysis of it. To avoid any misrepresentation of data, the raw numbers of pre- conference attendees (rather than percentages) have been used in this section. 10 Key measures This section reports...