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1. Joint Witness Statement - Traffic and Transport 26 July 2018 [pdf, 639 KB]

   ...there are existing processes and working groups that will enable satisfactory coordination of the Events and other construction activities, such as the City Centre Network Operations Weekly Temporary Traffic Management meeting. Auckland Transport is responsible for approving all temporary traffic management and will be part of the Inter-Agency Steering Group responsible for managing and delivering the Event. Mr L D Hills OJr!yv/JV Mr J D Parla ~ Mr J A Phillips Mr M B Tse...

2. Bell v Shadforth [2018] NZIACDT 1 [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...misled by the information on Ms Shadforth’s website and suffered adverse consequences, compensation ought to be considered in the context of what happened to those particular persons. I am satisfied that it would be a proportionate and appropriate response to take no further action beyond recognising that the complaint has been upheld. The most serious element of the complaint is the altered quote published on the website; I have already discussed why I do not consider this findin...

3. MVDT Annual Report 2012-2013 (Auckland) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...agreed to lease from Rent 2 Buy Cars Limited a 1993 Honda Accord for 130 weeks at a weekly rental of $93.50. The lease recorded the vehicle’s odometer at the commencement of the lease term as 245,343kms. Under the terms of the lease Ms Crosby was responsible for all repairs and maintenance and the insurance of the vehicle which remained in the ownership of Rent 2 Buy until the end of the lease term. Ms Crosby was also required to sign a document headed “Customer Confirmation of Unde...

4. CB v DS LCRO 61/2017 [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...independent opinion based on those materials. Analysis Did Ms DS have reasonable grounds for her belief that there was a truthful basis on which to register the notice of claim? [17] It is unfortunate that the Complaints Service did not obtain a response from Ms DS or her firm, because it is not possible to definitively state what Ms H’s instructions to Ms DS were in 2011. However, any instructions Ms DS did receive from Ms H would have been subject to privilege. That means th...

5. Mangatawa Papamoa Incorporation - Lot 1 Deposited Plan South Auckland 65413 and Part Mangatawa Block (2013) 52 Waikato Maniapoto MB (52 WMN 82) [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...authority to acquire the land for the purposes such as a road. I read s 183(6)(h), along with the other parts of s 183, with this common purpose. [34] The appointment of an agent as proposed by Mangatawa could be seen to relieve Mangatawa of the responsibility of contacting shareholders whose names are not known or whose addresses are not known or who are of unsettled estates, and shifting that responsibility to an agent, in this case the Māori Trustee. [35] There would still be an...

6. Napier v Registrar of Real Estate Agents Authority [2017] NZREADT 70 (27 Nov 2017) Ruling on prohibition of publication [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...an adverse finding against a licensee, and refers to the entity by whom the licensee is engaged, should similarly be prohibited. [f] Ms Cropp further submitted that any confusion between Mr Napier and his son should be mitigated by accurate and responsible reporting by publishers using their correct first names. Jurisdiction to prohibit publication [7] Section 108(1) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (“the Act”) provides (as relevant to the present issue) that if the Tribunal...

7. Family Court rewrite submission: Skylight Trust [pdf, 497 KB]

   ...is compulsory in order to go further in the court process). 2. Why registered participants have not attended the course Non-attendance of PTS is due to a range of issues. Difficulties in finding childcare, fitting the course in with other responsibilities (e.g. paid work), and unexpected events such as illness. Recently, one participant couldn’t leave her young baby as she was still breastfeeding – Skylight has offered a one-on-one course to this person. Others who have not a...

8. [2020] NZEnvC 135 Thi Lan Anh Tran trading as Hanoi Vietnam Cafe v City Rail Link Limited [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...separately and distinctly as a court of New Zealand. [12] While one of the judges of the Court is appointed under s 251(1) of the RMA to be the Chief Judge, that role is an administrative one as discussed further below. Each judge is individually responsible for their actions as a judge, including their role, with Environment Commissioners, in making decisions of the Court. When a judge (including the Chief Judge) retires, others continue (including whoever is appointed to be the n...

9. NTT v Gong [2019] NZIACDT 65 (12 September 2019) Sanctions [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...for herself and is now employed by Asia Pacific International Consulting Ltd, which enables her to avoid running her own business and to focus on providing professional advice. [15] Ms Gong addresses every item of the complaint and sets out her response in terms of upgrading the processes within the consultancy. She has learned a great deal from the complaint. Ms Gong notes that she has been a licensed adviser for nine years and has recently obtained a renewal of her licence. S...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 063 Ohau Protection Society Incorporated v Waitaki District Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

    ...interests and whether the case was arguable, raising serious and significant issues.32 The possibility of an award of costs is an important discipline to encourage participants in the proceedings - even those with public interest motives - to limit responsibly the exercise of their appeal rights. Careful judgment is required in deciding the scope of the challenge to be made.33 [17] The main reason for not making a defender of the public interest exempt from costs is to make them as...