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   ...Implementation Review - Improving the Legal Aid Provider Experience – Survey reminder 15/12/2022 - Thank you to those who have already completed the survey on the changes to the legal aid provider contract and application process made in August 2020 – the responses received so far have been very useful. The survey is available here: https://consultations.justice.govt.nz/nsd/9fceca5d If you gained a new approval after August 2020 and wish to provide your feedback, please make sure you compl...

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2. [2022] NZEnvC 265 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...methodology used by Dr Snelder for the following reasons: (a) the approach has the advantage of comprehensiveness and consistency;53 (b) the robustness of the modelling is unchallenged; (c) the model predicts the macroalgal and phytoplankton response to total nitrogen and total phosphorus inputs; (d) while Dr Snelder does not determine the primary indicator of eutrophication, this does not necessarily detract from his work. That is because under Plew et al. (2020) predictions...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 61 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...order to reduce reoffending and believed that some aspects of the assessment tools were ground-breaking. Nevertheless, it believed that the ‘MaCRNs’ (Mäori Culture-Related Needs) tool, which focused on Mäori offenders’ cultural responsiveness, required more testing and independent evaluation. The Tribunal also identified Treaty breaches in the way that the department had developed that tool without consulting Mäori communities, and in its monitoring of the tool�...

4. Mairs v The Real Estates Agents Authority (CAC 413) NZREADT 9 [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...out verbatim: text message at 10:30 AM from Mr Mairs to Mr Anderson: The parents are here. Wt do I say Do I just grab my stuff and run I’m in the bathroom hiding Do you reckon I could say I know the owners or something. Or run? The response from Mr Anderson was: What are you talking about? What property Mr Mairs then texted in reply: Yeah you don’t want to tell them I was just getting changed before I show a client through Mr Anderson replied: Are you fuckin...

5. [2017] NZEmpC 150 Prasad v LSG Sky Chefs Ltd [pdf, 492 KB]

   ...Solutions. During her time with LSG Ms Tulai was paid a sum equivalent to the minimum wage. Mr Prasad was paid slightly more. [7] The labour hire arrangement evidently suited LSG. It meant that the company was not troubled by the usual responsibilities and liabilities associated with an employment relationship. As the contemporaneous documentation reflects, another identified spin-off benefit was that Solutions workers would be able to work through any strike action by...

6. [2019] NZEmpC 187 Byrne v The New Zealand Transport Agency [pdf, 411 KB]

   ...forward”. Mediation would not be about addressing the substance of the allegations but would explore acceptable processes for addressing the issues. For the purposes of the intended mediation, staff members were asked to provide an initial response to the allegations. Before the Court were the responses given by Ms Hori-Hoult and Mr B. [16] In the course of these developments, Mrs Byrne became increasingly upset and anxious about the work-related issues. She commenced counselli...

7. [2019] NZEmpC 113 Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Ltd v Scott [pdf, 576 KB]

   ...of Mr Scott’s role was therefore proposed, with a reallocation of the remaining work to staff outside of Auckland. A meeting for feedback on the proposal was proposed for 21 December 2018. [31] On that day, Mr Scott provided a preliminary response questioning the apparent assumptions which underlay the proposal. He noted he had not seen or analysed the data Genesys had used to forecast future growth in the Auckland and Wellington Enterprise market, and said that what...

8. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Edward Ellison dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 692 KB]

   ...activities have a direct consequence on the rivers and lakes and also on the coastal environment. Land must be managed with this in mind. 11 Rakatirataka and kaitiakitaka 35 Under tikaka Māori,4 whakapapa relationships afford rights and responsibilities to Kāi Tahu as expressed through the exercise of their mana and rakatirataka and actioned in the world of te taiao through the practice of kaitiakitaka. 36 Rakatirataka refers to the action of those with recognised mana...

9. NZCVS 2023 Cycle 6 Perceptions of safety [xlsx, 99 KB]

   ...other hand, when the confidence intervals of two estimates do overlap, the difference between the estimates is described as not statistically significant. This is a more conservative approach than a formal statistical test. Don't know/refusal responses Residual response categories such as "don't know" and "don't wish to answer" are generally excluded from analysis. This is generally the case for analysis of victimisation and rates of reporting victimisations...

10. [2024] NZEmpC 127 Carrington Jade LP v Grant [pdf, 385 KB]

    ...incorrect. I also note that Ms Waters countersigned Ms Grant’s timesheet for the period 11–14 May 2022, summarising her hours as being 13.75 for houses, 12 for villas and 1.75 for a winery. This evidence tends to confirm a range of housekeeping responsibilities, and not only in respect of Carrington houses. [126] Returning to the chronology of mid-May 2022, what is significant is that, while at first Mr Tan told Ms Waters and a payroll staff member that Ms Grant’s pay should...