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1. LCRO 95/2024 HC v RB (30 July 2025) [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...applicant filed her complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service (the LCS) the following week. What was the complaint? [37] The applicant’s complaint was, in summary, that: (a) the respondent acted unreasonably in his responses to her requests that he retire as trustee and her proposal for the Trusts to be amalgamated; (b) he was continuing to act unreasonably in declining to retire as trustee of the Estate; (c) his conduct constituted bullying; (d) h...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - Matua Rautia Report on the Kōhanga Reo claim [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 (3) The taskforce report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 (4) The Crown’s response to the ECE taskforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 (5) Policy development following the decision to grant urgency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 (6...

3. Singh v Singh and Scorpion Liquor (2006) Ltd [2016] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...or venue. She said that she does not have racist attitudes and strongly refuted any suggestion that she racially abused the plaintiff. [33] It was put to her under cross-examination that as the director and owner of the company, she had legal responsibility for the company’s actions. She said all responsibilities were given to Shane. She said Shane was responsible for employing the plaintiff without a written contract, for paying him and for keeping proper records. She said s...

4. LCRO Annual Report 2010 [pdf, 517 KB]

   ...and the LCRO expressed the view that the Complainant would have been aware that rates were payable, and that no rates demand had been received by him, and that if the Complainant had taken no step to enquire into the rates situation, he must assume responsibility for what followed. The LCRO could find no evidence to support the complaint of error or wrongful action on the part of the lawyer and there was no proper basis for the lawyer being answerable for the penalties that had accrued....

5. [2019] NZEnvC 110 Western Bay of Plenty District Council v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...item ONFL 5 - Te Ure Kati Kati (Matakana barrier arm) for inclusion in Schedule 3 - Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes in the Coastal Environment to the Proposed Regional Coastal Environment Plan is attached to this decision. B: Any response by any party to that proposed version must be filed and served by 5 July 2019. REASONS Introduction [1] In an interim decision dated 7 September 20171 the Court concluded: (a) that the whole of the sand barrier of Matakana Island...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 35 Radford v Chief of New Zealand Defence Force [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...considered that the agreement is governed by USA law and the proper place for the litigation is in Washington DC. Ms Radford disagreed and considered that New Zealand law applies and that she should be entitled to take action in New Zealand. [4] In response to Ms Radford’s proceedings the CDF has filed a protest to the jurisdiction of the Employment Relations Authority and subsequently the Court. The determination [5] Arising from the CDF’s protest an application was made f...

7. Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 Post Consultation Decisions [pdf, 993 KB]

   ...place. However it has been regarded as breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, contrary to good faith, inequitable and not a fair balance of recognition and protection of interests and therefore will not meet the government’s objective. 23 The public response to the 2004 Act demonstrates that most people do not support it. In 2004, approximately 94% of 3,946 submissions made to the Select Committee opposed the then Foreshore and Seabed Bill 2003. Of the 358 submitters to the Ministerial...

8. Appendix-10_Michael-Thompson_s87F-Report_Water-Take-and-Allocation_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 893 KB]

   ...Freshwater Ecology (Dr Alex James) (iv) Accommodation Works Sheet 18, and; (v) Appendix 5 Proposed conditions (including refinements submitted on 23 March 2023); (b) Waka Kotahi (December 2022). Ōtaki to north of Levin Highway Project – Response to request for additional information pursuant to section 92 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the “Section 92 Response”). (c) McConchie J (2023). Effect of proposed abstraction of construction water from Waitohu Stream. M...

9. 22.-Evidence-of-Mr-Andrew-Curtis-Air-Quality.PDF [PDF, 1.6 MB]

   ...effects. 49. In this case, while Waka Kotahi has developed a concept design for Ō2NL, the detailed design and construction methodology will be developed by the contractors who are engaged to construct the project. Part of the contractor’s responsibility will be the development of a CAQMP which will be consistent with requirements of the resource consents and Schedule 2 of the conditions, which identifies what must be included in the CAQMP. 50. The other important aspect of...

10. NZCVS 2024 Cycle 7 Perception of Safety [xlsx, 101 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...