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1. Watson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2024] NZACC 172 (30 October 2024) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...multilevel disc degeneration and annular tears are common findings of a person of Mr Watson’s age and are generally considered to be degenerative in nature. Epidemiological evidence does not support a work-related cause of his heavy work being responsible for the changes to the lumbar spine … the lumbar spine change would appear, therefore, to be most likely degenerative in nature. … The different diagnosis would be that the findings within the lumbar spine are degenerative...

2. [2025] NZEmpC 163 Singh v Chand [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...the whole or any part of the fine be paid to Mr Singh? [49] There is a discretion under s 140(7) of the Act for the Court to direct that the whole or any part of the fine may be paid to the employee concerned. [50] Mr Singh has had to bear the responsibility for making this application. His claim for costs, which will be dealt with shortly, has been taken into account. To order a payment of the whole of the penalty to Mr Singh would not properly reflect that orders of the Author...

3. [2017] NZEnvC 012 Envirofume v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   { " BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT Court: Hearing: Appearances: Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC 12 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act BETWEEN ENVIROFUME LIMITED (ENV-2016-AKL-000055) Appellant I Applicant AND BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge JA Smith Environment Commissioner SK Prime Environment Commissioner ACE Leijnen at Tauranga, 12-14 December 2016, including site visit HA

4. Appendices (Abortion Supervisory Committee) [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   Crimes Act 1961 Part 8 – Crimes Against The Person - Duties tending to the preservation of life - Homicide - Murder, manslaughter, etc. - Abortion - Assaults and injuries to the person - Female genital mutilation - Bigamy, feigned marriage - Abduction, kidnapping Abortion 182 Killing unborn child (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who causes the death of any child that has not become a human being in

5. Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...water quality and the exercise of kaitiakitanga increase the spiritual and physical wellbeing of iwi and their tribal and cultural identity Federated Farmers is also concerned that a consistent and effects based approach ought to be adopted in response to any use of land or land use change. Federated Farmers proposes that the activity status for land use change is changed to discretionary and considers that this would be a more appropriate way to provide for land use change of any land...

6. OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL NOE [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...Page & B Irving for Clutha District Council, Waitaki District Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Dunedin City Council and Central Otago District Council (the Territorial Authorities) n J Welsh for Trustpower Limited H Rennie for WISE Response Society Inc NOTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT TABLE OF CONTENTS RODERICK DONALD HENDERSON (AFFIRMED) ............................................................................... 60 QUESTIONS FROM THE...

7. Local Government (Customer Focus) Amendment Bill [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. The Bill amends the Local Government Act 2002 to require local authorities to promote a customer focus when delivering public services and performing regulatory functions, and to make chief executives responsible for ensuring that local authorities provide customer-focused delivery in these areas. 3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. Jeff Orr Chief Lega...

8. Te Tari Whakatau - Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana

   The Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana: Te Tari Whakatau (formerly the Office for Māori Crown Relations - Te Arawhiti) is focused on resolving historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements and supporting Takutai Moana determinations. Visit the website - Te Tari Whakatau

   Located in:

   1. Māori land

9. Teina Pora compensation claim innocence report [pdf, 9 MB]

   ...the Velodrome the previous Wednesday. Paula confirmed this in her statement. She said the bat was lying in the grass and had blood on it. She accused Teina of "killing the woman whose body had been found the previous week". She said his response was "I didn't kill her, my mates did .... I only rooted her". 26. Teina Pora was also spoken to on 6 April. He confirmed he had seen the baseball bat in a drain when he was with three others and that he had told Terr...

10. Hugh Grant Sayers - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 5 MB]

    ...very specific and detailed, and is appropriately dealt Wltli4.fr fower level regional planning documents rather than ihe RPS, Variation. 1 d-id Wit cover such detailed matters of planning 'implementation. ,Review of Operathtif,RfJgp t2J was responsible for the full review of the dpefative'RCEP;--:whli:h was d:irhph~ted·in April 2.012. TM.review looked at how well the RCEP is working and what changes itt:e ·needed to .address .:the current is$(.les fu.~irig in~- Bay of Pl...