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1. [2022] NZEnvC 025 Greater Wellington Regional Council v Adams [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KOTI-A-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA IN THE J\.!IATIER BETWEEN AND AND AND AND AND AND Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 25 of an application for enforcement orders under s 314 of the Resource Management Act 1991 GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL (ENV-2021-WLG-000019) Applicant STUART LEE ADAMS First Respondent QUALITY NZ HOMES LIMITED Second Respondent HENRY ADAMS LIMITED Third Respondent LIORAH CELESTE ATKINSO

2. [2021] NZEmpC 87 New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Assoc Inc v Secretary for Education [pdf, 497 KB]

   ...providing or facilitating the provisions of: (i) pro-rata non-contact time to all part-time secondary teachers in future; or (ii) commensurate compensation in lieu of this time for the work performed by part-time teachers. [31] The relief claimed was largely mirrored in the other two causes of action. The second cause of action, under the Government Service Equal Pay Act, was pleaded in the alternative. While relying on general pleadings about the similarities between...

3. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Combined_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 12 MB]

   Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release - Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill Date of issue: 06 August 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be re leased . Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public inte

4. [2017] NZEnvC 037 Wellington Fish Game Council v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...Management Act 1991 (RMA) for declarations that (in summary) in various respects the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council (the Council) has been failing to correctly apply statutory requirements and provisions of the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Policy Statement and Regional Plan (One Plan) which has been operative since December 2014. In particular, the Applicants seek declarations that the provisions relating to restricted discretionary activities under Rules 14.2 and 14.4 of Chapter...

5. NH v Singh LCRO 53/2013, 91/2013 and 115/2013 (27 August 2014) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...independent advice. [40] It became apparent in the course of the review hearing that Mr Singh’s earlier submissions had been misleading in important respects. [41] The day before the review hearing Mr Singh filed submissions and disclosed bank statements for QRS and EFG’s trust account which revealed his interest as a beneficiary of XYZ Trust, and XYZ’s role in funding QRS’s lending to Mr and Mrs NH. [42] The documents show that XYZ Trust paid $100,000 to QRS the day...

6. LCRO 145/2015 and 148/2015 YK v GS and GS v YK [pdf, 407 KB]

   ...decision. On receipt of that decision, Mr YK took issue, not with the Committee’s findings, but with a brief reference in the decision to a credibility issue considered by the Committee.9 Mr YK endeavoured to challenge the decision (or at least the statement to which he objected) not by seeking a review to the Office of the Legal Complaints Review Officer, but by filing a complaint against the lawyer members of the Standards Committee. That complaint was dismissed and that deci...

7. WISE - EiC - D MacTavish - Irrigation-Geohydrology (filed 9 Feb 2021) [pdf, 742 KB]

   ...to 3%, available water capacity of the soil more than doubled. I don’t know of any similar work in New Zealand, but cannot see why similar trends would not be found. Indeed, some farms that have adopted “regenerative” farming principles claim to be observing such benefits in their soils. 59. Where there is the potential to raise soil OM levels at scale, the impact on aspects such as runoff, recharge, baseflow and climate resilience could be profound. 6 Gui...

8. 02.-Evidence-of-Ms-Dianne-Rump-Muaupoko-Tribal-Authority64019775.1.PDF [PDF, 321 KB]

   ...Partnership to be developed and agreed by all Project Partners that takes into account ours and all views. (b) A refresh of the Project values and recommendations for how these can be implemented in practice; we asked for a collection of values statements to be developed and agreed by the Project Partners. (c) Recommendations for necessary Project controls to reduce unmanaged conflict, develop an issues approach and create a productive project work environment which acknowledged...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 108 Dromgool v Minister for Land Information [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   jBEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA AUCKLAND IN THE MATTER AND BElWEEN AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 108 of the Public Works Act 1981 (the Act) of an appeal under ss 23 and 24 of the Act S & D DROMGOOl (ENV-2017-AKl101) AD & J POULTON (ENV-2017-AKl102) NEWMAN FARMS LIMITED (ENV-2017-AKl-103) Objectors MINISTER FOR lAND INFORMATION Respondent Court: Judge JA Smith Commissioner ACE leijnen Commissioner 1M Buchanan Hearin

10. Herman, Wang, Howatt, Li, Thornhill, Gilchrist, Barnao, Watson v CAC10100 & Jackman [2012] NZREADT 60 [pdf, 105 KB]

    ...licensee. The Rules provide that licensees must ensure that they are open and honest with purchasers so that they are not misled in their decision to make an offer to purchase a property. There does not need to be any reliance by the purchaser on the statements (or lack of statements) by the agent and it is clear that a duty of utmost good faith is required from the agent.” Discussion [67] As indicated above, these appeals are fairly similar to appeals already considered by us....