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1. 04.-Evidence-of-Ms-Siobhan-Karaitiana-Muaupoko-Tribal-Authority.PDF [PDF, 656 KB]

   ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA ENV-2023-WLG-000005 Under the Resource Management Act 1991 In the matter of the direct referral of applications for resource consent and notices of requirement under sections 87G and 198E of the Act for the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project By Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF SIOBHAN ALANA KARAITIANA ON BEHALF OF MUAŪPOKO TRIBAL

2. Rankin v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of Cover Mental Injury) [2023] NZACC 96 [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...received cover for a sprain of her shoulder and upper arm. [5] On 13 April 2015, Ms Rankin sustained a lumbar sprain injury while lifting/ moving a spa pool at her place of work. [6] On 21 April 2015, Ms Rankin saw Dr Patrick Ney, GP. An injury claim form was lodged for a lumbar sprain, when “lifting heavy object”, and Ms Rankin was certified as unfit for 14 days from 20 April 2015. The Corporation granted Ms Rankin cover for her claimed injury. [7] On 24 April 2015, a lum...

3. Parlane v REAA Registrar [2013] NZREADT 94 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...declined to provide the file to Mrs R’s counsel; [ii] When a complaint was made to the Law Society, he declined to discharge the mortgage without Mrs R agreeing to withdraw the complaint and payment of various sums totalling $5,212.50, which he claimed was due for legal services (the total comprised of a $787.50 fee for preparing and attending to settlement, a $675 fee for preparation of a discharge of the mortgage, a $1462.50 fee for attending to other loan-related issues, and a sum...

4. Mitchell v Trustees of Pukeroa Oruwhata Trust - Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust (2003) 277 Rotorua MB 285 (277 ROT 285) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...of beneficiaries and approved by the Maori Land Court." Clause 3(b)(xix) has been raised in the review application. The particular phrase that has caused concern says Uto represent the beneficial owners of Ngati Whakaue where mandated on any claim before the Waitangi Tribunal or on any negotiations to settle such claims with the Crown. " Finally, clause 4 refers to the personal interests of Trustees and sets out the basic conflict rule. Minute Book: 277 ROT 291 Case Law A...

5. National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2022] NZLCDT 2 (13 January 2022) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...practitioner, that his client’s financial position is parlous and the inability to practise law will lead to his “financial ruin”. This notion is resisted by the Standards Committee who point to the relatively high living expenses per month claimed by Mr Gardner-Hopkins and his family. 10 However fraught such assessments might be in any event. 9 [42] At the hearing, the practitioner updated the Tribunal about his large debt to the Inland Revenue Department which he...

6. LCRO 58/2021 EW v YL (29 October 2021) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...she had lost her home. [21] Mrs EW requests that she be awarded further compensation in the sum of $25,000. [22] Mr YL, in responding to Mrs EW’s review application, submitted that: (a) His actions and omissions were not causative of the loss claimed; and (b) the Committee erred in its conclusion that Mr YL had failed to protect Mrs EW’s interests by ensuring that she could continue to reside in the home, as evidenced by the clause inserted into the sale and purchase agreeme...

7. Williams v Attorney-General [2024] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...are not accessed as of right.17 Any award under PA, s 88 must be an appropriate response to the circumstances. Damages for loss of benefit [71] Ms Williams seeks damages for loss of a benefit in an amount of $20,000. [72] Ms Williams’ statement of claim alleges that as a consequence of Corrections’ interference with her privacy, she was unable to prepare for a forthcoming parole hearing. [73] Ms Williams appeared for the first time before the Parole Board 2 April 2020. T...

8. LCRO 88/2022 GX v EJ (2 April 2024) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...covered by the complaint, Mr OM and Ms GX were the directors of [Company A] and they each owned 50 per cent of the shares. [10] Following their separation in 2020, Ms GX and Mr OM entered into a Relationship Property Agreement which settled all claims between them. [11] The terms of the agreement included:4 7. [Company A] 7.1 The parties agree in their personal capacities and as directors of [Company A] that on the Settlement Date: (a) GX will resign as a director of [Company A...

9. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Woodroffe [2025] NZLCDT 1 (7 January 2025) [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...Woodroffe was seeking information from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE).5 [7] Between December 2015 and February 2016, further instructions were given, and decisive requests were made of MNRE without helpful response. A Statement of Claim dated 20 July 2016 was filed in the Supreme Court of Samoa. The named Defendant was the Attorney General on behalf of the Minister of MNRE. The [Church] joined as a party because it had a lease on the land. A mediation c...

10. [2024] NZLVT 011 - Hamilton City Council v Shaw (15 April 2024) [pdf, 452 KB]

    ...the Council had given notice to the respondents under 1 Having been filed as an originating application pursuant to r 7 Land Valuation Tribunals Rules 1977. 2 Shaw v Hamilton City Council [2021] NZEnvC 175. 3 s79(1) of the PWA that, if no claim for compensation in respect of the taken land was made within the requisite period, it intended to make the application to the Tribunal to determine what amount of compensation shall be paid to the respondents. [6] At the time of the...