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1. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Application - Appendix B2 [pdf, 540 KB]

   Is Small Beautiful? Attitudes towards community- owned wind energy in Waitati Matthew Hoffman A dissertation in partial fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours in Environmental Management at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand November 2008 ABSTRACT With the increasing public resistance towards large-scale energy projects such as hydro dams and wind farms, decreasing energy security and a perceived need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, th

2. [2011] NZEmpC 64 Brake v Grace Team Accounting [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...condition of proceeding with her challenge. [2] Dealing with the challenge to objection to disclosure, the first question is the relevance of the disputed documents. This is determinable primarily by the pleadings and, in particular, the plaintiff’s statement of claim. A relevant summary of the plaintiff’s allegations is as follows. [3] Ms Brake says she was employed from August 2009 as a senior accountant to replace another member of GTAL’s staff who was going on maternit...

3. Wang v Registrar of the REAA [2015] NZREADT 52 [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...take it that the licence must have been cancelled as at 2 February 2015 rather than 2 February 2014 as stated in the Registrar’s letter. … The Chairperson’s Concern [5] Mr Wang’s application for review has got to the stage where, by consent and in terms of s.112(3), this matter has been referred to this Tribunal to deal with on the papers. Mr Wang did not wish to provide further evidence or argument. However, in the usual way, we have received most helpful submissions fro...

4. Murphy & Anor v CAC301 & Anor [2015] NZREADT 73 [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...much of one of our findings, namely, that a 12 February 2011 blocked telephone call, which we detailed in our substantive decision herein and was 4 referred to by the licensee in her evidence, did not occur. He particularly referred to our statement at paragraph [24] of that decision, namely: “We observe that the brief of evidence filed for the licensee on about 17 April 2015 seems to be the first time that there has been reference to such a blocked telephone call or that an...

5. [2014] NZEmpC 141 Hally Labels Ltd v Powell oral judgment [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...of hearing. This of course is all in addition to the time which was taken to hear the matter before Judge Travis to enable him to make his interim judgment. [3] At the commencement of the hearing on 31 March 2014, the plaintiff, by consent, was permitted to produce further documents despite having asserted in the period leading up to the hearing that no further relevant documents were in existence. Ms Stewart, counsel for the defendant, despite being given the opportuni...

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM local Christine Gisby [pdf, 102 KB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 (Act) requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish and operate a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf ENV-2013-AKL-000174 (DRAFT) STATEMENT OF LAY EVIDENCE OF CHRISTINE GISBY (PARKING CONGESTION AND TOURISM) ON BEHALF OF DIRECTION MATIATIA INCORPORATED AND OT...

7. CAC 20006 v Wallace [2013] NZREADT 81 [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...character test. Further Background [4] By way of further background we set out paras [74] to [81] of our decision of 4 June 2013 herein: [74] Mr Clancy submits that the defendant was seriously negligent in his real estate agency work in making his statement at the open home that the property had no issues with leaks. We agree. We note, of course, the defendant’s evidence that he has no recollection of making any such representation (that the property is clearly not a leaky home)...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 10 Graeme’s Service Centre v Stalker [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...judgment sum should be paid into a trust account administered by the Court or by the Authority. Unfortunately this did not happen which has compounded the subsequent problems. However, it does indicate that originally the defendant was prepared to consent to this course. [18] At para [4] above, I have set out the evidence provided by the defendant herself to the Authority, which indicates some impecuniosity. [19] No affidavit evidence has been filed on this point by the d...

9. CAC306 v Murphy & Anor [2015] NZREADT 88 [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...one event of unsatisfactory conduct on the part of Mr Murphy and suggests that we should formulate some guidance rules to assist the industry with regard to methamphetamine contamination of premises. 5 [17] We allowed Mr Murphy to make a statement to us with regard to penalty. We accept that he is very experienced in the real estate industry with no previous concerns and has been a leader and manager in the industry for about 19 years. Also he has a good record at training ot...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Tupou 2010 NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 144 KB]

    ...was filed in the Court (approximately 10 June 2008), did not receive this before telephoning the Court to inquire whether the backup mediation was to proceed. At that stage she discovered that the mediation conference had been vacated because a consent memorandum had been filed. She was somewhat taken aback by this having not seen any such memorandum or having been consulted by Mr Tupou, the practitioner for the opposing party. [6] The complainant contacted her client and it is he...