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1. [2020] NZEnvC 002 Echave v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 411 KB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 002 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act MANOLO ECHAVE (E NV-2018-AKL-00037 8) Appellant THAMES-COROMANDEL DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge M Harland sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Date of Decision: 15 January 2020 Date of Issue: 1 5 JAN 2020 DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 236 Strategic Property Advocacy Network (SPAN) v Auckland Council [pdf, 374 KB]

   ...BETWEEN AND Court: Judge M Harland Date of Decision: Date of Issue: 1 3 DEC 2018 Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 23 6 of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 and the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) of an appeal under s 156( 1) of the LGATPA STRATEGIC PROPERTY ADVOCACY NETWORK (SPAN) ENV-2017-AKL-000167 Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT [A] I decline to grant the consent order. [B] The appl...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 177 Connor-Kingi v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 278 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 177 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 against a decision on an application for consent for a 93 residential allotment subdivision of a property at Dip Road, Whangarei BETWEEN CONNOR-KINGI (ENV-2024-AKL-035) Appellant AND WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL AND NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondents AND ONOKE HEIGHTS LIMIT...

4. Te Amo v Nicholas - Te Whaiti-Nui-A-Toi (2023) 306 Waiariki MB 7 (306 WAR 7) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...Nicholas erected in the late 1980s.2 On 20 May 2020 it was determined that the dwellings were a part of the land and therefore owned by the trustees, subject to any equitable interest. Therefore, the injunctions were granted.3 [2] Mrs Nicholas then appealed the injunction decision to the Māori Appellate Court.4 The Māori Appellate Court held that Mrs Nicholas’ equitable ownership of the Whare did not carry a right of occupation, dismissing the appeal.5 [3] Mrs Nicholas then...

5. Refugee practice standards [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...committed a crime or been guilty of certain acts under s 137(2) of the Act, advise the claimant as to the effects of s 139. iii. If the claim is declined, promptly advising the claimant as to the reasons for the decision, the timeframe in which an appeal must be lodged (typically 10 working days, reduced to 5 working days for claimants who are detained; see s 194(2) of the Act); the need to lodge a humanitarian appeal at the same time if a claimant holds a valid visa (see s 194(6) of t...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 177 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency v Auckland Council [pdf, 420 KB]

   Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 177 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN WAKA KOTAHI NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY (ENV-2022-AKL-000100) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND KARAKA AND DRURY LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge J A Smith sitti...

7. Criminal Case Assignment Report 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018 [pdf, 967 KB]

   ...Hamilton 24 5.0 4 Invercargill 13 2.9 1 Napier / Hastings 11 3.1 2 Nelson / Blenheim 10 4.3 2.5 New Plymouth 6 4.0 3 Palmerston North 15 4.1 3 Rotorua 19 3.5 2 Tauranga 21 4.4 2 Wellington 30 3.9 2.5 Whanganui 6 5.0 5 Whangarei 23 4.5 3 Court of Appeal of New Zealand 154 2.5 2 Supreme Court 30 1.1 1 TOTAL 509 6.7 2 Please note, the calculations for the total count, average and median for each category are based on a list of unique providers and their corresponding total number o...

8. Criminal Case Assignment Report 1 December 2016 - 30 June 2017 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Hamilton 24 5.0 4 Invercargill 13 2.9 1 Napier / Hastings 11 3.1 2 Nelson / Blenheim 10 4.3 2.5 New Plymouth 6 4.0 3 Palmerston North 15 4.1 3 Rotorua 19 3.5 2 Tauranga 21 4.4 2 Wellington 30 3.9 2.5 Whanganui 6 5.0 5 Whangarei 23 4.5 3 Court of Appeal of New Zealand 154 2.5 2 Supreme Court 30 1.1 1 TOTAL 508 2.5 2 Please note, the calculations for the total count, average and median for each category are based on a list of unique providers and their corresponding total number o...

9. Ratahi v Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation - Section 53 Block IX Opunake SD being part Ngati Kahumate Block comprised in CT D4/240 (2007) 195 Aotea MB 127 (195 AOT 127) [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...proceedings and instead directed that a judicial conference be convened to discuss time-tabling orders to give the applicants the chance to present their case in opposition. At a subsequent judicial conference Mrs Hughes raised the issue of leave to appeal my decision of 10 August 2007, which she referred to as a provisional or preliminary determination. A hearing was then set down for 17 October 2007 where all counsel, apart from Mr Lawrence who was unavailable due to illness, made...

10. Changes to legal aid criminal fees schedules review - responses & final decisions [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...function of the Commissioner. However, as Commissioner, I have an obligation to ensure changes are consistent with policy settings and within the fiscal parameters set by the Government. I can confirm criminal fee schedules are lawful. The Court of Appeal judgment found that the wrong person had made decisions about the fees, previously the Deputy-Secretary of the Ministry of Justice rather than the Legal Services Commissioner. In response, the Deputy-Secretary withdrew the fees and t...