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1. [2023] NZEnvC 176 Prouse Trust Partnership v Horowhenua District Council [pdf, 8.3 MB]

   ...and contribute to a high amenity environment. It is also important that development at Tara-Ika is resilient to the effects of climate change and natural hazards and minimises effects on the natural environment. Both of these considerations require careful stormwater design. The following objectives and policies seek to respond to the above issue and opportunity. Objectives & Policies Objective 6A.1 To achieve an integrated, efficient, and connected development that reflects cultural...

2. Holmes v Housing New Zealand Corporation [2014] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...activity of the agency; and (b) the collection of the information is necessary for that purpose. [Emphasis added] [71] Given that Principle 1 is the overarching privacy principle from which the others flow and further given the need to promote and protect individual privacy, the term “collect” must be given a broad and purposive interpretation. It includes the elements of “gathering together”, seeking or acquiring not just receiving. Interpretation: purpose – the OECD G...

3. National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2021] NZLCDT 21 (22 June 2021) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...early February with Mr Gardner-Hopkins at which point he admitted he had misled the Chief Executive and the senior partner concerning what had happened between himself and Ms K in December. He apologised and explained that it had been for her protection and had been agreed between them as the best way forward, to pretend that nothing had happened. [85] Within a matter of days Mr Gardner-Hopkins was informed that his position as a partner in the firm was no longer tenable and it w...

4. 2022-12-07-Decision-on-Application-to-Remove-Counsel-Assisting.pdf [pdf, 390 KB]

   ...permitted Interested Parties is allowed does not detract from the inquisitorial nature of the inquiry, nor from the fact that the findings are not conclusive as to the civil or criminal liability of any person. [9] Establishing the facts may require careful exploration and robust testing of the evidence. But – unlike in an adversarial trial – the fundamental interests of the Court and all Interested Parties are aligned. To the extent the Applicants believe or perceive that the...

5. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 692 KB]

   ...Comments 1 100-Day Plan: Gangs Policy Cabinet paper Office of the Minister of Justice 13 December 2023 Some information has been withheld in accordance with section 6(c) to avoid prejudicing the maintenance of the law and section 9(2)(f)(iv) to protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials. 2 Gangs Policy Cabinet 100-Day Plan Committee Minute Cabinet Office Meeting date: 13 December 2023 Some information has been withheld in accordanc...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 64 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...provide an inquiry option for remain­ ing historical claims, develop a new inquiry programme for hearing kau­ papa or contemporary claims, and hear urgent claims and applications for remedies. This increasingly diverse inquiry programme will require careful deploy­ ment of the Tribunal’s human and finan­ cial resources. The Tribunal remains committed to completing inquiries into historical claims, contributing to the effort being devoted to negoti­ ating Treaty settlements nation...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 160 Tararua District Council v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 1007 KB]

   ...integrated way that considers the effects of the use and development of land on a whole-of­ catchment basis, including the effects on receiving environments"; Policy 9, which requires that "The habitats of indigenous freshwater species are protected"; Policy 11, which requires that "Freshwater is allocated and used efficiently, all existing over-allocation is phased out, and future over-allocation is avoided"; Policy 13, which requires that "The condi...

8. Michael Cummings - Statement of Evidence (24 June 2021) [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...the monitoring or that they were not able to abstract their maximum authorised take). 14 The cost to the dominant consent holder of proving the requirements of the conditions have been met may be high and may not have the desired effect of protecting instream values. Whilst the alternative, where there is full discretion to give notice, would address this issue, it would not be replicating the existing priority regime as it would enable a dominant consent holder to give notice...

9. 2024 archive

   ...as priority. You can access the attached instructions, using this link: Updating the mileage rate Increasing access to safety programmes in the Family Court 01/08/2024- Safety Programme access has been expanded from 1 July 2024. Applicants to a protection order are now able to access a safety programme whether they apply without notice or on notice and if they withdraw or discontinue their application. The Ministry of Justice received funding through Budget 2023 to increase access to famil...

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10. [2022] NZEnvC 91 Otago Regional Council - Chapter 7 (Landfills) [pdf, 600 KB]

    ...Waste Plan and better give effect to pt2 of the Act, the NPS-FM, and both regional policy statements. The specific management of discharges from landfills within 13km of airports will also give better effect to the regional policy statements, by protecting nationally significant infrastructure.34 [33] The Council acknowledges that the full review of the Waste Plan is likely to result in other regulatory changes in terms of the management of landfills, including for cleanfill and gr...