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1. Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template [docx, 91 KB]

   ...whenua, and you can include these. Also, depending on the circumstances of your beneficiaries and your whenua, you might want to include purposes like these: (a) upholding the principles of whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga, and consciously protecting the interests of future generations as well as those alive today; (b) exercising kaitiakitanga over the bush and waterways by protecting, managing and improving these taonga as possible; (c) working with the beneficial owners and th...

2. Steele v Board of Trustees of Salisbury School [2012] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...fixed by s 40(1) of the Privacy Act 1993 and thereby interfered with his privacy. The relief sought in the statement of claim is: (a) Internet, telephone and travel costs of approximately $100. 2 (b) $2,000 for “the interference with the care of my child”. (c) $5,000 for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings. [2] While some documents containing personal information were provided by the Board almost immediately, the Board admits that certain documents were not...

3. 2025 NZSSAA 01 [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...Funeral Grant policy’s underlying policy is that where those expected to be responsible for arranging a funeral are unable to provide for the proper disposal of the deceased, the Government has a role in ensuring proper disposal of the body to protect public health. The funeral grant reflects how it is reasonable to expect taxpayers to fund a minimum contribution for the reasonable cost of a body’s disposal. In accordance with its policy, the Ministry submits that the funeral...

4. Stewart v Stewart - Kaiwaitau 6 and Other Blocks (2020) 236 Waiariki MB 37 (236 WAR 37) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...a joint venture with Amrita NZ Ltd (“Amrita”) for beekeeping and honey extraction, with the aim of generating an income and capital return for the whānau trust. [6] After consultation, ODL and Amrita formed a business structure that would protect both entities as they entered into in beekeeping. This new structure was known as Bees Attitudes Limited (“BAL”). Ms Stewart was appointed as the sole director of ODL. She was also a director of BAL, along with Jacobus or Jimmy...

5. Dotcom v Crown Law Office (Inherent Powers) [2018] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...rules, but is regulated by the rules, so far as they extend. To the extent that the rules do not cover a situation, the inherent jurisdiction supplies the deficiency. The inherent jurisdiction is: “… the authority of the judiciary to uphold, to protect, and to fulfil the judicial function of administering justice according to law in a regular, orderly and effective manner.” [Footnote citations omitted] [42] There is nothing in the Human Rights Act or in the Privacy Act to co...

6. Ms L v REAA Registrar [2013] NZREADT 47 [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...concerning the application must be considered, not just the previous misconduct. The onus is on the candidate to show that he or she is a fit and proper person.” [35] The decision of Interim Advance Corporation Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Consumer Protection [2008] WASAT 81 provides useful guidance on the “fit and proper person” test in the context of a refusal to grant a credit provider’s licence. The State Administrative Tribunal considered a review of a decision not to grant...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 146 Ngati Paoa Trust Board v Kennedy Point Boatharbour [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...Hearing: On the papers. (Last case management event 21 September 2021). Appearances: J Gardner-Hopkins for Applicant V Morrison-Shaw and L Ford for Respondent M Allan and R Smith for Auckland Council under s 274 P Anderson for Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society Inc. under s 274 Date of Decision: 23 September 2021 Date of Issue: 23 September 2021 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT O...

8. Haig v Proprietors of Waipiro A13 Incorporation (2006) 169 Gisborne MB 260 (169 GIS 260) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...contrary to the provisions of section 53 of the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967; (c) in any event the loans were also invalid due to the lack of legitimacy of the then committee of management and W T Haig's alleged loans were not saved by the protections of section 57(2) of the 1967 Act because he was an insider, who was in a position conflict of interest. Section 57 was intended to protect third parties, not insiders; and (d) alternatively, gIven the lapse of time the claim...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 168 Director-General of Conservation v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...appear in bold): Objective 1 The full range of the District’s indigenous ecosystems and biodiversity is maintained in a healthy and functional state, and restored or enhanced where appropriate. Policy 1a Subdivision, use and development shall protect areas of significant indigenous vegetation and significant habitats of indigenous fauna in preference to remediation or mitigation by: a) Avoiding the loss or degradation of areas of significant indigenous vegetation and significan...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 097 Handley v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

    ...which it has examined alternatives and the approach it has conveyed to the appellant it will take in relation to the issue of road stopping, vesting and general mitigation. [24J An observation we make at this stage is that, just as the appellant is careful to qualify her submission by reference to facts that have yet to be tested in cross­ examination, so should we on any submissions concerning legitimate expectation. Our findings on jurisdiction leave open capacity for further subm...