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1. Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 551 KB]

   ...health, education, social and economic well-being • the encouragement and teaching of the Māori arts and crafts • research and publications • the preservation of the Māori language • the financial assistance of societies or institutions formed to carry out any of the four above-mentioned objectives. Practically, the Board currently has two main tasks, to protect and manage a substantial and very significant collection of original documents that were collected by Sir Apir...

2. [2023] NZEmpC 3 Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust v McClymont [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...challenge to that determination. On the basis of the determination, it seemed that the Trust may not have participated in the Authority’s investigation of the matter in a manner that was designed to resolve the issues involved.2 The Court therefore requested a good faith report from the Authority pursuant to s 181(1) of the Employment Relations Act 2000. [4] The Authority’s good faith report recorded that: (a) the Trust had failed to lodge a statement in reply when it was du...

3. Director of Proceedings v Thomson [2015] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...paragraph 2(a) below. A signed copy of the agreed facts is filed with this memorandum. The parties are agreed that it is not necessary for the Tribunal to consider any other evidence for the purpose of making the declaration sought. The parties request that the agreed summary of facts be published by the Tribunal as an addendum to the decision. 2. The plaintiff requests that the Tribunal exercise its jurisdiction in respect of the following matters: (a) A declaration pursuant to s 54...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 244 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 715 KB]

   ...agreeable to the directions sought. Evaluation [9] The court has considered QLDC's memorandum in conjunction with the s293 proposal, and the associated information and evidence filed. The court is therefore satisfied it is appropriate to make the requested direction to effect the changes sought to the PDP. Directions are made accordingly. Outcome [10] Under ss279(1)(b), 290(2) and 293 RMA, the s293 proposal for the Clutha River/Mata Au corridor is approved to the extent outli...

5. Firearms-Prohibition-Orders-Legislation-Amendment-Bill_FINAL_Redacted.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...interests in policies aimed at addressing gang offending and victimisation. However, they have not been consulted or engaged on the policy underlying the Bill due to time constraints. Over three-quarters of known adult gang members are Māori. 38 Claims in the Waitangi Tribunal on behalf of adversely affected Māori are possible. Issues related to gangs are raised with the Waitangi Tribunal in Te Rau o te Tika – the Justice Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 3060). Compliance with Bill of R...

6. JG v RS LCRO 245 / 2010 (15 March 2012) [pdf, 97 KB]

   LCRO 245/2010 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of Auckland Standards Committee 2 BETWEEN Mr JG Applicant AND Ms RS Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Background [1] Mr JG was instructed by ADJ the secretary for the Body Corporate in which Ms RS owned an apartment, to...

7. Bay of Plenty Regional Council Submissions - 29 November 2017 [pdf, 492 KB]

   ...manner consistent with tikanga and utilising matauranga Maori. 4. The Appellants seek a collaborative or partnership approach between Council (and potentially other agencies), and tangata whenua. 5. All appeals have been the subject of various forms of ADR and hearings. In the case of MRMT the hearings have focussed on the jurisdictional parameters to inform the relief now proposed for determination in this merits hearing. That relief has continued to evolve, including through the e...

8. LCRO 42/2022 QA v Kennelly (19 April 2023) [pdf, 232 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2023] NZLCRO 027 Ref: LCRO 42/2022 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN QA Applicant AND PATRICK KENNELLY Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed Introduction [1] Mr QA has appl...

9. [2022] NZACC 78 – Hookway v ACC (5 May 2022) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for weekly compensation - s 103(2) and Schedule 1, Part 2, Clause 32, Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 5 November 2020. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s decision dated 15 September 2020, declining to accept Mr Hookway’s application for weekly compensation. Background [2] Mr Hookway was born in 1965. He worked as a delivery truck driver....

10. [2023] NZEmpC 16 Bird v Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waikato [pdf, 189 KB]

    ...A challenge, which is able to be brought on a de novo basis, allows a party’s concern over a procedural decision to be addressed through the hearing in the Court. Where there is a challenge, that is commenced by way of a fresh statement of claim in the form required by the Employment Court Regulations 2000.20 During the challenge proceedings, questions about the admissibility of any evidence that the Authority has refused to consider may be re-argued before the Court.21 [19] T...