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1. [2019] NZEnvC 116 Te Runanga o Ngati Awa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...:)'-'? # '>b .J ' -.!1t1s 3H ~/ I. No, the mauri remains in the awa in those circumstances. A. E k6rero ake nei ahau i te whakatikatika i nga he a taua te tangata koira ke te ... I. So the issue is to correct the behaviour of humans. A. Ehara tenei te k6rero m6 te mauri. I. It's not about mauri. It has nothing to do with mauri. Q. So taking too much water from a river does not affect the mauri of the river is that your evidence, Dr Mason? Your adv...

2. Rankin v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of Cover Mental Injury) [2023] NZACC 96 [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 15 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [66] Section 65 of the Act provides: (1)...

3. [2023] NZEnvC 093 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...For white heron, SBA assessment sheets identify nationally and locally important feeding areas for this species in Hokianga, Kaipara and Parengarenga harbours. White heron favour enclosed creeks retaining water at low tide, away from open sea and human disturbance.15 They also use mangrove swamps along coasts, estuaries and tidal reaches of watercourses, saltmarsh, bare saltpans, and offshore reefs.16 The parties propose to use harbour specific SBA mapping, while excluding a narrow 1...

4. Recommendations recap - issue 5 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...concentrations of the eye drops do not seem to correlate as strongly to the onset of infection. Hospitals in New Zealand commonly dilute their eye drops, but lower concentrations could be made commercially available to eliminate the possibility of human error. After this incident, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit carried out an audit to identify if infants with necrotising enterocolitis had had an eye test in the preceding 48 hours. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The coroner recommend...

5. Tweeddale v Pearson [pdf, 405 KB]

   ...garden and paving work creating inadequate clearance which has caused wicking. [170] Mr Humphries said that his work was tendering for work, contracting subcontractors for jobs, negotiating supplier rates, liaising with clients and dealing with human resource issues. A large amount of time was spent on financial matters. [171] Mr Humphries prepared the tender for the construction of the house. [172] Mr Humphries was involved in establishing the site, locating boundaries...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 181 Allied Investments Ltd v Guise [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...Judge Goddard, when commenting on the respondents suspension stated: 12 In relation to the suspension, it is well settled that being suspended from employment is a devastating experience and, even when it is necessary, it should be handled in a humane way. It is also settled that there should be some inquiry into the question whether a suspension is necessary and the employee should be given an opportunity to argue that he or she should not be suspended or should be suspended on...

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

   ...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 nationwide. At the same time, where claims meet...

8. Chapman v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 364 KB]

   ...possible to build the house adequately if the building process had been supervised in the way that Landmark claimed it would be. [20] Mr Clarke gave evidence as to how he managed Landmark, which included looking after the company’s finances, human resource issues, signing contracts, liaising with contractors, solicitors, accountants and oversaw credit issues. Mr Clarke was in day-to-day control of all the company’s activities. The evidence was that he kept a tight control...

9. [2018] NZEmpC 14 Hayashi v SkyCity Management Ltd [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...honour the promised amount. Resulting in a significant loss to the business, amounting to over $300,000. ... [35] In the documents that were subsequently disclosed to Mr Hayashi and his legal advisors there was a draft letter prepared by human resource employees of SkyCity. Modifications to that draft show that initial, more direct, assertions against Mr Hayashi had been altered. The draft was prepared in the name of the Table Games Manager who was Mr Hayashi’s immediate s...

10. [2020] NZIACDT 34 ZT v Li (20 July 2020) [pdf, 340 KB]

    ...Li’s conduct, in missing the deadline and failing to advise the complainant of the need to invest, amounts to negligence. There is a high degree of negligence here. Her mistake could not be described as mere momentary inadvertence, or excusable human error. She failed to note the criteria set out in the approval in principle letter (sent to her twice), the multiple warnings from Immigration New Zealand and Dr Su, as well as the query from the complainant, many of which were close...