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1. Youth Court - Signed, sealed – (but not yet fully) delivered [pdf, 817 KB]

   ...opposition National Party’s campaign was youth justice reform: 116 It’s not good enough to simply throw up our hands and allow troublesome teens to become life-long criminals. National will act quickly to defuse some of the 1,000 or so unexploded human time-bombs who begin their criminal careers as youth offenders. When subsequently elected in 2009, the new government introduced their “First 100 Days” programme to immediately deliver on their election promises. 117 Conseq...

2. Chee v Stareast Investment Ltd [2010] NZWHT Auckland 33 [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...house. [75] There is no dispute of the background regarding Mr Hung’s involvement. The only shareholders and directors of Stareast were Mr Hung and his wife. Mr Hung said whatever actions the company did were done through him. He was the human face of Stareast and Page | 27 he was the person who made decisions and undertook any acts or omissions on behalf of the company. [76] It was Mr Hung who decided to buy the property, do up the existing house on it and b...

3. Your guide to legal aid - Tongan [pdf, 668 KB]

   ...fakamaau‘anga makehe, ‘o hangē ko e: – Ma‘u Mafai ki he Ngaahi Vā Fakangāue´ (Employment Relations Authority) – Fakamaau‘anga ki he ‘Atakai´ (Environment Court) – Ma‘u Mafafi ki hono vakai‘i ‘o e Ngaahi Totonu Fakaetangata´ (Human Rights Review Tribunal) – Ma‘u Mafai ki he Tokoni Fakalao´ (Legal Aid Tribunal) – Fakamaau‘anga Kelekele Mauli´ (Māori Land Court) 10 – Va‘a ki he Tu‘unga Nofo Kumi Hūfanga´ (Refugee Status Branch) – M...

4. LCRO 81/2018 QQ v RR (26 November 2019) [pdf, 548 KB]

   ...weakling. There is nothing except an unreliable blended narrative that supports that proposition. It is refuted by her own doctor’s evidence. If, as Mrs RR says, she acted out of vulnerability and fear, that is a simple acknowledgement that she is human. The Committee said that Mr QQ’s failure to recognise and advise Mrs RR on the significance to the security of her costs position if the agreement were to be set aside and therefore void (making the GSA unenforceable), was si...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 075 Otago Regional Council v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 27 MB]

   ...with the requirements on page 8 of the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Guidelines for Environmental Management Plans. During construction: Accidental Discovery Protocol 32. If the consent holder: a) Discovers koiwi tangata (human skeletal remains), waahi taoka (resources of importance), waahi tapu (places or features of special significance) or other Maori artefact material, the consent holder shall without delay: BLA10855 10398665.4 (i) notify Council, T...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 143 Cooper v Kaipara District Council [pdf, 857 KB]

   ...defined under the NPSHPL, on the site and therefore the NPSHPL does not apply;43 (e) National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 2023 (NPSIB); (f) National Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health 2011 (NESCS) – we accept the evidence of Mr Badham and Mr Hartstone 44 that the NESCS does not apply to this site as there is no record of any activities being undertaken on the site that are listed in the Hazardous Activ...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief legal submissions [pdf, 436 KB]

   ...transport hub at the busiest times of the year9, and further analysis of potential impacts on public transport in the keyhole area10. 10. This further assessment by the Applicant's experts has enabled the Council's traffic engineer, Mr Shumane, to get more comfortable with the proposed access to the marina carpark through the 'keyhole', such that (as he records in his recent Supplementary Statement) he no longer considers it necessary to restrict access for mari...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 238 Coast Road Resilience Group Inc v West Coast Regional Council [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...Sufficient water supply must be provided on the site in accordance with the NZ Fire Service Firefighting Water Supplies Code of Practice SNZ PAS 4509:2008. 21.0 Accidental Discovery Protocol 21.1 In the event of any disturbance of Koiwi Tangata (human bones) or Taonga (artefacts, including pounamu) the Consent Holder must: a. Cease any further excavation within 50m of the disturbance for a period of at least 24 hours; and b. Immediately advise Consent Authority of the disturbance;...

9. 11.-Dr-Matthew-Baber-Terrestrial-Ecology.pdf [pdf, 5.4 MB]

   Barristers and Solicitors Wellington Solicitors Acting: David Randal / Thaddeus Ryan / Frances Wedde Email: david.randal@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64-4-499 4242 Fax 64-4-499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6140 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-Ā-TARA ROHE ENV-2020-WLG-00014 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 IN THE MATTER OF a notice of motion under section 87G of the Act

10. 2021-03-11 ORC PC7 - Transcript (up to end of day 2 - 9 March 2021) [pdf, 1 MB]

    ...in the NPSFM hierarchy of obligations. However, these takes must still be managed in a way that provides for the health and well-being of water bodies and freshwater ecosystems. Further, community water supplies do not only 25 supply water for human consumption and sanitation, but also for a wider range of other purposes such as rural and stock purposes, irrigation, watering of gardens and car washing. Evidence from the territorial authorities suggests that these uses cannot be s...