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1. [2021] NZEnvC 023 Gibbston Vines Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I MUA I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KIOTAUTAHI Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC 23 IN THE 1v1A TIER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal under s120 of the Act BET\VEEN GIBBSTON ·v1NES Lii\fffED (ENV-2018-CHC-8) AND Appellant QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRJCT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner WR Howie Environment Commissioner S G Paine Hearing: at Christchurch on 24 November...

2. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Youth Law [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...advocacy specifically for children and young people under 25 years of age. We provide four main services to children and young people:  Legal advice via our 0800 UTHLAW (884 529) advice line;  Legal information on our website and through other resources;  Education sessions for young people and those who work with them; and  We work to make law changes that will improve access to justice for children and young people. 1.3 We help with issues such as school suspensions,...

3. Proactive-release-Review-of-the-Operation-and-Performance-of-the-Public-Defence-Service-2021.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...dedication and sense of “mission” among PDS lawyers. The PDS reviewed the report’s findings and developed an action plan to address its more significant recommendations. Areas for improvement included staff recruitment and retention, senior resourcing levels and IT systems. Many of the recommendations have been adopted and work to update the IT system is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023. Review of the Operation and Performance of th...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 180 Tasman District Council v Schaeffner [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   TDC v SCHAEFFNER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 180 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an application for enforcement orders under s316 of the Act BETWEEN TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (ENV-2023-CHC-32) Applicant AND MATHIAS SCHAEFFNER AND CHRISTIN SCHAEFFNER Respondents Court: Environment Judge K G Reid Sitting alone under s309 of the Act Hearing: at Nelson on 11 June 202...

5. Establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...applications. 19 In my view, public confidence will be enhanced by the establishment of a CCRC that, in its day to day operations, is seen to be clearly independent of Ministers and officials. Addressing miscarriages of justice requires dedicated resource 20 Investigations of possible miscarriages of justice must be thorough in order to minimise the risk of error and preserve public confidence in the justice system. Under the Royal prerogative process, applications are carefully consid...

6. [2021] NZEnvC 192 Northport Limited v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Northport Limited v Whangarei District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 192 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal pursuant to clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND in relation to Proposed Plan Change 144 to the Whangarei District Plan BETWEEN NORTHPORT LIMITED (ENV-2021-AKL-109) Appe...

7. Trustpower - EiC - P M Mitchell - Hydrology (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...PO Box 47516, Ponsonby 1144 +64 9 357 0600 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-202-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the ‘Act’) AND IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under s149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the...

8. ENV-2016-AKL-000207 Mason v Auckland Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ( IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND ENV-2016-AKL- of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (LGATPA) and the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) of an appeal under section 156( 1) of the LGATPA against a decision of the Auckland Council rejecting a recommendation of the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel (Hearings Panel) on the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (P...

9. 2021-03-24 Transcript up to end of day 10 [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND Of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 08 March 2021 held in Dunedin Court: Environment Judg...

10. Responding together: an integrated report evaluating the aims of the Waitakere Family Violence Court protocols [pdf, 894 KB]

    ......................................................................................................................................... xi E.3.1. The WFVC process ............................................................................................xi E.3.2. Resources.......................................................................................................... xii E.3.3. Victims and offenders .....................................................................................