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1. Cabinet paper - Initial scope of Crown/Māori Relations portfolio [pdf, 462 KB]

   ...of the Treaty of Waitangi (the Treaty) in 1840 has varied across the country and over time. 3. The Crown accepts, however, that excessive land loss (as well as a wide range of Treaty breaches like the loss of autonomy and control of and access to resources) has harmed Māori social, cultural, environmental and economic development. 4. These historical events form the basis of the claims that the Crown and Māori negotiate to settle. Restoration of the Crown/Māori relationship is one of...

2. Erwood v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 92 [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law … . [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . Judge McGuire’s judgment [36] Judge McGuire stated that the ultimate issue for de...

3. Wood v Accident Compensation Corporation [2015] NZACA 13 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...submitted to the High Court, by reason of its general or public importance or for any other reason. Questions of fact could meet this criterion. 9 [37] In exercising its discretion, the Authority is mindful of the proper use of the scarce resources of the High Court. Leave is not given as a matter of course. It is for the applicant to show that the interests of justice require that leave be given (Kenyon v Accident Compensation Corporation [2002] NZAR 385 (HC) at [15],...

4. McNicholl v CAC 416 & O'Loughlin [2019] NZREADT 19 (13 May 2019) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...agreements for sale and purchase for each of the above sales included a number of conditions addressing the fact that the apartments were being sold off the plans: for example as to titles being issued and transferred, the vendor obtaining all necessary resource consent, approvals and permits, and the vendor’s ability to make variations or alterations to the units and accessory units. [5] A Code Compliance Certificate for the apartment building was issued by Christchurch City Coun...

5. Joint Venture FVSV e-Update August 2020 [pdf, 729 KB]

   ...improvements to their homes. The Joint Venture Business Unit also worked closely with our Māori-Crown partner, Interim Te Rōpū (ITR) and a Pandemic Working Group of Joint Venture agencies, partners, the community sector and experts to re-prioritise resources and support essential services work already underway in the Government’s COVID-19 response. During lockdown, Joint Venture agencies increased their support for victims, perpetrators, families and whānau, and their use o...

6. Dean v Ministry of Social Development (Strike-Out) [2024] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...(Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 53 at [8] and [11]. 7 HC Palmerston North CIV-2005-485-802, 17 August 2005 at [57] to [59]. Which provides that in the context of the provision of financial and other support, where appropriate people should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under the SS Act. 6 [57] Parties seeking redress from Tribunals and Courts must state their claim in a way which enables the Court or Tribunal and parties responding to t...

7. LCRO 166/2020 GM - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (18 December 2020) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...2020. 5 [20] He submitted that: (a) there were sound public policy reasons as to why the Standards Committee should conduct the conduct investigation rather than the Disciplinary Tribunal; and (b) it would put unnecessary demand on the resources of the Tribunal if it was required to deal with conduct issues which essentially engaged incidents where practitioners had made “inadvertent errors” in managing the trust accounts; and (c) principles of natural justice require...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 58 O’Hagan v Waitomo Adventures Ltd [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...mounted a concerted challenge to the company director’s honesty and integrity, and levelled allegations of deliberate financial mismanagement against him. While those allegations were not made out at the hearing, an additional application of resources was required to respond to them and the material produced by the plaintiff. [19] Mr Hayes submitted that because the invoices were issued to the defendant by its barrister, rather than a solicitor, there was no binding obligation...

9. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 2 December 2015 [pdf, 822 KB]

   ...Migration and settlement patterns; c) Traditional rohe and mana whenua; d) Traditional relationship to the environment; e) Relationships with neighbouring hapū and iwi, including significant marriages and political arrangements around natural resources; f) Wāhi tapu; g) The impacts of early European colonisation and settlement; h) The signing of Te Tiriti; i) Oral traditions about early Crown actions; and j) The current status and identity of iwi and hapū (including any lands...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 220 Middleton Family Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 4.1 MB]

    o z: '" ;;;.' '.' BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 220 of the Resource Management Act 1991 . of an appeal pursuant to clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Act of the Act MIDDLETON FAMILY TRUST AND OTHERS (ENV-2018-CHC-94) Appellant QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch...