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1. Te Manutukutuku Issue 8 [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...serve to restore the honour of the Crown.' The report is the culmination of a three-year inquiry by a seven-member Tribunal and covers grievances of the tribe arising from eight regional land sale transactions and the loss of mahinga kai (food resources). The Tribunal said it was important to remember that Ngai Tahu's major grievances were first made last century, but despite repeated approaches to successive governments the Crown failed to respond adequately. The long and...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 26 Tupe v The Board of Trustees of Te Manawa O Tuhoe Trust [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...that he will be unable to pay costs.12 Only then can Mr Tupe’s failure to provide a strong rebuttal can be considered.13 [20] I am not satisfied that the Trust has provided any such evidence. Ms McLean’s belief that he would not have the resources is based on speculation, not any actual knowledge of his circumstances. Accordingly, no rebuttal is required from Mr Tupe. [21] I do not consider that the fees charged by Mr Austin are an appropriate basis for concluding Mr Tupe w...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 119 Bowen v Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...Bowen. [10] Ms Bowen has provided evidence of her financial position. She is unemployed and on a benefit. She says she has not been able to obtain employment since her employment with BNZ ended. [11] She says the “significant disparity in resources” between her and BNZ also supports the Court exercising its discretion to order costs lie where they fall. [12] Alternatively, Ms Bowen points to her measure of success, saying, on that basis also, costs should lie where the...

4. 2022 NZPSPLA 033.pdf [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...Rhythm, says that Brown Group and Mr Brown acted negligently in failing to provide adequate security in terms of its contractual obligations and the Security Plan. Mr Spence also alleges that the security provided was unprofessionally managed and under resourced and that security staff were rude to patrons and did not appear to be trained. [2] Mr Brown denies that he failed to provide adequate security to the Otherside Festival and that the hours of security provided exceeded the hou...

5. Hamilton-Hutt-Valley-District-Courts-CPIP-Pilot.pdf [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...bring more cohesion and timeliness when accumulated across the different stages. The changes will give judges and participants more information earlier on in the process, resulting in fewer but more meaningful court events, while court time and resources – and those of all participants - are less likely to be wasted through unnecessary adjournments and delay. Watch this video to learn more about our journey to date for the programme. A second video, detailing our testing phase wil...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 20 Courage v Attorney-General [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...interrogatories, the interrogatories are oppressive. There are less than two weeks to the hearing. Requiring the second defendants to refocus their attention on responding to the interrogatories would be burdensome, time-consuming and divert resources away from trial preparation.13 I do not accept the plaintiffs’ submission that it would be a straightforward exercise, having regard to the nature and scope of the interrogatories. Nor do I accept the submission that th...

7. Intelligence and Security Act 2017 Review - Engagement report [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...reliance on an online and digital engagement approach constrained public engagement. However, face-to-face meetings, hui and administering the survey in-person proved to be effective for public engagement. Content and methodology 9. Engagement resources covered high-level information about the Act and the review. The engagement sought public feedback on the three key areas listed in paragraph 6. 10. The engagement information was incorporated into the following materials: • w...

8. Intelligence and Security Act 2017 Review Engagement report [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...reliance on an online and digital engagement approach constrained public engagement. However, face-to-face meetings, hui and administering the survey in-person proved to be effective for public engagement. Content and methodology 9. Engagement resources covered high-level information about the Act and the review. The engagement sought public feedback on the three key areas listed in paragraph 6. 10. The engagement information was incorporated into the following materials: • w...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 16 Bird v Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waikato [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...the Authority when dealing with employment relationship problems.3 In Dollar King v Jun, Chief Judge Inglis noted that Parliament had intended the Authority to be an accessible forum for parties (of varying financial means, capabilities and resources) to bring their employment issues to it for speedy, non-technical, pragmatic resolution. She noted the Authority Member’s inquisitorial role, effectively driving the investigative process.4 [7] As an investigatory tribunal, the Au...

10. LD v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on appeal) [2023] NZACC 45 [pdf, 159 KB]

    ...claimant. In addition the Court is not only ill suited to determining what might be reasonable costs in a particular instance having regard to the economics of private legal practice, but any such attempt would impose a significant burden on judicial resources should every decision on costs require the careful consideration of this Court. [20] In McPhail,3 Henare DCJ stated: [56] Rating this case according to its complexity within categories 1 to 3, I conclude this is not an app...