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1. LCRO 52/2022 AD v OC (12 July 2024) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...September 2020 The respondent seeks the applicant’s approval of and sends an email in response to the Council’s lawyers’ letter of 27 August 2020. 7 September 2020 The Council’s lawyers send another letter, this one relating to the lack of a resource consent for works being undertaken on the applicant’s property. 10 September 2020 Further letter from the respondent to the Council’s lawyers. The letter includes a request under the Local Government Official Informatio...

2. [2024] NZEmpC 99 Putaanga v MOVe Freight Ltd [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...she never understood him to be raising a grievance. Further, she said she was not the person with whom to raise it. She said that if she had understood him to be raising a personal grievance, she would have escalated it to her manager or human resources. [33] MOVe Freight said it was not aware of any grievance at the time. It did not, however, call any witnesses, other than Ms Valdes, who had any direct knowledge of, or involvement in, the events at the time. Mr Shelley, who gav...

3. Evidence Brief: Post-release Supervision [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...officer skills and techniques that are most effective at reducing recidivism. These skills, are referred to as “core correctional practices “include effective use of authority, prosocial modelling, problem-solving strategies, use of community resources, and interpersonal relationship factors.xi A 2015 meta-analysisxii of 10 studies shows that offenders supervised by officers who had received specific training in these practices have a recidivism rate approximately 13% lo...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 69 Halse v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...submissions hearing; rather it is a matter for the discretion of the Court after considering the reasons given for seeking a transcript.40 [63] In the present circumstances, the hearings have been transcribed so there is no issue of using Court resources to produce the transcript for the parties. 39 Senior Courts (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017, rr 4 and 8. 40 Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand v CultureSafe New Zealand Ltd (in liq) [2022] NZEmpC 230 at [15]....

5. Director of Proceedings v Counties Manukau District Health Board [2020] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 578 KB]

   ...CMDHB impacting on patients receiving their follow-up appointments around this time, included: • The incidence of chronic disease associated with the ageing population which had placed, and continues to place, significant demands on ophthalmology resources, with referrals to the service increasing year on year. • In 2009, the service moved into a new purpose-built facility, which soon reached maximum capacity. • In 2013, planning commenced to expand the facility further with a...

6. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Resolution Institute [pdf, 685 KB]

   ...need to be addressed. Strengthening the family justice system Page 5 of 13 Resolution Institute submission Quality, accessible information Resolution Institute supports:  An information strategy to provide a wide variety of resources that meet all needs  A public awareness campaign to improve New Zealanders’ understanding of Family Justice Services. Resolution Institute recommends: That the public awareness campaign promotes out of court resolution an...

7. BU v DG LCRO 276 / 2011 (17 September 2013) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...had been unwilling to negotiate with DN about fees. DG had reached an impasse. BZ had the files, an obligation to meet BU’s fees but no funds, no security and no incentive to increase her exposure in having to meet BU’s fees from her own resources. BU had significant unpaid costs, no file and no instructions. DG had instructions, an incomplete copy of DN’s file, increasing costs and a rapidly approaching hearing. DN owed substantial fees to BU and DG, could add nothing fu...

8. Pue v Tapatu - Okawa A1B (2011) 268 Aotea MB 93 (268 AOT 93) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...and ability to communicate. [29] As to the issue of legal advice, Ms Godkin says she has no personal legal representation and nor has she sought and nor does she intend to source legal representation in the future as she does not have available resources to commit to an obligation that she is unable to meet. [30] Regarding the claim of adverse possession, Ms Godkin says her personal view is that her father is lawfully undertaking and carrying out his right and entitlement to do...

9. [2022] NZREADT 22 — QQ v REAA (CAC 1902) & NQ (25 October 2022) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...[50] The third aspect raised is that the process undertaken by the appellant is one of three employed by him to make claims before bodies which generally will not visit costs consequences on unsuccessful claimants. He has utilised the Tribunal’s resources cynically rather than genuinely. He expects that his claims, although false and unreasonable, will not cost him anything while causing significant distress and cost to the licensee. [51] In November 2018, the appellant brough...

10. Deputy Registrar - Whenuanui 2B (2020) 222 Taitokerau MB 236 (222 TTK 236) [pdf, 315 KB]

    ...this case whether to grant a stay. What are the grounds relied upon by the Kidds? [32] The Kidds seek a stay on the following grounds: (a) The degree of crossover between the issues in the proceedings mean it would not be an efficient use of resources to consider the issues concurrently; (b) The matter has already been before the Court for about seven years so delay will not be prejudicial to the Māori owners; (c) The Kidds are bona fide in their intention to prosecute the de...