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1. [2024] NZEnvC 261 Ngati Rarua Settlement Trust v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 261 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under s120 of the Act BETWEEN NGĀTI RĀRUA SETTLEMENT TRUST (ENV-2023-CHC-96) Appellant AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Consent Order: 24 October 2024 ___________________________...

2. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2025] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 501 KB]

   ...Act 2022, which came into force on 1 July 2022, the Health and Disability Commissioner’s investigation into the care provided to the aggrieved person by ADHB was transferred to the defendant, Health New Zealand (“Health NZ”). 6 On 15 June 2023 the Commissioner finalised her opinion that ADHB had breached the aggrieved person’s rights under right 4(1) of the Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996 (“...

3. OIA-123110-data.xlsx [xlsx, 143 KB]

   ...figures may differ to legal aid expenditure data provided on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/16mqQTN_Legal_aid_dec2024_v1.0.xlsx Law type Expenditure tyoe 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Services Civil $4,478,630.38 $4,649,855.15 $4,337,025.00 $4,799,446.85 $5,060,457.73 $5,334,322.52 $5,412,668.82 $6,838,858.92 $9,546,918.72 $11,168,906.48 Criminal $53,119,291.67 $60,034,629.11 $69,906,572.06 $83,887,753.64 $9...

4. [2025] NZEmpC 146 RDJ v SGF [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...with compliance orders made by the Authority, fine the defaulting party (up to $40,000); sequester their property; and/or imprison them. 1 RDJ v SGF [2024] NZERA 260 at [2]-[3]. 2 Z v Y Ltd [1993] 2 ERNZ 469 (EmpC) at 496. 3 RDJ v SGF [2023] NZERA 462; RDJ v SGF [2023] NZERA 541. 4 RDJ v SGF, above n 1. [8] Breach of a compliance order, made by either the Authority or the Court, is a form of contempt.5 It is self-evident that there are important public policy reason...

5. Tenancy Tribunal Annual Report 2024 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...the insulation, draught stopping, moisture ingress and drainage Healthy Homes Standards regulations. 12 The Tribunal ordered that: • The rent be retrospectively reduced from $750 to a market rent of $486 per week from 2 November 2023 for a period of six months. • The Landlord was to reimburse any rent overpayment from 2 November 2023. • The Landlord was to undertake repairs required to bring the premises to a reasonable state of repair and to comply with Healthy...

6. S Ltd v CN [2024] NZDT 900 (13 February 2024) [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...party are dismissed. Reasons 1. This is a claim and a cross-claim relating to repairs undertaken to the respondent’s boat (“[redacted]”). 2. The applicant filed a claim for the balance of a repair cost being $28,653.70 on 9 February 2023, over two years ago. 3. The respondent disputed the repair cost and filed a counterclaim of his own for $20,195.38 on 3 May 2023. 4. The fault for these claims taking so long to finalise, lies with the Tribunal due to errors in th...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 152 Jennings v Waipā District Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 152 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under ss 120 and 121 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN NICHOLAS JENNINGS AND VANESSA JENNINGS (ENV-2023-AKL-000038) Appellants AND WAIPĀ DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent AND KIWIFRUIT INVESTMENTS LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge S M Tepania, sitting alone under s 279 of the RMA Last case event: 21 June 2024 Date of De...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 102 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v West Coast Regional Council [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...application, which are based upon the presence of Bielby factors, are that: (a) it would be just to recompense F&B for the costs it incurred in its 1 Royal Forest and Bird protection Society of New Zealand Inc vs West Coast Regional Council [2023] NZEnvC 68. 3 successful appeal; (b) Stevenson sought to rely on a biodiversity compensation model put forward in rebuttal evidence that F&B had to respond to, although that was unmeritorious and of no assistance to the cou...

9. [2024] NZREADT 38 – TX v REAA (22 October 2024) [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...the lease agreement. Her complaint was focused on LI’s view that the clause allows a landlord or landlord’s agent to decide that the clause does not apply. [34] Upon receiving the complaint the Authority’s facilitator rang TX on 1 March 2023 to explain the limits of what the Authority can look at when the behaviour is not linked to real estate agency work but she could make a complaint to QC Ltd. It was agreed that the complaint would be closed. This was followed up with a...

10. Blincoe [2011] NZWHT Auckland 54 [pdf, 38 KB]

    IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI 2010-100-37 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 54 BETWEEN HERBERT JAMES BLINCOE AND MARY ANNETTE BLINCOE Claimants AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL First Respondent AND HUGHES & TUKE CONSTRUCTION LTD Second Respondent AND DAVID CHARLES TUKE Third Respondent AND DAVID B MCGLASHAN Fourth Respondent AND RRL GROUP LIMITED Fifth Respondent AND BARRY RUSSELL BROWN (Undischarged Bankrupt) Sixth Respondent AND ALUMINIUM CITY (