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1. [2023] NZEnvC 156 The Bears Home Project Management Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   The Bears Home Project Management Limited v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 156 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN THE BEARS HOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (ENV-2023-AKL-000017) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND NGĀ MAUNGA WHAKAHII O KAIPARA DEVELOPMENT TRUST Section 274 party Court: Judge J A Smi...

2. 2020-04-09-Plan-Changes-1-8-s-32-Evaluation-Report.pdf [pdf, 737 KB]

   ...Proposed Plan Change 1 to the Waste Plan 9 April 2020 Page 1 Abbreviations ORC Otago Regional Council NPSFM National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (amended 2017) LWRP PC1 Otago Land and Water Regional Plan (to be notified in 2023) Proposed Plan Change 1 (Dust suppressants and landfills) to the Waste Plan PC6A Plan Change 6A PC6AA Proposed Plan Change 6AA PC8 Proposed Plan Change 8 (Discharge management) to the Water Plan PORPS 2016 Proposed Otago Regio...

3. Reinstating-Three-Strikes-Sentencing-Law.pdf [pdf, 31 MB]

   ...Court did not consider the regime to be impermissible as a matter of principle; the specific concern was with the category of cases where the sentence would breach s 9. 10 Fitzgerald v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 2465 11 Matara v Attorney-General [2023] NZHC 2888 12 Barnes v R [2018] NZCA 42. 13 Canada Department of Justice “Policy Qs and As – Bill C-5” (19 January 2023) <https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/trans/bm-mb/other-autre/c5/qa-qr.html> 14 While there are a small number...

4. Tranche 1 of Cabinet and Ministerial advice on changes to clubs and ranges regulations [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...transferring the Firearms Safety Authority to another department 3 12.2. reviewing the effectiveness of the Firearms Registry beginning by June 2024, and 12.3. rewriting the Act and passing a bill this parliamentary term. 13. On 14 December 2023, you met with officials from the Ministry of Justice to share your knowledge of clubs and ranges, your concerns about the legislative settings, and initial ideas for how regulation may be improved. 14. This briefing is your initia...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 141 Nature Preservation Trustee Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 30 MB]

   NATURE PRESERVATION TRUSTEE LIMITED v QLDC – CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 141 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under s120 of the Act BETWEEN NATURE PRESERVATION TRUSTEE LIMITED (ENV-2022-CHC-42) Appellant AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Chr...

6. OIA-113021.pdf [pdf, 5.4 MB]

   ...you to clarify your request. On 12 June 2024, you confirmed that your request could be clarified to the following: 1. All written advice provided to Ministers on as part of preparation for Budget 2024 on the below Budget initiatives, since November 2023: - funding for responding to gang harm, and advice on banning gang insignia, greater powers to stop gangs associating and giving greater weight to gang membership at sentencing - tougher approaches to sentencing - Court Fines and Legal Aid...

7. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Topical report - Controlling behaviours and help-seeking [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Topical report: Controlling behaviours and help-seeking for family violence Key findings Cycle 4 (November 2020 to November 2021) 2 Published in March 2023 by the Ministry of Justice Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street DXSX10088, Wellington, New Zealand ISSN: 2744-3981 Suggested citation Ministry of Justice. 2023. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Topical report: Controlling behavio

8. LCRO 40/2023 DG v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (13 March 2024) [pdf, 497 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 162 Ref: LCRO 40/2023 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING an application for review of a prosecutorial decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN DG Applicant AND [AREA] STANDARDS COMMITTEE [X] Respondent REISSUED DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision ha...

9. Horticulture New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...working with others, will: a. undertake the benchmarking of wetland soil nutrients, surface water quality, sub-catchment sediment and nutrient inputs and wetland vegetation for all natural wetlands across the Waikato and Waipā River catchments by 2023; and b. prioritise the improvement of degraded wetland systems by identifying methods and requiring actions to reduce the inputs of contaminants”. Neutral HortNZ is interested in understanding the implementation and consequences of...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 207 Arohanui Hospice Service Trust v New Zealand Nurses Organisation [pdf, 190 KB]

    ...Multi-Employer Collective Agreement between Arohanui (and other hospices around New Zealand) and NZNO, dated 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2020 (the MECA). There is now a Single-Employer Collective Agreement (SECA), current from 1 September 2021 to 30 June 2023, between Arohanui and NZNO that is materially the same as the MECA, at least on the issue before the Court. Clause 12.5 of the MECA/SECA provides: 12.5 Part time employees: Where a part-time employee’s days of work a...