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1. Discussion Document Review of the Courts Remote Participation Act 2010 [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...justice, and promotes efficiency in our courts, in a way that is consistent with the interests of justice. This discussion document describes the current Act and the potential problems and opportunities associated with the law. It proposes options to address those problems and opportunities and seeks your views. Your views will help to inform our advice to the Government on potential changes to the law. 1 The Policy increases duty lawyers’ role in court so they are better placed...

2. Taupo-District-Council.pdf [pdf, 221 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND ENV-2020-AKL-000102 I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal under clause 14 of Schedule 1 to the Act against the decision of the Waikato Regional Council on Proposed Plan Change 1 to the Waikato Regional Plan BETWEEN FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED Appellant AND WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent...

3. Taupo District Council.pdf [pdf, 221 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND ENV-2020-AKL-000102 I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal under clause 14 of Schedule 1 to the Act against the decision of the Waikato Regional Council on Proposed Plan Change 1 to the Waikato Regional Plan BETWEEN FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED Appellant AND WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent...

4. TC vs Mr & Mrs SH LCRO 234/2014 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...forwarded a substantial amount of documentation to Mr and Mrs SH. Mr TC had understood his instructions to be to complete an overhaul of the couple’s financial arrangements with the view to transferring the assets of the Trust A and Trust B into a newly created trust (Trust D), which would be set up for Mr and Mrs SH, by Mr TC. [10] Mr SH replied to Mr TC’s letter, also on 9 July 2012, and provided details about the assets owned by the Trust A, Trust B and Trust C. [11] This...

5. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited.pdf [pdf, 70 KB]

   ...appropriate way to achieve the objectives of the Waikato Regional Plan in terms of section 32 of the RMA. Alternative dispute resolution 5. Fonterra agrees to participate in mediation or other alternative dispute resolution of the proceedings. Service 6. In accordance with the directions in Environment Court decision [2020] NZEnvC 063, this notice will be lodged with the Environment Court via email 1 ENV-2020-AKL-000084. 417...

6. Māori Land Court Panui October 2021 pdf [pdf, 399 KB]

   Contents: Applications for hearing in OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU 2021: ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU 2021 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court. Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed at the time of this publication are listed. F

7. Equal Pay Amendment Bill [pdf, 303 KB]

   e. prohibiting the Authority from making a determination that includes remuneration for past work; f. discontinuing existing pay equity claims. A new claim covering the same work may be raised, but it will need to meet the amended requirements; g. discontinuing any proceedings relating to pay equity claims that have not yet been determined. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 - Freedom from discrimination 5. Section 19( 1) of the Bill of Rights Act affi...

8. NT v Standards Committee LCRO 131/2014 (21 November 2014) [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...[45], [46], [65]. 4 [Case name removed]. 5 At [11] – [20]. 6 At [21]. 3 costs shows a blindness to the reality of the Court’s judgment”7 and that her submissions, “however unrealistic, had to be answered by the defendants and addressed by the Court, mirroring the pattern of the substantive proceeding”.8 He also described the complainants’ claim for damages of $100,000 as “totally unrealistic”,9 yet “complex, both legally and evidentially”.10 [9] The def...

9. [2021] NZACC 95 – Kirkland v ACC (5 July 2021) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...walked on a stretch of uneven pavement with loose stones alongside a road that was being repaired. A short time later her foot became sore. While this soreness came and went over the next few weeks, it did not subside by the time she returned to New Zealand. Back in New Zealand, the pain became more pronounced and in November 2014, Ms Kirkland sought medical advice. [6] Ms Kirkland’s GP diagnosed tenosynovitis of her right foot. The Corporation granted cover for tenosynovitis on...

10. [2021] NZEnvC 078 Robins Road Queenstown 2013 Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 356 KB]

    ...(b) higher than standard costs where “Bielby factors” 5 are present; and 1 Culpan v Vose (1993) 1A ELRNZ 331; (1993) 2 NZRMA 380. 2 Foodstuffs (Otago Southland) Properties Ltd v Dunedin City Council [1996] NZRMA 385; (1996) 2 ELRNZ 138. 3 New Zealand Heavy Haulage Association Inc v Central Otago District Council EnvCW72/2004, at [5]. 4 Canterbury Regional Council v Waimakariri District Council [2004] NZRMA 289, at [21]. 5 DFC NZ Limited v Bielby [1991] 1 NZLR 587. http://www...