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1. [2021] NZEnvC 151 New Plymouth District Council v Bolton [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 151 IN THE MATTER OF an application for an interim enforcement order under s 320 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) BETWEEN NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL (ENV-2021-AKL-128) Applicant AND ROSS BOLTON AND VALDIMAR EINARSSON Respondents Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey sitting alone pursuant to ss 309(2) and 320 of the RMA Hearing: On the papers...

2. Appendix-5_Jonathan-Williamson_s87F-Report_Hydrogeology-and-Groundwater_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 607 KB]

   ...Requirement (“NoRs”) relating to the Ō2NL Project with Horowhenua District Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council (the “District Councils”), respectively. Matters relating to the NoRs are outside the scope of this report, and being addressed by technical advisors for the District Councils. 4. In preparing this report, I have relied on the expert advice from the following technical experts advising the Horizons and GWRC reporting teams: (a) James Lambie, Terrestrial Ec...

3. Edwards v Capital and Coast DHB (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2016] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 who acts in contravention of any order made by the Tribunal under subsection (3)(b) or subsection (3)(c). Jurisprudence [10] The most recent decision of the Tribunal which addresses the principles which apply to an application for non-publication orders is Scarborough v Kelly Services (NZ) Ltd (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2015] NZHRRT 43 (11 September 2015) at [15] to [26]. The most recent High Court...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 067 Minister for Children v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...'Care and Protection Residential Centre - Upper North' in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) MINISTER FOR CHILDREN Applicant (ENV-2019-AKL-000007) AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority Court: Principal Environment Judge L J Newhook, sitting alone under s 279 of the Act in Chambers at Auckland Date of Decision: 9 ffp r '" / 2010 Date of Issue: 0; tt1pr- 1'/ UJI V, DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ON NOTICE OF MOTION FOR PROCEEDINGS UN...

5. VN v SC Ltd [2022] NZDT 240 (23 November 2022) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...Tribunal hereby orders: SC Ltd to pay VN $6,000.00 on or before 5pm on Wednesday 14 December 2022. Reasons: 1. On 6 February 2022, SC Ltd provided VN with a quotation to build a deck and bench seats (“the building works”) at her property at [Address]. SC Ltd commenced the building works on or about 7 February 2022. The building works have not been completed by SC Ltd, and VN seeks a refund from SC Ltd of $6,000.00. 2. No appearance was made on behalf of SC Ltd at the hearing...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 213 Clutha District Council v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...legislation and are therefore ultra vires the Act.10 [8] The timeframe for complying with the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (ii) is considered unreasonable having regard to the circumstances giving rise to the notice and the need for the services of suitably qualified professionals to be procured. Nevertheless, the application for stay records District Council staff have undertaken training conducted by RCL to develop that capacity and that senior staff involved in the...

7. BI v K Ltd [2023] NZDT 243 (17 March 2023) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...boards have not been installed correctly… sticking out gib screws…’. The three companies all recommended further remedial work with a range of quotes from $21,275.46 (incl. GST) to $27,025.00 (incl. GST). BI said that he purchased a ‘brand new home’ and paid almost $1.4 million but has issues that K Ltd failed to address and are now progressively ‘getting worse’. He said that the quotes from July 2022 are now ‘out of date’. BI stated that due to rising material/labour cos...

8. Singh v Singh and Scorpion Liquor (2006) Ltd [2016] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...Singh Batth [26] Ramanjit Singh Batth gave evidence relevant to the issue of Shane Singh’s non-appearance at the first hearing. [27] In his statement dated 15 April 2015, he said he recalled receiving two packages on 14 August 2014. One was addressed to Shane Singh and one was addressed to the company. He signed for the packages. The new owner of the liquor store, Mr Chopra, told him to give them to Shane Singh. Mr Batth said he did not phone Shane Singh to collect the packa...

9. [2015] NZEmpC 188 Randwick Meat Co Ltd v Burns [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...accept the submission made by Ms Waring that an applicant should not be able to manipulate the system by using the removal procedure to bypass the normal Authority investigation process. This was a point noted in Flight Attendants and Related Services (NZ) Association Inc v Air New Zealand Limited, where Chief Judge Colgan referred to a possible tactic by applicants to file proceedings in order to bolster their chances of removing other proceedings in the Authority. 12 Chief Jud...

10. July-2023-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20230511.pdf [pdf, 838 KB]

    ...hearing. If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make submissions or provide evidence concerning the application, you must notify the Registrar in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of July 2023 providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address (if any), and setting out your connection to the application and brief details of your concerns. The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a f...