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1. [2017] NZEnvC 124 Skyline Enterprises Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC124 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of a direct referral under section 87D of the Act SKYLINE ENTERPRISES LIMITED (ENV-2016-CHC-107) Applicant QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Consent Authority Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner W R Howie Environment Commissioner C J Wilkinson Hearing: at Queenstown on 22, 23, 24 and 25 May 2017 Appearances: G T

2. CM v JD & Ors LCRO 006/2013 (10 March 2016) [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...of complaint Mr CM describes the [City A] property as a “residential building with rental income” and the [City B] property as “a hotel with income”.1 [5] [Nominee Company X] took possession as mortgagee of both properties and engaged the services of a property manager to manage the [City A] property. At the time of Mr CM’s complaints, investors were receiving reduced interest payments, and it was highly likely that when properties were sold the contributors would incur a loss o...

3. LCRO 235/2017 B and A LT v HF (28 March 2019) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...conduct likely to justify a prosecution under s138A… [12] It was those paragraphs which provided the focus for the complaint that followed. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [13] Mr and Mrs LT lodged their complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 27 October 2017. The substance of the complaint was that: (a) they considered that Mr HF had made a number of threats against them in his letter of 30 August 2017; (b) in making the...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 060 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KOTI T AIAO O AOTEAROA KI OTAUTAHI IN THE l\tif\. TIER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC 60 of the Resource 1'1anagement Act 1991 of appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act UPPER CLUTHA ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2018-CHC-056) and all other appellants concerning Topic 2 of Stage 1 of the Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan (listed on the attached schedule) Appellants

5. [2019] NZEnvC 095 View West Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...with a further timetable requiring bundles of evidence by 26 October 2018. ~f'--; A~ [5] In light of concerns about the issues in preparation for hearing the Court issued a ( ! ~.~ \ ~ inute on 12 November 2018 (annexed hereto as A) which addressed a number of '7), r~'i" . (~ .~ ' :;, !': ~ " ~' \r~ . ' v.~ ~~r COll1'\ ~ 3 issues. Clear issues identified were whether this was a dangerous building, whether the Council was purs...

6. Hawke v ACC [2013] NZACA 5 [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...as the alternate Authority and head of the ACC District Court appellate jurisdiction. The process to be followed by the Corporation and the wording of the practice note were agreed upon in consultation with Michael Mercier, Manager, ACC Legal Services, and contemplated an objection being lodged with full and detailed submissions and a decision on the papers issued after the appellant had replied. [57] If the objection was upheld, the appeal would be either dismissed, or pursuant

7. 2021-02-12 Willowridge Affidavit Alison Devlin Exhibit B [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...height of any cut or fill shall not be greater than the distance of the top of the cut or the toe of the fill from the site boundary. Consent is sought to breach this Standard. 4.5 Stage 1 of the Proposed District Plan (PDP) contains a proposed new earthworks chapter. This is relevant to the part of the site zoned rural but not the residential zoned land, which was not included in the District Plan review having been rezoned through plan change 46. 4.6 Table 25.5 of the PDP provid...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Woodroffe [2025] NZLCDT 1 (7 January 2025) [pdf, 258 KB]

   THERE IS A PERMANENT ORDER IN PLACE PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE NAMES OF THE CHURCH, THE CLIENT, AND THE CLIENT’S FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS ORDER MADE PURSUANT TO S 240 LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 2006. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2025] NZLCDT 1 LCDT 009/24 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 3 Applicant AND OLINDA WOODROFFE Practitioner DEPUTY CH...

9. OP v UV LCRO 160/2015 [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...that did not happen. Attributing fault for all that went wrong to the firm, Ms UV says Mrs OP’s file was handled in a less than satisfactory way. She says she was aware she was not confident in handling the file, and could not give Mrs OP the service she wanted to provide, and it was not her choice to continue, but she did her best. She says [Ms RS] simply would not assist Mrs OP. [31] Ms UV set out a detailed narrative of her involvement in Mrs OP’s file including reference...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 055 Director General of Conservation v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 8.1 MB]

    ...into the surrounding landscape. g) Whether the building/s have a viable use beyond the festival, event. h) The extent to which the building/s comply with the standards in Table 3. a) The carrying capacity, standard and status of the road(s) servicing the site. b) Whether vehicles can safely enter and exit the site. c) Whether the proposed vehicle access points will impact on the safe and efficient operation of the road. d) The extent to which the layout and location of the...