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1. ENVC paper Legal Aid Assistance Fund Conference 2015 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...larger commercial or infrastructural activities, and accordingly have been treated by the Court as requiring a reasonably high degree of priority to process, hear and determine. 12. Some of these cases have been resolved by the Court’s mediation service, one of them in particular, a proposal for a very large gravel quarry which was thought by members of the Court to be incapable of resolution by settlement, actually being fully resolved in mediation. An online industry newslett...

2. HJ v MN LCRO 26/2013 (11 March 2015) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...advance. His failure in that regard had given rise to confusion for Mr HJ. The Committee otherwise concluded that Mr MN had generally complied with his professional obligations. The Committee ordered Mr MN to pay $500 costs and expenses to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS), and censured him for the breach of rule 3.4. Background [2] Mr HJ was director and shareholder in a [GG] franchise, which operated through his company [PR Limited (PRL)]. In November 2010 he secured a pot...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 051 Ngati Whatua Orakei Whaia Maia Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...holder acknowledges that the Waitemata is of extremely high spiritual, ancestral, cultural, customary and historical importance to Mana Whenua The consent holder records its commitment to implementing this condition in good faith, and to using the services of an independent mediator, as necessary. Conditions 10 through 16 have been offered by the consent holder to ensure that mana whenua are able to meaningfully engage with this project and its outcomes. 11. The consent holder shail...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 011 Clutha District Council v Vreugdenhil Family Trust Partnership [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...District Council v Vreugdenhil [2021] NZEnvC 183. 3 Family Trust Partnership (‘the Trust’) of $17,500.00, being 60% of its total costs incurred. Their total costs comprise: (a) legal fees inclusive of GST of $27,979.50; (b) office services inclusive of GST of $705.00; and (c) disbursements of $459.00. [5] The Kellys submit that the Council and the Trust contribute towards their costs incurred at a higher than standard level because: (a) there was an absence of legiti...

5. LU v C Ltd [2023] NZDT 182 (25 June 2023) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 182 APPLICANT LU RESPONDENT C Ltd The Tribunal orders: Both claims are dismissed. Reasons 1. LU engaged C Ltd to carry out decking work at her property in [Address]. Some extra work was agreed to during the build. The invoice ($13,028.10) was more than LU expected and she arranged to pay it by instalments. After paying $11,000.00 LU raised concerns with MJ, director of C Ltd, that she had been o...

6. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 2: 2002 to 2004 [pdf, 537 KB]

   Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Report 2 Surveys of household burglary Part Two: Four Police Areas Compared Between 2002 and 2004 Sue Triggs December 2005 2 Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Report 1: Surveys of Household Burglary part Ooe (2002): Four Police Areas and national nata compared, Dr Sue Triggs, Ministry of Justice, 2005. Report 2: Surveys of Household Burglary part two: Four

7. [2018] NZEmpC 132 Nicholson v Ford [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...up to Mr Ford’s dismissal. [2] Normally the matter would come before the employment institutions as a personal grievance claim. That option was not available to Mr Ford because the 1 Ford v New Zealand Dental Partners Ltd Partnership (in liq) t/a Clinico Denture and Hearing [2018] NZERA Auckland 68. company was placed in voluntary liquidation before the matter could progress in the Authority. The liquidator did not cons...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 228 Bay of Islands Maritime Park Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   Topic 14: Marine Protected Areas IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER OF AND BETWEEN AND Decision [2022] NZEnvC 228 the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal under clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Act BAYS OF ISLANDS MARITIME PARK INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-117) THE ROYAL FOREST & BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-127) Appellant NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL

9. Chand v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 80 (15 September 2014) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...(this complaint is one of them) I have determined Ms Devi should be excluded from reapplying for a licence for two years. I explain why I do not consider rehabilitation is realistic. The sanctions relating to Ms Devi’s ability to hold a licence address the protection of the public and desirability or rehabilitation. In determining the imposition of additional sanctions in this case, it is appropriate to have regard to part of the penalty is to exclude Ms Devi from practising. [13] Each...

10. 2021-05-07 JWS - Community Water Supplies [pdf, 5.2 MB]

    1 Expert Witness Caucusing Conference & Joint Witness Statement EXPERT CONFERENCING ON SCHEDULE 10A.4, CONTROLLED ACTIVITY AND RESTRICTED DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITY RULES, AND OBJECTIVE 10A1.1 4 to 6 May 2021 IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) of the Resource Management Act 199