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1. [2021] NZEnvC 196 Gibbston Vines Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 827 KB]

   ...included the following related reasons:5 Those findings are not necessarily an impediment to the development of Lot 1 as proposed, including its identified commercial building platform. There may be an issue as to how consenting that, in advance of any new application for residential subdivision and development of the balance land, could affect landscape treatment. However, we will allow opportunity for GVL to inform the court whether, and on what basis, it would seek to have any suc...

2. Gray v Paikea - Otara 5D2 (2022) 252 Taitokerau MB 210 (252 TTK 210) [pdf, 231 KB]

   252 Taitokerau MB 210 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TE TAITOKERAU In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Taitokerau District A20200003704 A20190008365 WĀHANGA Under Section 239, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Otara 5D2 I WAENGA I A Between ESTHER GRAY Te Kaitono Applicant ME And JOSEPH PAIKEA Te Kaiurupare Respondent Nohoanga: Hearing 4 February 2022, 247 Taitok...

3. [2024] NZEmpC 254 Rookes v Tillmans Fine Furniture Ltd [pdf, 230 KB]

   CINDY ROOKES v TILLMANS FINE FURNITURE LIMITED [2024] NZEmpC 254 [20 December 2024] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2024] NZEmpC 254 EMPC 411/2024 IN THE MATTER OF an application for leave to extend time to file a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN CINDY ROOKES Applicant AND TILLMANS FINE FURNITURE LIMITED Respondent Hearin...

4. LCRO 1/2023 EL v OX (17 December 2024) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...mortgage documents”.4 [18] The Standards Committee “did not consider, in all the circumstances, that further investigation, or any disciplinary response, was required from the Standards Committee on this issue”. [19] The Committee then addressed the conflict of interest that EL considered to exist. It said:5 Whilst there is an inherent conflict in this role, it is also common practice for lawyers to act for both the purchaser and the purchaser’s mortgagee. [20] The Commit...

5. [2018] NZEnvC 221 Giles v Auckland Council [pdf, 8.8 MB]

   /BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Court: HearIng: Appearances: INTHEMATIER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 1. 2.. ( of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act GILES & THIRD (ENV-2017-AKL-118) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge JA Smith sitting alone pursuant to s 279 of the Act On the papers at Auckland Date of Decision: 'i 5 NOV 2il18 Date of Issue:

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief Sam Shumane [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...Previous Report is aimed at providing Council with the ability to ensure that no disruption occurs to the ferry operation at any time during construction, which, in my view, should be an imperative part of the CTMP. 86. In reference to ferry services, Section 7.3 of the draft CTMP states that “it will be necessary to prevent truck deliveries during the busy periods”. The draft CTMP then concludes in the same paragraph that this “would potentially restrict deliveries for the...

7. [2008] NZEmpC AC 49/08 Clear v Waikato DHB [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...allegation of breaches of the employer’s duty to her which led to her eventual disadvantage.1 2. That her eventual dismissal was unjustified. The cause of her long absence from work was due to the board not dealing with her complaints or addressing the bullying that had taken place. 3. For unpaid leave arising from days in lieu which Ms Clear claims to have accumulated during her employment. The defendant denies she has any entitlement to those days.

8. [2018] NZEnvC 207 Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 825 KB]

   ...whether there is jurisdiction to grant consent to the expansion of the existing consented activity under s 127 of the RMA, or whether the extent of the expansion goes beyond the scope of amendments to the conditions and should be assessed as a new proposal; and (b) whether there was jurisdiction to grant consent in terms of s 104(3)(d) RMA when the application for the district consents was limited notified and, Sustainable Otakiri says, because of the scale and extent of adverse eff...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 253 Tararua District Council v Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Woodville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWWTP) and discharge of treated wastewater into the Manga-atua Stream. [2] In our interim decision dated 24 August 2022, 1 we granted consent for a term of 15 years, subject to the approval of the Court to new conditions, firstly relating to the adoption of the Best Practicable Option (BPO) in relation to the tertiary treatment plant and review of subsequent performance; and secondly the baseline to be used for measuring SIN removal achieved in...

10. [2017] NZEnvC 187 Hawkes Bay Fish Game Council v Hawkes Bay Regional Council [pdf, 11 MB]

    ...M Buchanan Hearing : at Hastings on 11 and 12 September 2017 Appearances: M A Baker-Galloway for Hawke's Bay Fish and Game Council L Blomfield for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council S Gepp for Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc, s 274 party R Wise for Maori Trustee for Poukawa 13 B Maori Trust Board , s 274 party M Meier for Federated Farmers of New Zealand , s 274 party Date of Decision : 10 November 2017 Date of Issue: 10 November 2017 DECISI...