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1. Wellington Standards Committee v Hall [2012] NZLCDT 7 [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...attend the meeting. [21] On 30 November 2006 Mr Jensen wrote to Tauhara 15 advising that the only written material he had seen was a letter written by Ms Hall dated 22 November. That letter is found at page 111 of the Bundle and is a letter addressed to the Tauhara Mountain Trust seeking funding to enable the purchase of Landcorp land. Mr Jensen expressed concern that there was no discernible direct benefit for the Trust beneficiaries and that the Trust land “would probably be...

2. EI & OI v TS & NS [2023] NZDT 477 (28 August 2023) [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...APPLICANT EI APPLICANT OI RESPONDENT TS RESPONDENT NS The Tribunal orders: 1. NS is added as a respondent to this claim. 2. The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 3. The applicants, EI and OI, purchased a house at [Address] (“the house”) from the respondents, TS and NS on 11 January 2023. 4. Within a couple of days of moving into the house, they noticed water had pooled on the garage floor coming from the bathroom above. 5. After an investigatio...

3. Grant v Skinner - Lot 3 DP SA 89753 (2025) 345 Waiariki MB 202 (345 WAR 202) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...Waiariki MB 208 initial lending with ANZ, the role of the independent trustee Andrew Seton (of Floyd Trustee Services) who retired in 2021, and accusations of misconduct regarding the independent trustee. She says that she has worked tirelessly to address the issues of misconduct and resolve a parallel dispute with ANZ as to lending. She acknowledges that there is a debt owed to ANZ, however she says that she has reached out to the bank. Pahnia says that she made an earlier attem...

4. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 1 v Allan [2019] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 351 KB]

   ...must not act in a way that undermines the processes of the Court or the dignity of the Judiciary. 5 Background [8] The charges arise out Mr Allan’s conduct over the years 2013 to 2018 when he was assigned counsel under the Legal Services Act 2011. Charge 1 – O complaint [9] Mr Allan was assigned to act for Ms O in 2017 in respect of charges laid against her in the District Court. She complained that Mr Allan failed to respond to her text messages and telephone c...

5. 17.-Evidence-of-Mr-Nick-Keenan-Stormwater-Management-Design.PDF [PDF, 432 KB]

   ...selection of plants and final detailed design levels in ponds will ensure the best chance of wetland planting survival. Planting 54. Mr Farrant does not agree with the planting species list proposed. I consider this a matter that can be addressed during detailed design and with ecological input as required. Page 15 Infiltration Sites 55. Mr Farrant identifies that infiltration sites should be assessed for soils contamination, and not sited in contaminated soils....

6. [2018] NZEnvC 012 Mt Wellington Highway Ltd & Jaafar Holdings Ltd v Auckland Council [pdf, 879 KB]

   ...points. It submits that the Court's Practice Note 2014 at 6.6 does contemplate a consideration of the merits in the context of the Public Works Act 1981 even where the objection has been withdrawn. It says that the work done by the Council in addressing the objectors' concerns was work it should have done in the first place. It submits that the Council's unwillingness to accept the legitimacy of the leasehold arrangements affected all that followed. Further, that the...

7. Alchin and Scott TRI 2020-100-001 [2022] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 [pdf, 374 KB]

   ...qualifications and expertise of the claimants’ expert, Glen Bodger. He gave comprehensive evidence on the building defects identified by Mr Gilling and also identified a further, in his opinion, defect of insufficient ground clearance. His evidence addressed the damage caused by these alleged defects and how best to remedy them. Mr Robertson objected to Mr Bodger’s evidence, criticising the respondent’s various construction inspections and alleged that Mr Bodger had no ex...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 NPI Trust legal submissions [pdf, 143 KB]

   ... continued  unbroken  despite  colonization  and  alienation  of   Ngati  Paoa  from  the  land  (whenua)  through  loss  of  ownership  of  tribal  lands.  The   Waitangi  Tribunal  addressed  this  history  in  its  report  on  WAI10  (the  late  Hariata   Gordon’s  claim).  At  the  time  of  the  Tribunal  Report,  Ngati  Paoa  Iwi  was  landless...

9. Jones - Pukawa D3 Trust (2015) 124 Waiariki MB 217 (124 WAR 217) [pdf, 246 KB]

   124 Waiariki MB 217 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WAIARIKI DISTRICT A20150002472 UNDER Section 67 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Pukawa D3 Trust WILLIAM HUGH JONES on behalf of the TRUSTEES OF THE PUKAWA D3 TRUST Applicant Hearing 122 Waiariki MB 207 dated 8 June 2015 (Heard at Whakatāne) Appearances: William Jones for the a...

10. FITZGERALD Kelly Marie (CSU 2009 ROT 000369) [pdf, 98 KB]

    ...come from Kelly Fitzgerald’s laundry at her house and it was one quarter full. There appeared to be fresh vomit in the vehicle. The vehicle was left with its key in it as well as Kelly Fitzgerald’s purse and its contents. [11] At her home address a note was located saying goodbye and sorry to her family and friends. Subsequent inquiries established that Kelly Fitzgerald had suffered from post natal depression for some time and had made previous attempts to take her own life...