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1. LCRO 6/2025 EI v NT (30 April 2025) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...agreement (the agreement). The agreement provided for EI to retain ownership of the family home in which the couple had lived. [5] The couple reconciled in early 2016 when XE returned to live in EI’s home. That reconciliation soon became one of flatmates living under the same roof rather than as partners in a relationship. [6] Issues arose between them about contributions to outgoings. [7] By April 2023, EI had decided that she wanted XE to move out of her home, and served him wit...

2. NZCASS Technical manual [pdf, 5.3 MB]

   ...the dwelling. CBG’s Sample Manager software selected the person who had the next birthday to be the respondent. There was no substitution in the case of non-response. For situations where the next birthday was not known (eg in a household where a flatmate did not know birth months of other flatmates), an alternative procedure based on the alphabetical order of first names was employed. This alternative procedure selected the adult (aged 15 or over) whose first name began with the lette...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 223 FGH v RST [pdf, 688 KB]

   ...there were also medication issues. [121] By mid-March 2020, Ms H was showing distress to her parents and her siblings. At the same time, she was conscious of concerns which were developing about COVID-19 in the community. Also she had a new flatmate, which became challenging. Medical consultations from late March 2020 [122] Just prior to the commencement of Alert Level 4 late on 25 March 2020, Dr Hurst recommended Ms H see a psychiatrist, Dr Roy. Over several sessions durin...

4. [2022] NZEmpC 177 Shah Enterprise IT Ltd v A Labour Inspector [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...Shah would attend to banking and other matters for the store while Mrs Shah worked, and then he would pick her up when she finished work. [14] Prior to Mrs Shah returning to New Zealand, the relationship between Mr Maradiya and Mr Shah was as flatmates and friends. Understandably, things changed with Mrs Shah’s return. Mr Shah spent more time with his wife, and Mr Maradiya began feeling more of an outsider in the home. [15] Mr Maradiya was engaged to be married to a woman he...

5. Application for a Protection Order [pdf, 887 KB]

   ...Who can apply for a Protection Order? Anyone who needs protection from someone who is violent, abusive or making threats can apply. You must have, or previously had, a close personal relationship with that person. It could be a partner, ex-partner, flatmate, carer or family/ whānau member. They don’t have to be living with you. How will a Protection Order help keep you safe? A Protection Order means the person you want protection from can be arrested if they hurt, threaten, approach or con...

6. Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC 403) v Licensee B [2017] NZREADT 1 [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...like that, the defendant responded “Oh don’t worry Bro, your girlfriend is going to be in my cum bucket in a few months anyway”. The defendant denied that he had made this statement and said that Mr Y had told him that he had beaten up a flatmate who had sent a text to his girlfriend. [33] Mr Y was not cross-examined on this evidence. We find that the defendant made the statements to Ms A and to Mr Y. Ms Pender submitted that whatever he said to Mr Y said is not relevant...

7. CBA v LKJ Ltd [2014] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...the defendant and will be addressed first. The plaintiff’s mental health [16] The plaintiff, who in 2011 was 45 years of age, is single and has never had a stable long term partner. Between 2004 and 2006 she had a sexual relationship with a flatmate. It was not a committed relationship and the plaintiff alleges that when she told this person she did not want to have sex with him anymore he raped her. The plaintiff further says there was a subsequent confrontation which escalated....

8. NZCASS Data tables 3 who experiences crime [xlsx, 907 KB]

   ...offence is not measured by the NZCASS or the incident did not meet the legal definition of an offence, it was given the ‘out of scope’ code. See Offence coding for further information. People known excl family Includes friends, family friends, flatmates, colleagues, employers, neighbours, acquaintances and caregivers. See terms and definitions for further information. People who are not family Non-family member. Includes people known (excluding family) and strangers. See terms and d...

9. Rec-Recap-Q3-2022.pdf [pdf, 691 KB]

   ...described as a heavy user. On the afternoon of 11 March 2019, Mr McKenzie’s friend drove him to a house to pay a bill, however his friend believed Mr McKenzie was “up to no good”. Mr McKenzie’s friend then dropped him home about 8:30pm. When his flatmate returned in the early hours of 12 March 2019, he found Mr McKenzie deceased. 8 Re Jordan Allan Smolenski, CSU-2017-CCH-000621, Coroner A M Cunninghame, 10 September 2020, at [73]; NZ Drug Foundation “Did you know Volatile...

10. Victims of crime in the adult criminal justice system: a stocktake of the literature [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...on the nature of distress suggests psychological symptoms tend to be similar. • Groups most at risk of being victimised are younger persons, Māori and ‘other’ ethnic groups, sole parents, students, those living in households comprised of flatmates, and being unemployed or on a benefit. Many of these risk factors tend to be interrelated, suggesting it is inherent disadvantage that underlies heightened risk. • Groups vulnerable to adverse responses include individuals who have...