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1. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...“process had replaced protest”. The Waiheke settle- ment was another return of land follow- ing the Waiheke Report in 1987. Mäori Agencies Established The 1980s saw the establishment of two core Mäori agencies. The Mäori Language Commission was formed after the release of the Te Reo Report of 1986. This report provided impetus for a number of initia- tives to strengthen the Mäori language including passage of the Mäori Language Act 1987 that established Mäori as an offi-...

2. HM v BTO Ltd [2020] NZDT 1385 (4 May 2020) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...wasn’t. Most consumers are lay people who would not be privy to chemical and physical elements of materials. 15. In any event even if it was covered with a tarpaulin the whole time, the wood could still be affected by moisture with condensation forming under a tarpaulin. Ideally the wood should be kept in a dry shed for example. Again, there is nothing in the instructions. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 16. MN could not assemble the tub. That was not his fault. The instr...

3. IN v BI [2023] NZDT 345 (18 July 2023) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 345 APPLICANT IN RESPONDENT BI The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. In October 2022 IN and BI decided to register and produce a dance performance for the [the festival], which was to take place in [redacted]. No formal agreement was made, rather they started the process together as co-choreographers, (developing the piece under IN’s trading name ‘[G Ltd]’) and obtained a gr...

4. LH & TH v D Inc [2023] NZDT 608 (31 October 2023) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...refunding the $500.00 bond? b) If so, what are LH and TH entitled to be paid? 5. Have D Inc breached their contract with LH and TH by: a. Not turning off the sprinklers? b. Not refunding the $500.00 bond? 6. Parties to a contract must perform their respective obligations. If they do not, they will be in breach and need to account for any loss caused to the other party to the contract. Did D Inc have a responsibility to turn off the sprinklers, or make arrangements for t...

5. SN v J Ltd & T Ltd [2023] NZDT 606 (15 November 2023) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...Ltd is dismissed. The claim by SN against T Ltd is dismissed. The claim by SN against IT is struck out because IT was not served with the claim. Reasons: 1. In or about August 2022, J Ltd listed its [vehicle] for sale on [the online platform]. On or about 29 August 2022, SN confirmed the purchase of [vehicle] for $37,000.00, by using [the online platform]. 2. Between 29 August 2022 and 5 September 2022 there were some brief messages between SN and IT on behalf of J Ltd. T...

6. Holden —Nga Taonga Tuturu (2010) 245 Aotea MB 230 (245 AOT 230) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...the importance of the various taōnga being found within the rohe claimed by that tribe. Further reference was made to historical associations and connections with the area following the migration of the 1820s. Te Atiawa representatives also requested further hui to be held at local marae to consider the application. Submissions for Muaūpoko [14] All Muaūpoko claimants underscored the longevity of the tribe’s association with the Horowhenua and lower North Island region. Mr...

7. BB Ltd OD Ltd v ED Ltd [2019] NZDT 1532 (18 December 2019) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...priority over a security interest relating to same goods. 9. However, I am not persuaded that ED has a lien over the vehicle. There is no worker’s lien for mere storage of goods: a worker’s lien only applies where someone has improved goods by performing work on those goods, not where goods have only been maintained. 10. ED claimed that there was a contractual lien based on verbal agreement. However, the applicants’ representative UN denied any such agreement. ED produced an emai...

8. [2017] NZEmpC 48 Prasad and Tulai v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...the written record of those terms upon which each plaintiff relies. [7] The grounds of the application are first, that the plaintiffs have failed to respond to a notice requiring further and better particulars and secondly, the particulars requested are required in order to fully and fairly inform the defendant in relation to the nature and basis of the plaintiffs’ claims. The defendant claims that it needs to know how the plaintiffs plan to establish the elements of an employm...

9. [2022] NZACC 88 – Pol v ACC (12 May 2022) [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...an email to the Corporation, attaching a letter from Mr Pol, dated 25 May 2020. The letter was addressed to the chief executive officer (“CEO”) of the Corporation and listed various complaints about the management of his claim as well as a request for an “out of scope payment” to compensate Mr Pol for the suspension of his weekly compensation in September 2019, over and above the payment of backdated weekly compensation and interest which he had already received. [31] On...

10. BMN v Stonewood Group Ltd [2024] NZHRRT 64 [pdf, 324 KB]

    ...office Vicki Chow, Executive Director at Stonewood, removed BMN’s work laptop, personal USB flash drive (the USB) and personal cellphone from his desk at the Stonewood office. One week later BMN’s employment was terminated. [2] Despite requests Stonewood did not return BMN’s personal information that they had collected from him. [3] BMN claims Stonewood has interfered with his privacy by collecting his personal information in breach of the Privacy Act 1993 (the Act).3 [...