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1. UB and DB v ND [2020] NZDT 1391 (29 October 2020) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...find that their actions in attempting to lower and adjust poles to fix the flat areas where water was pooling were following instructions given by ND. 13. Having made this finding, I note that UB’s internet research has yielded the further information that only experienced contractors should adjust poles on stretch tents, and that for ND to direct his customers to attempt this themselves was ill-advised and may have contributed to the problems experienced later that evening (althoug...

2. ST Ltd v FS [2023] NZDT 543 (31 October 2023) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...Ltd’s services were not carried out with reasonable care and skill and that the driveway is not fit for purpose. FS has provided many photographs of problems resulting from poor workmanship throughout the job, but the major issue is with the likely performance of the driveway over time given the contractual breaches described above, of the lack of mesh and the inadequate driveway thickness. Those issues are not aesthetic or minor, they relate directly to the overall strength and longev...

3. MN & GD v X Ltd [2025] NZDT 72 (12 August 2025) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...a reseller of the process used by the respondent, [reusable 1 The applicant has allowed a credit of $602.80 in invoice 05550 for unused materials. This amount has been allowed in the ordered amount. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 pool form], but he would not provide any opinion on the quality of the work, having not seen it other than in photographs. [8] JI’s evidence is the product, while capable of providing some remedy for a crooked pool edge, the outcome will always be...

4. BD & NL v CM Ltd t-a HD [2021] NZDT 1669 (14 October 2021) [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...cookers) from TT based in [City], Australia, and the shipment was sent straight to IN from China. HI says he left IN in February 2013 to set up HD through CM and he took the remaining (approximately 67) [Brand] cookers with him. Based on the available information, I am satisfied that CM distributed the [Brand 1] cookers in New Zealand and is therefore the manufacturer of the Cooker under s12 of the CGA. 11. The Applicants say that they could not get the Cooker repaired or obtain a repl...

5. Legal aid consultation paper: new family legal support - September 2013 [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...14 Proposed Family Legal Support Fee Schedule: 15 4 Introduction The Family Court Reform Bill has been passed into legislation and the new Family Justice System is planned to begin from March 2014. As part of implementing the reforms, the Secretary for Justice intends to establish a new specified legal service to assist eligible people with their care of children and guardianship issues. This service will provide up to four hours of legal support for people who meet t...

6. Turner v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 36 [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...Mr Paykel gave evidence that the Harditex cladding should have been installed prior to the fascia. He attributed responsibility to the Harditex installer who should have either had the fascia removed before putting the Harditex in place or requested the roofer to return to remediate the flashing to protect the junction. I accept this evidence. [16] The defect resulted in decay to the framing below and adjoining return walls and led to the need to re-clad the affected wal...

7. List-of-Fee-Changes-1-July-2025.pdf [pdf, 519 KB]

   ...$728 3 Filing any other initiating document (as defined in regulation 4), unless a different filing fee is prescribed for that document elsewhere in the fees table $1,755 $1,819 4 Filing a statement of claim between defendants $143 $148 5 Filing an amended statement of claim $143 $148 6 Interlocutory application (a) without notice (b) on notice relating to a proceeding to which item 2, 3, 46 or 48 applies (c...

8. Keston v Redwood Corporation Ltd (Extension of Time to Commence Proceedings) [2022] NZHRRT 50 [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 50 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 BACKGROUND [1] In May 2021 Mr Keston made an IPP6 request to the Redwood Corporation Limited trading as Pelican Club (Pelican Club) to access his personal information. [2] Pelican Club did not respond to the request within the statutory timeframe and Mr Keston complained to the Privacy Commissioner that his right to access his personal information under IPP 6 had been breached. [3] The Commiss...

9. TI v T Ltd [2025] NZDT 84 (18 February 2025) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...RESPONDENT T Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. T Ltd is to pay TI $8,199.00 by 12 March 2025. 2. Upon payment of the amount ordered above, ownership of the cabin will revert to T Ltd. T Ltd may retrieve the cabin from TI’s premises. T Ltd must inform TI as to when they will retrieve the cabin. TI may not unreasonably refuse any request for access by T Ltd for the purposes of removing the cabin. Background 1. In March 2024 TI purchased a ‘flatpack’ cabin from T Ltd....

10. GO & KO v MD [2025] NZDT 10 (16 April 2025) [pdf, 381 KB]

    ...ownership. 5. To the extent that the Tribunal can make such a direction, the Tribunal directs Crown Law Trust of the New Zealand Government to refund to GO the sum of $450.00 that she paid into the [redacted] Court on 28 November 2022. 6. GO’ claim for a refund of the civil enforcement fee she paid to the Ministry of Justice ($600.00) is struck out because the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to make such an order. 7. MD’s counterclaim is dismissed. REASONS 1. Th...