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1. HE v QZ [2023] NZDT 372 (18 January 2023) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 a. The job progressed satisfactorily in 2018. The slab and foundation were signed off by the local council. The framing was also signed off after some remedial work. b. In or around December 2018, HE’s architect, Mr N, informed him that there would be changes to the plan. c. When he returned to the site in January 2019 he found that an internal wall had been built in the garage by unknown persons. d. He carried out only minor work in...

2. HT v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 337 (7 May 2024) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...photo of HT from his phone to use for the real time ID process, and then tried to log in to his account. HT says he should not have been terminated by VX because he was not involved in this fraud. 12. Q Ltd says it took into account all of the information submitted by HT, and made multiple reviews of its original decision to terminate the account when requested by HT. It says however that each time it reviewed the matter the original decision to terminate HT’s account was confirmed....

3. GM v D Ltd [2024] NZDT 583 (13 September 2024) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...APPLICANT GM RESPONDENT D Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. GM purchased a [dress] from D Ltd in October 2023. She wore the dress for a very short time and noticed a significant tear along a seam. She informed D Ltd and the dress was replaced along with a $100 voucher. 2. The replacement dress arrived in January 2024 and was removed from its packaging and hung in a wardrobe. While getting ready for an occasion in February 2024 she n...

4. Te Manutukutuku Issue 10 [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...transmission and production facilities to ensure that some could be utilised for the pro­ tection of the Maori language. Any protective scheme must provide the ability for some Maori language programming to appear on television, in prime time, within a format that will be interesting to youth in particular. Issues considered by the Court were: Whether Maori language is a taonga The Court found that this point had been properly admitted by the parties. The evidence before the Court,...

5. Reweti - Part Waikoukou No 406 (2015) 96 Taitokerau MB 231 (96 TTK 231) [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...Native Land Court awarded the Waikoukou block to Paora Tuhaere and Wiremu Reweti Te Whenua. [3] Between 1884 and 1908, parts of the Waikoukou block were gifted to (and later taken by) the Crown for railway purposes. This includes the land now forming Lot 1 and 2. Following the corporatisation of New Zealand Railways, Lot 1 and 2 were declared to be surplus Crown land. In 2001 Lot 1 and 2 were vested back into Paora and Wiremu as the original owners. [4] Applications have now bee...

6. Reid v Accident Compensation Corporation [2023] NZACC 194 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...of a vehicle. The tow bar, additional boot space and four-wheel drive were not essential injury-related features. Ms Balkiwill also confirmed that: I have reviewed the models that are included in the assessors report taking into account the requested feature above which are not essential, or where the need can be met via an alternate solution. I can confirm that the ACC contribution of $17,778 minus the client's value of her current vehicle would fund a range of vehicles wh...

7. LCRO 130/2017 HS v NC and EH (18 September 2019) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...September 2015. [5] Mr HS met with the practitioners the following day. They provided to him that day by email a letter of engagement accompanied by information on the principal aspects of client care and service, and terms of engagement. They requested “$1,000 plus GST” in advance of their fees which he paid.1 [6] Mr HS met with the practitioners again a week later, on 24 September 2015. At that meeting he raised with the practitioners his dispute with [hardware store], ab...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 Rangahaua Whānui District Auckland [pdf, 6.3 MB]

   ...... the mouth of the Waimata Rivet, justsouthofTe Poroporo (eapeTurnagain1,-­ extending to the Manawatu River at its southern reach before entering the gorge. This is an area of about two million acres. 1 It is unlikely that the described region formed a distinct unit in Maori times. The mountains in the east and coast in the. south are clear-cut, but the exact northern line was merely the result of colonial administration boundary drawing. There was also considerable movement through th...

9. GF Ltd v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 204 (26 April 2023) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...incompetent advice in relation to the ERA matter and/or by providing inadequate representation before the ERA? • If so, is D Ltd liable to pay a refund of all or part of the fees paid for the ERA case? • Is GF Ltd liable to pay damages in the form of an ‘early termination’ fee for GF’s cancellation, in early 2022, of the fixed term contract? Did D Ltd breach its contract with GF Ltd/IU Ltd by providing poor or incompetent advice in relation to the ERA matter and/or by pr...

10. Bonner v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claims Process) [2024] NZACC 90 [pdf, 164 KB]

    ...Held at: Wellington by AVL Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented B Marten and S Stewart for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 28 May 2024 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claims process, Accident Compensation Act 1982 and Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 23 August 2023. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review