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1. Waitangi Tribunal Te Aroha Maunga Settlement process report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...Tribunal determined that groups in the Hauraki district have well-founded claims concerning past Crown actions, which had breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and caused them harm, or prejudice . The 12 iwi in the Hauraki district have formed the Hauraki Collective (the Collective), to ne- gotiate settlement of their claims with the Crown . However, one of those iwi, Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, has raised serious concerns about Crown actions in the settlement negotiations . Ngā...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 66 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 7.1 MB]

   ...mārama From the world of darkness moving into the world of light| Kei Roto | Inside The National Park Report 1 From the Chairperson 2 From the Acting Director 2 Recent Progress in Tribunal Inquiries 3 The Mangatū Remedies Report 6 Unregistered Claims 8 M ore than 200 attendees from Ngāti Tūwhare toa, Ngāti Rangi, and Whanga nui iwi celebrated as the Wai tangi Tribunal handed over Te Kāhui Maunga : The National Park District Inquiry Report at an emotionally charged ceremony...

3. Tautuku Block XIII Section 14 Trust v Cairns (2012) 16 Te Waipounamu MB 63 (16 TWP 63) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...current trustees are Geroge Tikao, Graham Gremell, Natalie Hoani, Peter Roben and Richard Manning. 1 CFR OT 168/252; CFR OT168/251; and CFR OT168/249. 16 Te Waipounamu MB 65 [8] The blocks were formerly administered collectively by the Tautuku Waikawa Lands Trust. Applicants’ submissions [9] An application was lodged by the three Tautuku block ahu whenua trusts seeking orders for rental arrears, re-entry to and vacant po...

4. Nelson Standards Committee v Ord [2025] NZLCDT 4 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). 8. Dr Ord advised [Ms X] to include an action for defamation because it “was the only way [she] could recoup anywhere near the amounts [she] want[ed]”. 9. On 22 March 2021, Legal Aid wrote to Dr Ord requesting further information, including an explanation of: a. the damages sought; b. the intended defendants; 13 c. why the settlement offer had not been accepted; and d. whether Dr Ord considered the legal criteria for a...

5. Geary v Accident Compensation Corporation [2013] NZHRRT 34 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...INTRODUCTION [1] This case is about two information privacy principles. First, the principle that where an agency holds personal information about an individual, that individual is entitled to have access to that information (Principle 6) and to request correction of the information. Second, the principle that an agency which holds personal information cannot disclose that information unless the agency believes, on reasonable grounds, that disclosure of the information is permitted by...

6. N Ltd and others v HB YA [2023] NZDT 44 (13 February) 2023.pdf [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...vendors receive notice concerning a fencing dispute that they failed to bring to the purchaser’s attention? If so, what loss can SI prove he incurred as a result? 20. At a final pre-purchase inspection the day before settlement, SI said he was informed by a contractor working on the adjourning property that the fence was not in the correct position as it was encroaching into the neighbouring land by half a metre. 21. Clause 9.1 of the contract provides that “the vendor warrants...

7. LCRO 35/2021 ZN v YM and XL (16 December 2021) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...October 2020, Ms ZN provided legal services to an Incorporated Charitable Trust which traded under the name [WKJ] [(WK)]. 2 [5] In July 2020, Ms YM was invited to take up a position that had become vacant on the [WK] board. Her position was formalised on 2 September 2020. [6] At the time of Ms YM’s appointment, Ms ZN was engaged by [WK] in defending proceedings that had been brought by a former employee of [WK] in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). [7] Request was ma...

8. EG & SG v BT & MT [2024] NZDT 365 (18 June 2024) [pdf, 152 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 2 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 365 APPLICANT EG and SG RESPONDENT BT and MT The Tribunal orders: The claim is struck out. Reasons [1] EG and SG claim that their neighbours, BT and MT, have erected screens in BT and MT’s property near the parties’ joint fence. EG and SG find these unattractive and aesthetically displeasing. EG and SG also object that BT and MT have...

9. EMPC - Pro bono assistance service application [pdf, 296 KB]

   Employment Court Pro Bono Assistance Service Application Form Information for applicants – please read before completing this form This form is for people who are representing themselves, or are represented by others who are non-lawyers, in employment proceedings before the Auckland Employment Court. The Employment Court Pro Bono Assistance Service (the Service) provides free assistance with preparation and filing of the initial Court documents (either a Statement of...

10. DE v X Ltd [2025] NZDT 129 (11 February 2025) [pdf, 187 KB]

    ...a refund of $190; (d) Whether DE is entitled to an award for the filing fee and time. Was the term of the contract as to the price for shipping varied by agreement? 5. Parties to a contract are bound by express terms. Terms of a contract are formed before or at the time the contract is formed. Contract terms may be varied during the contract by agreement of both parties. It was a term of the contract that the shipping cost would be $199. 6. I find that the shipping cost was not...