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1. Adams v Easthope [2010] NZWHT Auckland 35 [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...[1] Peter and Susan Adams are the owners of a house at 3A Waikare Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island. In 1995 they arranged for additions and alterations to the dwelling. Unfortunately those alterations leaked and so Mr and Mrs Adams lodged an application under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002, in December 2002. They completed the remedial work and filed proceedings in the High Court in December 2009. Those proceedings were struck out in June 2010 because they...

2. KOK Ltd v MXL Ltd [2020] NZDT 1503 (31 August 2020) [pdf, 127 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 6 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2020] NZDT 1503 APPLICANT (respondent in counterclaim) KOK Limited RESPONDENT (applicant in counterclaim) MXL Limited The Tribunal hereby orders: MXL Limited is to pay KOK Limited $3,770.28 by Friday 25 September 2020. Reasons 1. The claims arise from a sublease between KOK Limited (KOK) and MXL Limited (MXL). B...

3. [2022] NZACC 204 — Foster v ACC (1 November 2022) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...Respondent Judgment: 1 November 2022 Appearances: Ms Koloni for the Appellant Mr P McBride for the Respondent ____________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J McGUIRE [Dismissing Claim for Costs] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] In this appeal Ms Koloni has claimed costs in respect of what were termed review applications. This appeal therefore did not relate to any issue of entit...

4. BN & SC & XC v NT & MP [2021] NZDT 1670 (30 June 2021) [pdf, 236 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2021] NZDT 1670 APPLICANT BN APPLICANT SC APPLICANT XC RESPONDENT NT E SECOND RESPONDENT MP The Tribunal orders: NT is to pay BN, SC, and XC (as trustees of the [The trust]) $5,625.71 by 15 July 2021. Background 1. [The trust] owns a residential property in [location]. The property is comprised...

5. KB v K Ltd & Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 436 (11 June 2024) [pdf, 191 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 436 APPLICANT KB FIRST RESPONDENT K Ltd SECOND RESPONDENT Q Ltd c/o D Ltd The Tribunal orders: K Ltd is to pay KB $850.00 within 28 days. KB’s claim against Q Ltd is dismissed. Reasons [1] KB flew from [City 1] to [City 2] on a K Ltd flight on 27 December 2023. His checked-in bag was not...

6. DI v Trustee X [2022] NZDT 114 (8 August 2022) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...dispute is that two of the trustees deny having any knowledge of the loan, but CJ and DI, together with their son who is a trustee, state that the Trust is legally obliged to repay the loan. The burden of proof in a civil claim is on CJ and DI, as the applicants, to prove that, on the balance of probabilities, they entered into a contract with the Q Trust to loan it money that it agreed to repay on demand. 9. CJ said his solicitor made no record of the money being advanced as a loan...

7. Te Manutukutuku Issue 8 [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...Tribunal said it was important to remember that Ngai Tahu's major grievances were first made last century, but despite repeated approaches to successive governments the Crown failed to respond adequately. The long and complex nature of the claims is reflected in the size of the three-volume report, but the Tribunal stresses that no section should be taken in isolation and that the report needs to be examined in full to gain a proper perspective. The Ngai Tahu report is available...

8. NH Ltd v NZ [2024] NZDT 159 (26 March 2024) [pdf, 179 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 159 APPLICANT NH Ltd RESPONDENT NZ The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. In June 2020, NZ engaged NH Ltd to construct a driveway for his newly built home. On 31 July 2020, after the work was complete, NH Ltd invoiced NZ $30,111.60, but NZ was unhappy with the job and only paid $13,800.00. NH Ltd now claims $18,81...

9. LU v C Ltd [2023] NZDT 182 (25 June 2023) [pdf, 211 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 182 APPLICANT LU RESPONDENT C Ltd The Tribunal orders: Both claims are dismissed. Reasons 1. LU engaged C Ltd to carry out decking work at her property in [Address]. Some extra work was agreed to during the build. The invoice ($13,028.10) was more than LU expected and she arranged to pay it by instalments. After pay...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 006 Crafar v Taupo District Council [pdf, 267 KB]

    ...________________________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW OF REGISTRAR’S DECISION ________________________________________________________________________________________ A: The decision of the Registrar is overturned. B: The application for fee waiver is granted. 2 REASONS Introduction On 28 November 2022 Mr Allan Crafar filed an appeal against a decision granting consent to Todd Generation Limited to construct and operat...