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1. BX v FN Ltd [2018] NZDT 1505 (11 July 2018) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...moving BX’s household contents from their residential tenancy address in [Suburb] to their new tenancy address in [City]. The email stated, “All your items will be fully insured while in transport. Please refer to our terms and conditions and inform us if you are interested in grabbing this deal.” The BXs booked the move for 15 and 16 January 2018, and paid FN Ltd’s invoice in advance. 2. BX now claims $4,498.99 for damage to a refrigerator, a gas heater, a coffee table and a sid...

2. CU v QD Ltd [2022] NZDT 48 (19 May 2022) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...into the belief that turnaround could be on a next day, or next day plus additional day, basis. Accordingly I find CU’s claim does not succeed and is dismissed. Referee: W Lang Date: 19 May 2022 Page 4 of 4 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a r...

3. HD v MN [2023] NZDT 491 (20 October 2023) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...agreement upon his default. Initially, HD claimed $18,317.56, which he amended during the hearing to a claim for $8,758.78. Who were the parties to the loan agreement? 2. At the time the loan agreement was executed, HD was still married to his former wife, DD. HD and DD separated on 19 September 2022 and settled their relationship property in an agreement dated 31 March 2023. The last loan repayment made by MN was on 29 March 2022, which pre-dated this separation. 3. HD said al...

4. SN v UQ Ltd [2024] NZDT 349 (29 April 2024) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...consumers. One example is that when providing services, the services must be provided with reasonable care and skill. This usually means that professional standards must be met. Advice about what work is necessary can often be separated from the performance of the work itself, if the person doing the work was not required to give advice in the circumstances of a particular case. Both advice and the performance of work are examples of services to which the CGA applies. 6. I note tha...

5. BT v TS [2025] NZDT 198 (22 May 2025) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...may have been a private sale. Page 2 of 4 7. While I would regard ‘hobby’ breeders, who produce multiple litters of puppies over time and sell them, as being ‘in trade’ (contrary to [dog organisation’s] view), based on the information TS provided, I find that she does not fall into this category and therefore I regard the sale and purchase of [Puppy] as a private sale. That means that the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the Consumer Guarantees Act do not app...

6. Form 4 Criminal Legal Aid Non-fixed [pdf, 188 KB]

   Version 19 – September 2022 page 1 09/22 form 4 Tax Invoice Criminal Legal Aid Non-Fixed Fee Legal aid file no. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. CRNs To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead Provider Law firm Court type District Court High Court Court of Appeal Supreme Court Court location Description of proceedings Administration Case Review Case management memorandum Committal...

7. Form-20_Civil_non-Fixed.pdf [pdf, 188 KB]

   Version 21 – October 2023 page 1 Use this form to claim for any Civil matter other than Family, Waitangi and fixed fee proceedings. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Law firm Details of claim Forum category 1 2 3 4 Type of proceedings this invoice covers: Covers period from: to Interim invoice Final invoice Lead Provider Listed Provider B Provider name or numbe...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 172 D’Arcy-Smith v Natural Habitats Ltd [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...[2015] NZEmpC 123. confirms that the defendant’s legal costs in these proceedings amounted to $35,000, including disbursements of $500. The plaintiff submits that the application for costs is inadequately supported, that some of the costs claimed would not have related to Mr Herzog’s attendances (given the change in counsel that occurred prior to the hearing), requests that his financial circumstances (which are already before the Court) be taken into consideration and...

9. Form-33_Family-Invoice_Family-Violence.pdf [pdf, 237 KB]

   Version 21 – October 2023 page 1 10/23 form 33 Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fees Family Violence (Applicant & Respondent) Legal aid file no. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Provider number Law firm Firm number Details of claim Fixed Fee: Date fixed fee(s) completed Fixed Fee Plus: Covers period from to Interim invoice Final i...

10. Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Limited v Te Rūnanga nui o te Aupōuri - application under s 182(4) Māori Fisheries Act 2004 (2015) 102 Taitokerau MB 1 (102 TTK 1) [pdf, 314 KB]

    ...relevant. Reliance is placed on an affidavit of Mr Haami Piripi filed in support. Mr Piripi is the current Chair of Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa. Mr Piripi refers to a mana paradigm developed by Maori Marsden as a benchmark. That paradigm identifies three forms of mana. Mana tupuna (or atua) derived through ancestry and defined by genealogical relationships. Mana tangata, an expression of the inherited attributes of the individual and mana whenua/moana the ability to make decisions about...