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1. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Collins [2022] NZLCDT 22 (30 June 2022) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...her husband and stepdaughter and that her stepdaughter was now living there rent free. The property had a $170,000 first mortgage which she understood was in arrears and Mrs W was very stressed because she said she did not have the financial resources to maintain mortgage payments. (It later became apparent that there was a $200,000 life insurance policy owned by Mrs W on her husband’s life which was immediately claimable, but Mr Collins was not informed about this at the firs...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 127 VMR v Aviation Security Service Division of Civil Aviation Authority [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...13 Firm PI 1 Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2014] NZSC 147, [2015] 1 NZLR 432 at [60]; New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZSC 111, [2017] 1 NZLR 948, [2017] ERNZ 428 at [71]. 14 Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85, [2021] 1 NZLR 696; Vulcan Steel Ltd v Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union [2022] NZEmpC 78 [28]−[30]. [37] Whether or not the rule of contra proferentem will ultima...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 226 Association of Professionals and Executive Employees Inc (APEX) v Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...Understanding to the DHBs. Decisions were made urgently; there was no ability to wait and see what happened. The point was to remove any possible hurdles that may have impacted on the laboratories’ ability to respond with the urgency and resources required. It was in that context, the PSA raised the concern that its members may be required to work weekends on lower penal rates than their colleagues, which was seen as a potential obstacle to co-operation. [55] As it tr...

4. M Ltd v KC [2023] NZDT 26 (2 February 2023) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...16. XT of M Ltd says that all auctions are ‘buyer beware’ and the goods are sold ‘as is where is’, so the risk of quality and authenticity is on the purchaser. XT says that auctions must be operated like this as auctioneers do not have the resources or skills to authenticate the items they sell. He says that M Ltd holds regular auctions of goods and it could not possibly check and authenticate every item that it auctions and does not have the knowledge or experience to do so, and i...

5. LCRO 186/2022 DV v AW (30 October 2023) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...in which it made findings of unsatisfactory conduct against both Dr FN and Mr DV. [3] Mr DV has applied for a review of that decision. Dr FN has not. Background [4] [A Ltd] was the owner of a development site in [address]. It obtained a resource consent to carry out a mixed commercial and residential development of the site. 2 Funding for the development was provided by Company B Limited (B Ltd) and secured by a mortgage over the property. [5] Company C Limited (C Ltd)...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 16 The Chief of New Zealand Defence Force v Williams [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...Will, Allan and I.” She relevantly stated that RTMs had taken their vehicles home for some time “given the geographical areas they cover and the expectation of being on call 24/7. It has shown to be the most effective use of their time, the resource and provides the best support to our team and customers.” [46] While this correspondence recorded the arrangements in 2015, it is clear that those arrangements – that they be on call 24/7 – remained in place from 1 April 20...

7. Khan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2025] NZACC 125 (4 August 2025) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...treatment. (2) Treatment injury does not include the following kinds of personal injury: (a) personal injury that is wholly or substantially caused by a person's underlying health condition: (b) personal injury that is solely attributable to a resource allocation decision: (c) personal injury that is a result of a person unreasonably withholding or delaying their consent to undergo treatment. (3) The fact that treatment did not achieve a desired result does not, of itself,...

8. Amendments to Court Rules 2025 [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...New Zealand Gazette. 23 Commencement of the High Court (Improved Access to Civil Justice) Amendment Rules 2025 will occur on 1 January 2026. This is to provide time for the implementation of these changes, including modelling the impact on judicial resource and providing education/training. Compliance 24 The Rules comply with each of the following: 5 I N C O N F I D E N C E ara1554inu 2025-07-18 14:15:45 COLLINS Cross-Out COLLINS Cross-Out I N C O N F I D E N C E 24.1 the pr...

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   ...more commonly, as challenges to determinations of the Employment Relations Authority. Environment Court The Environment Court's work involves public interest questions relating to New Zealand's environmental matters, and other issues arising under the Resource Management Act 1991. evidence The various things presented in court to prove an alleged fact, including written or spoken testimony from witnesses, and other material such as documents, photographs, maps and videotapes. exhibits Items...

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10. Waitangi Tribunal theme D - Crown's right of preemption [pdf, 4.2 MB]

    ...Government's policies and practices through the appointment of an independent Protector of Aborigines; and (b) the assurance of adequate reserves. That tribunal held that the apparent principle behind the reserves was that 'Maori would retain sufficient resources to be full participants in the projected new economy, and would have sufficient land to provide an economic base for the future'. 8 A key question addressed here is whether the Crown's actions in relation to p...