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1. [2023] NZEmpC 140 Taniwha v Te Runanga O Toa Rangatira Inc [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...The Authority’s determination [4] The Authority, in explaining the employment relationship problem, stated Mr Taniwha’s employment had been terminated because the Rūnanga considered his role came under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (the Order) which required mandatory vaccination for a person in Mr Taniwha’s role. He had decided not to be vaccinated. This led to a formal decision by the Rūnanga to terminate his employment on notice.2 The A...

2. Historical court records preserved for a hundred years or more

   ...dating back to the late 1800s. From adoption records to depression era mortgagee records, we’ve been able to help preserve some amazing New Zealand history,’ says Eamonn Bolger, Senior Advisor Court Records. ‘We’ve found documents for personal vaccination registrations and other functions that are difficult to imagine courts being involved with now.’ Some of the records the project is preserving are: bankruptcy case files some dating from 1860s mortgagee sale case files from 1930s va...

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3. KX and NX v GV Ltd [2022] NZDT 47 (14 January 2022) [pdf, 212 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2022] NZDT 47 APPLICANT KX NX RESPONDENT GV LtdGV LtdGV Ltd The Tribunal orders: NX is added as an applicant to the application with the consent of the parties. GV LtdGV Ltd is to pay KX and NX the sum of $210.00 within 21 days of the date of this order. Reasons 1. In or about May 2021, NX entered into a contrac

4. OIA-105425.pdf [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, informed that the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and/or any of that act’s Section 9(2)(a) Section 9(2)(a) Section 9(2)(a) amendments or orders (including the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Act 2021) represented a situation where the New Zealand Government was not fulfilling its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights? As no such communication exists, this part of...

5. [2025] NZEmpC 28 IDEA Services Ltd v Wills [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...Ms Wills was employed by IDEA Services Ltd (IDEA). She was given two weeks’ notice of the termination of her employment on 16 November 2021. The basis for the termination was that her role was covered by the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (the Order) and that because she was not vaccinated, she could no longer lawfully undertake work. [3] Ms Wills raised a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal. The Authority found that IDEA had substantive ju...

6. HT v IF Ltd [2024] NZDT 333 (24 April 2024) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...terms of the contract are what each party has agreed to do under the contract. What was agreed is looked at objectively, which means by looking at what was said and done. 9. HT said it was a term of the contract that all passengers were fully vaccinated against Covid prior to undertaking the cruise. 10. I agree that this was a term of the contract, as did IF Ltd. At the time HT booked his cruise, it was a requirement that all passengers were fully vaccinated at the time of board...

7. COVID-19 Response (Courts Safety) Legislation Bill [pdf, 408 KB]

   ...who does not comply with a direction or a requirement given or imposed by a presiding judicial officer or the Chief Executive still may enter and 2 Consistently with other COVID-19 empowering legislation, the Bill does not specifically address vaccination and the issues it raised. The High Court has found this surprising; see Four Aviation Security Service Employees v Minister of COVID-19 Response [2021] NZHC 3012 and Four Midwives v Minister for COVID-19 Response [2021] NZHC 3064 at...

8. 2022-03-02 Minute - PC8 - re conducting PC8 (Urban Provisions) hearing + COVID-19 protocols [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...to the bench. Taking evidence as read [14] To reduce the hearing time required, the court will take all evidence as read. However, parties may produce a summary of their evidence if they wish, with it being sent to the court ahead of time. Vaccination status of in-person attendees [15] Anyone who does not provide evidence that they have been double- vaccinated, or evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test, will not be permitted to enter the court building. [16] Therefore, I...

9. [2021] NZACC 151 - Estate of Carl Snyman (30 September 2021) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...longer entitled to weekly compensation in respect of his covered injuries. Payment of weekly compensation ends on 18 May 2011. Date Event 23 December 2011 Dr Snyman, who has started working as a GP again, receives a hepatitis B vaccination at the clinic where he is working (“vaccination”). 2011 – 2014 Dr Snyman reports feeling very unwell after the vaccination. In 2014 he visits a number of specialists in relation to a range of new unexplained...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 47 GF v Comptroller of the New Zealand Customs Service [pdf, 173 KB]

    ...employment, regardless of the outcome of the case, is a factor which has become increasingly well recognised in this jurisdiction as relevant to the weighing exercise the Court is required to undertake.4 [4] This case engages issues relating to the vaccination of workers. COVID-19 vaccination is contentious in New Zealand and within the media and on social media. I accept that there is a material risk of adverse consequences for the named witness if their name and identifying det...