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1. Children adopted December 2017 [xlsx, 489 KB]

   ...2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Number of children 254 208 193 185 168 178 181 152 183 161 Gender Female 145 100 89 85 83 96 94 81 91 77 Male 102 102 97 96 82 79 82 66 91 81 Unknown 7 6 7 4 3 3 5 5 1 3 Age group Under 12 months 107 110 85 103 69 81 81 73 83 65 1 - 5 years 55 41 43 36 48 44 44 38 30 37 6 years or more 92 56 63 46 49 51 55 41 70 59 Unknown 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 Definitions and data notes Definitions and data notes Back to Contents page Adoptio...

2. Russell - Waitoto Māori Reserve 755 Blk 3 Arawata SD (2016) 37 Te Waipounamu MB 139 (37 TWP 139) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...before me again at Christchurch on 1 May 2015. 4 I heard from Mr Russell and several owners who were present and I also considered 1 70 South Island MB 179 (70 SI MB 179). 2 83 South Island MB 110-111 (83 SI MB 110). 3 27 Te Waipounamu MB 256-266 (27 TWP 256-266). 4 31 Te Waipounamu MB 137-148 (31 TWP 137-148). 37 Te Waipounamu MB 142 correspondence that had been received by the Court. The application was adjourned for...

3. VW v AR LCRO 110 / 2012 (12 December 2012) [pdf, 146 KB]

   LCRO 110/2012 CONCERNING An application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of [A North island] Standards Committee BETWEEN MR VW Applicant AND MR AR Respondent DECISION Complaint issues: [1] In a complaint to the Lawyers Complaint Service dated [September 2010], Mr VW (the Applicant) asserts that Mr AR (the Practitioner) failed in his professional duties to him i...

4. Wall v Karaitiana - Tauhara Middle 15 Trust (2008) 88 Taupo 63 (88 TPO 62) [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...use of a power of attorney where voting was by show of hands. [6] In addition, Mr Taylor submitted that a decision of His Honour Judge Savage, concerning use of powers of attorney where voting was by show of hands, Goldsmith - Matala 632 (2006) 110 Whakatane MB 295, should not be followed. In that decision the learned judge held that where a trust order provided for voting by way of show of hands any person holding more than one power of attorney could only exercise a vote by show of...

5. Trustees of the JS & AJ Hamilton Family Trust v Complaints Assessment Committee 403, Amelia (Margaret) Reeve, Fleur Allinson & Kim Franklin [2017] NZREADT 54 [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...3(1) of the Act. 16 Section 3(2). [24] Secondly, a Committee’s power under s 93(1)(f) of the Act to make orders to “rectify any error or omission” (“a s 93(1)(f) order”) must be distinguished from the Tribunal’s power under s 110(g), after a finding of misconduct, to make: … (g) where it appears to the Tribunal that any person has suffered loss by reason of a licensee’s misconduct, an order that the licensee pay to that person a sum by way of compensation...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 195 NewZealand Fusion International Ltd (in administration) v A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...has further breached the minimum entitlements and payment for such entitlements under the Holidays Act for the three employees concerned for holidays and for holiday pay owing at termination of employment for the entire period of employment. [110] The second defendant, Ms Guan, is a person involved in the breaches of minimum standards by the first defendant. [111] Declarations of breach are made against both the first and second defendants. [112] Pecuniary penalties in the sum...

7. Zhang & Cao v Chen [2019] NZIACDT 11 (1 March 2019) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...relevant to note in mitigation the early offer of a refund. [58] Previously decided cases are not always helpful as the circumstances impacting on the appropriate level of a penalty are so variable. [59] Mr Turner cites Heng v Yap [2014] NZIACDT 110, where a penalty of $4,000 was imposed and contends that a mid-range penalty is appropriate. I note that the complaint upheld there was not just negligence and incompetence, but also the use of unlicensed staff. The latter was rega...

8. General Standards Committee 2 v Baker and Yoon [2019] NZLCDT 1 [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...of rent for the firm’s premises. No repayments were made on either the 18 April 2017 or the 13 June 2017 transactions until 15 September 2017, when Mr Yoon repaid the funds after obtaining a personal loan. 4.5 Mr Baker has breached: (a) s 110(1)(b) of the Act, by failing to hold money received on behalf of another person, and/or failing to ensure such money is held, exclusively for that person or as that person directs; and (b) reg 6(1) of the Regulations,9 by conducting tran...

9. U v I [2018] NZIACDT 21 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...employer, and an assessment of the Complainant's job description, it appeared that his role did not substantially match the description for the claimed occupation as set out in the ANZSCO. On this basis, the Complainant was eligible for a total of 110 points for his age, qualifications and work experience. Without points for skilled employment, the application would not meet any application selection point as required by Immigration Instructions at SM4.5 for the application to be...

10. [2020] NZREADT 18 - Hilliam [pdf, 177 KB]

    ...similar conduct, in similar circumstances. The Tribunal should impose the least punitive penalty that is appropriate in the circumstances. While there is an element of punishment, rehabilitation is an important consideration.10 [49] Section 110(2) of the Act sets out the orders the Tribunal may make by way of penalty. As raised in the submissions on behalf of the Committee and Mr Hilliam in this case, the Tribunal may: [a] Make any of the orders that a Complaints Assessment Com...