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1. LCRO 175/2020 PM obo MNO Limited v FS and BL (22 April 2021) [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...accompanying memorandum as follows: The [notice] was issued prior to the due date for lease payments having expired. Noted the complaint should also have noted a dissatisfaction with [the lawyers’] conduct in observing Good Faith provisions in the deed of lease. They did not make any attempt to seek clarity of the situation regarding final payment shortfall, nor did they enquire with [MNO] as to whether there was any legitimate dispute regarding settlement amounts paid to [[XY]] –...

2. BORA Parihaka Reconciliation Bill [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ("the Bill of Rights Act"). We advise that the Bill appears to be consistent with the Bill of Rights Act. 2. The Bill confirms the commitments made by the Crown to the people of Parihaka, as detailed in the Deed. 1 It also records the apology given to the people of Parihaka for the historical actions of the Crown and includes a legacy statement.2 It does not specifically enact any of the commitments in the Deed other than the apology. 3. This Bi...

3. Parihaka Te Kawanata o Rongo Deed of Reconciliation [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   PARIHAKA and THE PARIHAKA PAPAKAINGA TRUST and THE CROWN ) TE KAWENATA O RONGO DEED OF RECONCILIATION PURPOSE OF TE KAW ENATA O RONGO The overall purpose of Te Kawenata o Rongo is to record a reconciliation between Parihaka and the Crown in order to: • recognise the importance of Parihaka and its legacy; • acknowledge the significant historical events that occurred at Parihaka; and • provide support for Parihaka’s future development. On that basis, Te Kawenata o Rongo reco...

4. DZ v LU & IW Ltd [2024] NZDT 469 (4 June 2024) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...that it was IW Ltd that was the lessee, and DZ has not provided any evidence to support LU’s personal liability such as a personal guarantee signed as part of the lease. The claim is therefore dismissed against LU. 5. IW Ltd contends that the reconciliation done when the lease was assigned to the new business owner was, in effect, a full and final settlement. LU for IW Ltd says that he advised DZ and/or her solicitor that the company had no funds and that anything that was outstand...

5. PR v HG 69/2016 LCRO [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...accountants in 2007 or 2008. On their own, the spreadsheets for Loans #1 and #2, which refer to loans to fund purchases of land, appear to indicate Mr HG had not repaid just under $600,000. [4] The schedule purported to evidence the amount set out in a deed entered into between Mr HG and Mr SR, which recorded the amount Mr HG had not repaid was $300,000 (the deed). A copy of the deed provided in the course of this review bears the date 2007, and appears to have been signed by Mr H...

6. LCRO 154/2024 WK v QM (26 June 2025) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...application. I presume the earlier allegations were of a similar nature. [15] The respondent sought independent legal advice about how she could provide for the children as the only people who should logically benefit from the Trust. The Trust deed provided for the grandmother’s surviving lineal descendants to benefit from the undistributed Trust capital on the vesting date. The vesting date was in 2084. [16] The legal advice was for the trustee to bring the vesting date forward....

7. LCRO 20/2019 OT v GA (25 January 2021) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...under licences to occupy various commercial premises previously occupied by [XYZ]. [25] It seems that post-completion, the parties discussed and sought to agree these various matters to an extent. Documents were produced in the course of that reconciliation exercise headed “Reconciliations Between the Parties”. … [27] According to [this] June 2015 reconciliation, the net amount owing to [QRS] by [XYZ] was recorded at a figure of $383,676. [28] [QRS] maintains that in respo...

8. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – government report back on 15th-17th reports [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...will contribute to the legal expression, protection and recognition of the mana of the groups over the public foreshore and seabed in a manner consistent with the object of the Foreshore and Seabed Act. 9. Each Head of Agreement included a draft Deed of Agreement, and a letter signed by both parties acknowledging the progress made and outlining the outstanding issues to be resolved. 10. The Heads of Agreements: (a) Outline the nature and extent of the Crown’s recognition of the un...

9. Briefing for incoming Minister 2017 - Vote Treaty Negotiations [pdf, 929 KB]

   ...is consistently applied there is sufficient flexibility for innovative approaches to meet the aspirations of negotiating groups. The key stages in Treaty settlement negotiations are set out below. Key stages in Treaty settlement negotiations Deed of mandate - The Crown recognises the mandate of an entity endorsed by the claimant community to represent that claimant community in negotiations with the Crown. Terms of negotiation - Outline the “ground rules” and objectives for the...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 57 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 571 KB]

    ...2500 acres – less than 30 acres each, with less than two arable acres each, and no provision for future needs. Futhermore, the Waitohi block ended up encompassing largely the whole Waitohi valley, a hugely larger area than referred to in the deed. Te Atiawa allege the Crown was negli- gent in allowing this to happen, and for failing to protect Mäori interests. In the Te Waipounamu purchase of 1853, the Crown concluded the sale of Queen Charlotte Sound with Ngäti Toa, a conqu...