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1. NC v GT Limited [2024] NZDT 39 (26 February 2024) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...of the Disputes Tribunal hearing there is no jurisdiction for the District Court to reach a finding different to that of the Referee. A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have...

2. NF v EN [2024] NZDT 165 (26 February 2024) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...locked, which restricted her access to the common path. 3. In turn, EN was concerned about some behaviour by NF, including obstructing the common driveway and behaving in a threatening manner. 4. NF claims $100.00 from EN, comprising of the filing fee of $45.00, and the cost of missing work to attend the hearing. 5. The hearing was held by teleconference on 26 February 2024. Prior to the hearing EN sought, and was granted, leave to be represented by her friend XP. Both NF and...

3. ED v G Council [2023] NZDT 558 (24 November 2023) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...physical damage to property. Usually, claims against Council have to be considered by the Ombudsman, or DC, as they are not considered “in trade”. Councils act under statutory powers of authority, rather than contract. If this was lodged, the filing fee would be lost if the case cannot proceed.” Please can you confirm whether you still wish to proceed with your claim. ED responded the following day saying: I want to have a hearing and present my case. CI0301_CIV_D...

4. QC v KN [2023] NZDT 426 (10 July 2023) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...in date. Further terms of the arrangement were set out in the agreement. In February 2023 QC gave notice in accordance with the agreement that she intended to move out. QC seeks repayment of her bond, administration costs for bringing a claim, and filing fees in the Tenancy Tribunal and Disputes Tribunal. Her total claim is $1040.44. 2. KN disputes the claim saying that QC breached the terms of the agreement, and therefore the weekly rent should have been more; and, that QC damaged a wa...

5. BE v MG [2023] NZDT 262 (20 June 2023) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...mechanics invoice of $448.00. 3. BE claims a total of $21,178.00, being the unpaid loan principal of $19,000.00, the default payment fee of $550.00, $1,000 for the unpaid balance of a 2016 loan, $448.00 for mechanical work paid for MG and the filing fee of $180.00 4. The issues to be resolved are: a. Is MG bound by the written loan agreement? b. What was the weekly payment due under the contract? c. Did MG breach the contract by not paying weekly from 4 January 2023? CI0301...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 29 Carrington Resort Jade LP v Graham [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...on the basis that Carrington has not pursued its challenge. [2] In its determination, the Authority awarded Mr Maheno approximately $10,345.41 in compensation, wage arrears, and penalties, along with $3,821.56 in costs.1 Carrington filed its challenge on 12 September 2023. [3] At the same time as filing its challenge, Carrington applied for a stay of proceedings. However, before that application could be heard, Mr Maheno had the Authority’s determination enforced....

7. E Ltd v XD [2024] NZDT 783 (18 November 2024) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...The cost of the dental work was $65,000.00. XD agreed to pay a deposit and pay off the remainder by weekly instalments. 2. In October 2020, E Ltd was placed into receivership. In April 2022, E Ltd came out of receivership. Around July 2023, E Ltd filed a claim against XD for $38,000.00. E Ltd went into liquidation in November 2023. The liquidator assumed the claim against XD. The claim by agreement was reduced to $30,000.00 to meet the threshold cap of the Tribunal and the District Cour...

8. Evidence - statements of fact made to the court

   ...rules 9.68-9.89 of the High Court Rules These rules refer to affidavits but apply to affirmations as well. The following information applies to both affidavits and affirmations. Affidavit procedure Generally the following procedure will be adopted when filing and serving affidavits: The plaintiff will need to file and serve the affidavits they want to present within 10 working days after an agreement to give evidence by affidavit was filed or, if the rules say that evidence can be given by aff...

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9. Coroners Court COVID-19 Protocol 25 Mar 2020 [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...All coronial hearings have been cancelled until further notice. 4. Preparations for inquests will continue by way of teleconferences, exchange of documents and audio-visual links if necessary. 5. During the continuation of Alert Level 4, all filing of court documents is to be by email. If a party does not have the ability to file electronically, mail will still be periodically checked. However, because of hygiene requirements there will be a delay in processing documents received...

10. Care of Children Act application forms for lawyers

    A separate set of Care of Children Act 2004 application forms are available for lawyers to use. Application for an Order under the Care of Children Act 2004 Notice of Response (Intention to Appear) to an application made under the Care of Children Act 2004 Lawyers certificate Self-represented applicants must use the Care of Children Act online form generator to prepare their application. Care of Children online application form generator Please see the separate page for information about filing...

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