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1. 2011 Decisions of public interest

   ...Court decides cases that have general importance for practitioners of employment law as well as for the particular parties. These will include some judgments of the full Court and others examining and applying new law 2011 Grant v Vice-Chancellor of University of Otago [2011] NZEmpC 172 Parties agreed to Authority issuing recommendation under s 173A. Recommendation would become determination if parties did not object after 10 days. Plaintiff's counsel sought extension of time and defendant and...

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2. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Evidence- John Craig [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...bridget.irving@gallawaycookallan.co.nz Email: campbell.hodgson@gallawaycookallan.co.nz 1 BI-309448-3-581-V2 STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF JOHN LAURENCE CRAIG INTRODUCTION 1. My name is John Laurence Craig. I have a BSc (1st Class Honours) in ecology from Otago University and a PhD in ecology from Massey University. I have 46 years’ experience working in New Zealand environments, both as a researcher and as an expert witness relating to terrestrial ecology, especially...

3. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...these are read by people of all ages and are said by some to be just a joke. We young people should not be joke. Dr Leonie Pihama [39] Dr Pihama is Te Atiawa, Ngā Māhanga ā Taira and Ngāti Māhanga. She has a BA, MA (Hons) and Ph.D from the University of Auckland and is Director of Waikato University’s Te Mata Punenga o Te Kotahi – Te Kotahi Research Institute. She is also director of an independent Māori research company and Associate Professor at Te Puna Wānanga, Schoo...

4. Te Manutukutuku Issue 17 [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...responsibilities in- __ -,,-__ ==~~ __ !"----J clude the Muriwhenua, Mohaka and Ngai Tahu claims. Students Murray Hemi of Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Kiritahi Takiari of Te Atihaunui-a­ Paparangi and Tainui join the Tribunal's staff during University holidays. Kiritahi is studying law and Maori at Victoria University; Murray is completing an MSc in resource management at Lincoln College. He has a BA Maori from Canterbury. ... W AI 95: Stephens Island One further media...

5. [2017] NZEmpC 157 Johnston v The Fletcher Construction Co Ltd [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...declining leave to remove a matter to the Court has one or two remedial avenues available to it. This issue has been touched on in a number of previous cases, but the point appears to have been left open. [45] In Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln University v Stewart (No 2) the Court observed:19 … it is clearly preferable that a party dissatisfied with the Authority’s determination of an application for removal should proceed under the particular provisions in s 178(3) and s...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 214 Goel v Director-General for Primary Industries [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...Director-General for Primary Industries [2015] NZEmpC 54. 3 Abernethy v Dynea New Zealand Ltd (No 1) [2007] ERNZ 271, at [59]. Background [6] Mr Goel is an Indian national. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce with Honours from the University of Delhi. He also holds a Diploma in Introduction to Chartered Accountancy. On 25 November 2008, Immigration New Zealand granted Mr Goel a multiple student visa enabling him to study for a graduate diploma in business st...

7. IPT 2021-22 Annual Report [pdf, 526 KB]

   ...for a new Deputy Chair of the Tribunal, although this process had not been finalised by year end.1 4. 2021–2022 was a challenging year for the Tribunal because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. August–November 2021 saw a lockdown in Auckland which compelled Auckland- based members to work from home, often in difficult circumstances. The number of staff members on site had to be limited and this negatively impacted the timely receipt of appeal files, their despatch to mem...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Philip Wardale [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...Introduction 1. My name is Philip Harry Wardale. I am a consultant working in the marina industry, with the development and operations of marinas and boatyards being my primary areas of expertise. I hold a Batchelor in Science from the University of Auckland (1991), and a Diploma in Business (Information Systems 1994) from the University of Auckland. I hold a Certified Marina Manager (CMM) qualification from the Global Marina Institute based in the United States. I am the...

9. [2019] NZEmpC 169 Rauland NZ Ltd v Delvo [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...for the proceedings to remain with the Court. This is a submission which is often made when applications for removal are being considered. It is not a submission which is properly based. While that was the result in Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln University v Stewart (No 2), the Court there made clear that the circumstances of that case were unusual and that it:2 ... should not be taken as an indication of the conclusion which might be reached in other cases… the discretion is more...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 2 Tomo v Checkmate Precision Cutting Tools Ltd costs [pdf, 98 KB]

    MAPU TOMO v CHECKMATE PRECISION CUTTING TOOLS LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2015] NZEmpC 2 [8 January 2015] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2015] NZEmpC 2 ARC 99/13 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for costs BETWEEN MAPU TOMO Plaintiff AND CHECKMATE PRECISION CUTTING TOOLS LIMITED Defendant Hearing: On the papers filed on 15 an...