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1. [2019] NZEmpC 123 Elisara v Allianz New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...employment and that the 24 January meeting was a sham. At the very least, it is said, knowledge of the matters contained within the emails would have encouraged him to rethink whether he wanted to have legal representation. Vice-Chancellor of Massey University v Wrigley was cited in support of the submission that the company was required to provide Mr Elisara with the above documentation during the disciplinary process.2 [42] Wrigley involved a redundancy situation and the nature...

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief Marcus Cameron [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...Bay, Waiheke (Application). In particular, my evidence relates to the predicted effects of antifouling paints aspects of the Application. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 3. I hold a Master of Science (Hons) degree in Marine Science from the University of Auckland. I graduated in 2005. My MSc research focused on ecotoxicology and contaminant accumulation in marine invertebrates. 4. I am employed as a Stormwater Contaminants Scientist in the Environmental Science Team in th...

3. IEAA - 2013 annual report [pdf, 45 KB]

   ...New Zealand man. When she broke the association with the New Zealander and returned to her home country the student wished to withdraw from the high school in the city in which he was living and with his parents’ consent to be moved to an Auckland secondary school. There seemed to be difficulty over the fee refund which was claimed by the New Zealand man unrelated to the student. Because of the substantial amount paid in advance by overseas students for fees it became necess...

4. Final Submissions Summary Report [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...provides for Māori to govern things Māori. Kaikohe regional hui Tiriti-led institutions would encourage dialogue and lift the conversation to one of partnership. This in turn embeds Māori values and provides Māori with a ‘place to stand’. University Chancellors The partnership iwi have is with the Crown and shouldn’t be demoted to local government. Hastings regional hui The relationship is not with pākehā and their voice in strengthening the Crown/Māori relationship...

5. [2016] NZEmpC 151 Carr, Labour Inspector v Sharma [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...it is intended to be punitive. (Emphasis as in original) [13] Smith and Hogan’s Criminal Law also gives a helpful statement in its conclusion: 4 Readers will by now have realized that the task of defining ‘crime’ by reference to a universal purpose for criminalization or by identifying some universally accepted ingredients such as public wrongs and harms would be extremely difficult. There is no sufficient agreement as to what these purposes or ingredients are. Th...

6. [2016] NZEmpC 105 Caffe Coffee (NZ) Ltd v Farrimond [pdf, 124 KB]

   CAFFE COFFEE (NZ) LTD v SUNE FARRIMOND NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 105 [23 August 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 105 EMPC 198/2015 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN CAFFE COFFEE (NZ) LTD Plaintiff AND SUNE FARRIMOND Defendant Hearing: (on the papers by submissions filed on 24, 27 June and 4 July 2016) Appearances: D Clark, counsel for t...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Severin Thiebaut [pdf, 974 KB]

   ...oceanographer, working for MetOcean Solutions Limited (Ltd) since October 2011. The Meteorological service of New Zealand is a 49 % shareholder in MetOcean Solutions Ltd. I hold a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in physical oceanography from the University of Otago, specializing in the physics of many types of ocean waves (sea-swell waves, storm surges, meteorological tsunamis and topographically trapped waves). 2. I have 10 years’ experience as a physical oceanographer and...

8. ABC v XYZ (Costs) [2013] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 47 KB]

   ...submissions dated 7 August 2013 Mr Harrison made the following points: [5.1] The apology now made by the plaintiff is not surprising given the comprehensive adverse findings of credibility made by the Tribunal. [5.2] The plaintiff has a significant university degree and is half way through completion of another. She should perhaps seek gainful employment. It is irrelevant that she has little discretionary income. [5.3] The defendant was supportive of the plaintiff until she complaine...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 45 Alim v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...memorandum advising that the parties were unable to agree on costs and seeking a contribution towards its costs on the application in the sum of $500. [5] Ms Douglas’s memorandum refers to the three leading Court of Appeal cases Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee, 2 Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd, 3 and Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly. 4 She submitted that costs may be awarded in cases where a notice of discontinuance is filed prior to a substantive hearing, citing Ke...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 213 Kirby v New Zealand China Friendship Society [pdf, 78 KB]

    ...must first assess the reasonableness of the legal costs incurred by the Society. I find that the costs incurred are entirely reasonable, particularly having regard to the fact that a 4 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [61]-[63], Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA) at [13]-[16]; Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly [2004] 1 ERNZ 172; (2004) 17 PRNZ 16 (CA) at [42] and Belsham v Ports of Auck...