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1. CAC 20003 v Fourie [2014]NZREADT 71 [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...cancelling the defendant's licence supports this. 7 [31] For a time, Mr Waymouth submitted that the defendant is facing a situation of double jeopardy, but he withdrew that in his final oral submissions to us. The prosecution also disputes the submission that the defendant is being punished twice for the same offending. Ms Earl puts it that the statute expressly provides for charges to be laid where the licensee has been convicted of an offence. Furthermore, disciplinar...

2. ZA v YB LCRO 164/2013 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...The evidence available on review discloses the following. Tuesday 4 December 2012 [4] A document headed “Authority to Act”, which appears to have been signed on 4 December 2012, says: I [RI], authorise [ZA] to act for me in regards to my civil matters. (the Authority to Act). [5] Mr [ZA] says the signature on the Authority to Act is Ms [RI]’s, but that the authority does not follow the standard form of the authority he has provided for members of his chambers to use, which i...

3. LCRO 239/2016 RY v P AN and T AN (25 September 2018) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...exceed[ed] the petty compensation” awarded to them by the Committee. [25] They seek compensation for their loss of the deposit, additional legal costs incurred by them, and additional rental costs of $30,000 incurred “waiting” for their dispute with the builder “to be resolved and the stress and emotional harm caused to [their family]”. [26] They claim that “had Mr RY acted competently and in a timely way” the deposit would have been safeguarded with an independent s...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 33 Pyne v Invacare New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...defendant, such a matter having broadly been before the Authority in its investigation. What is the Court expected to do on a non-de novo hearing? [6] The Employment Relations Act generally provides a tiered approach to resolving employment disputes/problems. The parties are encouraged, including via 3 Employment Relations Act 2000, s 182(3). the good faith obligations statutorily imposed on them, initially to seek to resolve matters between themselves;4 access to f...

5. LCRO 234/2017 and 172/2018 YA and XB v WD and VS (9 April 2019) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...the client to seek independent advice; and (b) Inform the client that he… may no longer act unless the client, after receiving independent advice, gives informed consent. 5.12 A lawyer may resume acting for a former client where the matter in dispute has been resolved. [31] Once Mr VS became aware the Executors may have a claim, in this case a complaint, against him if he had not already done so, he was obliged to advise them to seek independent advice and inform them that he ma...

6. Boon v Tuwhangai - Kawhia U2B Block [2020] Chief Judges MB 1084 (2020 CJ 1084) [pdf, 309 KB]

   ...features include: Mr Tuwhangai’s condition that Mrs Ormsby was never to sell the shares; their close relationship; the fact that part of their intention for the purchase was to support each other and their marae; and that Mrs Ormsby said her family would never go to the land because they had homes in Tokoroa. Counsel argued that the arrangement was relayed by Mr Tuwhangai to his solicitor who then prepared all the documents. Counsel says this points to the joint tenancy as an inte...

7. Decision-of-Coroner-B-Windley-as-to-Scope-of-Issues-for-Inquiry-28-4-22-signed.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   IN THE CORONERS COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH CSU-2019-CCH-000165 to CSU-2019-CCH 000214; CSU-2019-CCH-000326 I TE KŌTI KAITIROTIRO MATEWHAWHATI KI TE ŌTAUTAHI UNDER THE CORONERS ACT 2006 AND IN THE MATTER OF Inquiries into the deaths of 51 people in relation to the 15 March 2019 Christchurch Masjidain Attack Khaled Mwafak Alhaj-Mustafa Mohammad Omar Faruk Ansi Karippakulam Alibava Mucaad Aden Ibrahim Husn

8. Paora - Te Tii Waitangi A (Waitangi Marae) (2015) 94 Taitokerau MB 134 (94 TTK 134) [pdf, 306 KB]

   94 Taitokerau MB 134 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20120009644 UNDER Regulation 21, Māori Reservations Regulations 1994 IN THE MATTER OF Te Tii Waitangi A (Waitangi Marae) BETWEEN WAIRETI PAORA Applicant A20120011550 UNDER Sections 67, 239 and 338(7), Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Te Tii Waitangi A BETWEEN MEREHORA TAURUA Applicant Hearing: 24 Janua

9. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-24.pdf [pdf, 28 MB]

   Ministry of Justice Proactive release – Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill Date of issue: 05 December 2025 Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. • This release encompasses a wide range of email

10. Wati v Corrections [2018] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 330 KB]

    ...mail could be provided. Officer Pike understood that a production order would be forthcoming and held Mr Wati’s mail in anticipation of receiving it. [10] Mr Wati was a prolific letter writer. He sent two or three letters a day to friends and family and organisations such as church groups and the Salvation Army. He also wrote to his partner who reconciled with him while he was on remand. The content of his letters was highly sensitive and personal to him. [11] In mid-July 2014, M...