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1. EK v J Limited [2023] NZDT 471 (17 August 2023) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...claim by EK for $4,828.71 is dismissed. 10. I find that the contract provided for one set of external stairs from level 1 to level 2 on the right- hand side. I make this finding for the following reasons: a) The Building Specification, that formed part of the contract, showed pricing for the house plan [design], plus additional items which included “external steps from level 1 to 2”. The price CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 5 for one set of external steps is $3,900.00....

2. Langdon v ACC [2014] NZACA 9 [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...accident was made on 10 March 1990, fixed at $300.00 per week and paid up to 23 March 1990. Mr Langdon suffered a second period of incapacity from 7 September 1990, and his relevant earnings were fixed at $350.41 per week and 2 this amount formed the basis for calculating his subsequent ERC/weekly compensation entitlement. [4] After years of dispute and following a review of his ERC entitlements from 3 March 1990, on 24 November 2005 ACC fixed Mr Langdon’s relevant earnings...

3. DI v P Ltd & Ors [2024] NZDT 793 (26 September 2024) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...not in existence when DI bought his house, his claim against P Ltd is also dismissed. Referee: C Hawes Date: 26 September 2024 Page 4 of 4 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a re...

4. GN & GO v LQ Ltd Power Company U [2022] NZDT 121 (24 August 2022) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...neighbouring driveway. As that home was now in different ownership, and as there was no easement to convey fibre across the neighbour’s property, there was no legal right for the Applicants to connect to that drop box without significant cost and the formation of easements. 8. The only alternative option was to get Company D to create a new dropbox where the LQ builders had put the connection to. The cost of the new connection was $2,325.04 which had to be paid by the Applicants so...

5. MD v O Ltd [2021] NZDT 1347 (27 January 2021) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...liable to the contracting party (s 256, CCLA). The contracting party is (relevantly) the consignor (sender of the goods) who enters a contract with the carrier (s 246, CCLA). 10. The general law of contract applies. A legally binding contract is formed when both parties intend to contract on agreed terms and intend for those terms to be legally binding. The terms of a contract are formed at the beginning, not at the end. What was agreed is looked at objectively, i.e. by looking at...

6. Government-Response-to-Te-Aka-Matua-o-te-Ture-Law-Commission-report.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...recommendations and proposed the introduction of a new Relationship Property Act to be enacted as the principal source of law applying to the division of property when relationships end on separation. In July 2019, the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission requested that the Law Commission review succession law. The Government response to the relationship property report noted that the Government intended to consider its recommendations after the Law Commission had completed a broade...

7. Porirua ki Manawatu panui February 2017 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Coming up in 2017 Page 6 & 7 Inquiry Panel Members and Tribunal Staff Welcome to our third pānui for the Porirua ki Manawatū (PkM) district inquiry. This pānui is written by Waitangi Tribunal Unit staff and aims to keep claimants informed of developments and upcoming events in the PkM inquiry. Last year the PkM inquiry was progressing through the research and report writing phase. However, the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (WTU), Crown Forestry Rental Tr...

8. G Ltd v B Ltd [2025] NZDT 174 (15 May 2025) [pdf, 116 KB]

   ...to third party contractors, I am satisfied the remediation costs exceed the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. On that basis I allow the $30,000 sought. Hannan DTR Disputes Tribunal Referee 15 May 2025 Page 5 of 6 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a rehe...

9. ADH v ZWS [2011] NZDT 169 (28 June 2011) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...Respondent, ZWS Limited, $625.00 (incl GST) within 7 days of the date of this Order. Facts [1] ADH required a website for his gardening business. ZWS Ltd agreed to develop a static website for ADH for $500.00 (incl GST). ADH subsequently requested that the site be changed to match flyers that he had had printed and agreed to a dynamic database-driven website design that would cost $2,270.00 (incl GST). On 9 April 2010 ADH gave ZWS Ltd three post-dated cheques of $700.00 e...

10. CQ and others v JT [2023] NZDT 744 (14 December 2023) [pdf, 224 KB]

    ...and in spite of the work done by the respondent to repair the fence, I find that there is not an adequate fence between the parties. I say this because: a. The fence does not run along the entire length of the boundary. b. The fence is not uniform in appearance or build. c. The posts are not firmly placed in the ground and the applicants’ evidence was that this would mean that the fence would become more unstable and fail over time. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 5...