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1. [2017] NZEnvC 134 Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Vision Charitable Trust [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...also advises of continuing breach of the abatement notices. 15 December VCT lodges new consent application for the geothermal take and discharge. 2014 19 December VCT lodges new consent application for the water take. 2014 27 January Council requests further information regarding the geothermal take and discharge 2015 application. 2 February Council requests further information regarding the water take application. 2015 6 March 2015 Lakes Ranch Charitable Trust's project ma...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 66 Su v iGolf Limited [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...3 Employment Court Regulations 2000, Sch 1, Form 1. courier service was unable to effect service of the notice and 2 March 2015 minute and they were returned to the Court. Factual outline [7] Ms Su and Mr Zhang formed a personal relationship following Ms Su’s arrival in New Zealand. This came to an end, but both Ms Su and Mr Zhang remained living in a house owned by Mr Zhang’s mother. Mr Zhang was the sole director and shareholder of the first

3. Pinnock & Ors as Trustees of the Pinnock Trust v Auckland City Council [2011] NZWHT Auckland 28 [pdf, 373 KB]

   IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2010-100-000044 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 28 BETWEEN RALPH ERNEST KENNEDY PINNOCK, ADRIANA LUCY PINNOCK AND PETER BRUCE JACOBSON as Trustees of the PINNOCK TRUST Claimant AND AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL First Respondent AND DAVID WOOD Second Respondent AND ROWAN NIGEL COLE Third Respondent AND ROY RAWSON Fourth Respondent AND NISHAR MOHAMMED Fifth Respondent AND EASTRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (Removed) Sixth Respond

4. DN & LO v EK [2022] NZDT 78 (7 June 2022) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...(‘CGA’) provides statutory guarantees to consumers, the relevant guarantee in this case being that a supplier will carry out its services with reasonable care and skill (section 28, CGA). 14. The pre-purchase inspection report provided by EK gives information about the scope of the inspection in the form of a disclaimer on the final page. That states “This report is based on a visual inspection of the dwelling to those parts reasonably accessible on the day of inspection. Hous...

5. TT v BQ [2023] NZDT 138 (4 April 2023) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...intended to establish that he, BQ, had made constant attempts to contact TT and to persuade him to come to the site to complete the work. Finally, BQ had engaged another electrician to finish the job so that he could complete the necessary compliance formalities. BQ provided evidence that he had had to postpone two [City] City Council inspections because TT had not returned to complete the electrical work. This had caused stress and expense to BQ and his family. [10] BQ said, which TT di...

6. JT & JB Ltd v SN [2021] NZDT 1582 (16 July 2021) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...is to pay $5,806.50 to JB Limited by 7 August 2021 or by payments if JB Limited agrees. Background 1. On 21 February 2021 JT was driving his Lexus taxi in Ghuznee Street. Just before Ghuznee Street meets Taranaki Street, Ghuznee Street forms into two lanes in the same direction. Painted on the road in the left lane there is a left turn only arrow and in the right lane, a right turn only arrow. JT was driving a passenger to Newtown. Vehicles travelling to Newtown would exp...

7. FC Ltd v TN & JM [2021] NZDT 1626 (10 August 2021) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...& JM and HN at the property. EL said that HN had told him that his parents wanted a complete modernisation of the flat. EL said that TN & JM had said that their budget was in the vicinity of $100,000.00 for the work. He also said that he had informed HN that FC LTD charged 2% of the sum that would be provided to TN & JM as a quote. If the quote were to be accepted by TN & JM, that figure would be absorbed into the total contract price, but if the quote were not accepted, it...

8. FW v KQ Ltd [2021] NZDT 1701 (2 June 2021) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...time, so a reasonable consumer who is unfamiliar with automatic watches would need a clear explanation of the watch’s functionality in order to assess whether it would be acceptably reliable. In the absence of prior knowledge or a sufficiently informative explanation, I find that the watch was not acceptably fit for purpose under CGA s 7. 11. Additionally, CGA s 9 requires goods to be reasonably suitable for any particular purpose made known, expressly or by implication, to the supplie...

9. MI Ltd v QD Ltd [2022] NZDT 205 (18 July 2022) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2022] NZDT 205 APPLICANT MI Ltd RESPONDENT QD Ltd The Tribunal orders: MI Ltd’s claim against QD Ltd is dismissed. Reasons: 1. The applicant purchased a pilates reformer and tower from the respondent on Trade Me. The cost for the reformer was $4,300.00. The applicant claims the reformer bed was not in the condition it was represented to be in the Trade Me advertisement and claims $1,740.89 which has be...

10. H Ltd v KB [2022] NZDT 254 (20 December 2022) [pdf, 94 KB]

    ...Background 3. KB met one of the directors of H Ltd, QH, through a mutual friend. She says he offered to do her bathroom renovation for her. She says she thought he was going to do the work himself and that the arrangement would be relatively informal: what she termed “friends helping friends”. It was only later that she discovered that his company was going to do the work. 4. Part way through the work, KB asked QH if the work would cost more than $15,000.00. A few days later...