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1. SB & IM v TO [2024] NZDT 414 (21 May 2024) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...September 2021 for assistance with a partnership visa application. TO is not a licensed immigration advisor, but is, or was at the time, an employee of [Government Agency]. He says he was doing SB a favour, initially by assisting with an Official Information Act enquiry, and later by assisting with the visa application. 2. SB has quite a different version of events. She says she engaged TO to assist with her immigration matters and he charged a fee of $13,000.00 for that assistance (she...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - District 13 Part 1 Northern South Island [pdf, 4.1 MB]

   ...the Tainui iwi Ngai Tara-pounamu, and possibly by remnants of Waitaha, and even a few Ngati Kuia. Tasman Bay had several small communities of Ngai Tara, and possibly remnants of an early WaitahaJRapuwai occupation. Golden Bay and the West Coast formed the takiwa of Ngati Wairangi, a tribe which had migrated there from the Whanganui district. This pattern of occupation was altered significantly in the sixteenth century by more intensive Ngai Tara settlement, and by the arrival of two...

3. Application-for-assessment-of-financial-means-MoJ207.pdf [pdf, 212 KB]

   MOJ207/11/17 Ministry of Justice Collections Unit www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/ 0800 233 222 PAGE 1 OF 8 When should I use this form? This form lets you find out more about a judgment debtor’s ability to pay a judgment debt. Use this form if all the following apply: • you are the judgment creditor and the money owed to you in a judgment or court order has not been paid • you have asked the judgment debtor to complete a financial statement but they have not complie...

4. Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 Block (2011) 34 Waiariki MB 151 (34 WAR 151) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...Respondents appear to be relying solely on the self interested advice of Mr Carswell and Bob Weston along with GEL, and their lawyers. Messrs Rabindran and Weston provided an evaluation report to TGL in March of this year on a tender process that requested proposals from suitable companies, which resulted in a shortlist of two, Ormat and Mighty River Power. [27] Ms Aikman submitted that given the close relationships between Messrs Rabindran, Carswell and Weston and their associated...

5. UC Ltd v BD Ltd [2024] NZDT 553 (9 July 2024) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...put in and maybe they put some in and not all of it. BD says: 19. The photographs UC Ltd supplied on 20 May of the different sections of concrete shows a less significant difference in colour than the photographs they supplied with the claim form. 20. UC Ltd comment about the colour of council footpath (being darker) but the footpath colour is also significantly darker than the TU concrete. 21. The photograph of the footpath looks very dirty and looks quite old so making th...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as expressed by the Courts and the Waitangi Tribunal [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...objection is not an adequate response to the Treaty’s terms … Criticism that a tribe has failed to object is largely to blame the victim of the historic process for its current condi- tion … Modern circumstances compel the need for legally cog- nisable forms of tribal institutions with authority to represent the tribe on local issues and adequate resources to assist the formulation of tribal opinion.394 In the Muriwhenua Fishing Claim Report (1988), the Tribunal considered that in circum...

7. BORA Nga Punawai o Te Tokotoru Claims Settlement Bill (Ngati Rangiteaorere) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...exclusion was consistent with articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable provisions to s 20 and s 27(2) of the Bill of Rights Act.3 9. In respect of each settlement the Bill will exclude any form of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure of the Crown to comply with protocols issued under the Bill. Although s 27 affirms the right to bring civil proceedings against the Crown, the section protects only procedural rights,...

8. Taxation (Budget 2021 and Remedial Measures) Amendment Bill [pdf, 918 KB]

   ...articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable to ss 20 and 27(2) of the Bill of Rights Act.' Exclusion of remedy of compensation 9. Clause 26(3) of the Bill excludes damages and other forms of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol under the Bill. 10. This clause might be seen to raise the issue of consistency with s 27(3) of the Bill of Rights Act, namely the right to bring c...

9. BORA Ngati Hinerangi Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...consistent with articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable to ss 20 and 27(2) of the Bill of Rights Act.3 Whether cl 27(3) at issue 9. Clause 24(3) of the Bill excludes damages and other forms of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol under the Bill. 10. This clause might be seen to raise an issue of compliance with s 27(3) of the Bill of Rights Act, namely the right to bring c...

10. Alchin and Scott TRI 2020-100-001 [2022] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 [pdf, 374 KB]

    ...2000? 27 Body Corporate 207624 v North Shore City Council [2012] NZSC 83, [2013] 2 NZLR 297 at [193] & [194]. 14 Weathertightness defects Leaking windows and door perimeters [55] Mr Gilling undertook numerous site visits which formed the basis of his findings. The visits involved visual investigations and non-invasive moisture meter readings, and invasive testing was undertaken in areas of concern. His findings are well explained in the follow-up full report of...