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1. Hall v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 6 [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...whereas Mr Medricky and Mr Hadley were working in the construction industry at the relevant time therefore I prefer their evidence on this issue. [55] Mr Gillingham said that it was not common practice in 2000/2001 for a Council officer to request a Producer Statement from a roofer. He accepted that this placed more emphasis on the Council inspections. The Council was reasonably required to inspect an element of construction as crucial as the roof when it did not 21...

2. Lochead-MacMillan v Nimble Financial Services Group Limited [2024] NZHRRT 25 [pdf, 214 KB]

   DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] Nimble Financial Services Group Limited (NFSG) provided Mr Lochead-MacMillan with financial services regarding a property he was purchasing. Mr Lochead-MacMillan subsequently made an information privacy request to NFSG to access his personal information that it held. 1This decision is to be cited as Lochead-MacMillan v Nimble Financial Services Group Limited [2024] NZHRRT 25. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 25 I TE TARAIPIUN...

3. Crosswell v Auckland City Council [pdf, 92 KB]

   ........................................................... [7] PURCHASE OF HOUSE BY CLAIMANTS .................................................. [11] PROPERTY TRANSFERRED FROM CLAIMANTS TO TRUST.................. [16] Additional Repairs after Trust Formed................................................. [20] Attempted Sale of the Property ........................................................... [23] THE CLAIMANTS’ CLAIM .................................................................

4. KE v OT & NT [2023] NZDT 594 (4 December 2023) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...attended at his lawyer’s office (as I understand it with his son the applicant) and signed the Deed; his signature being witnessed by his lawyer. 12. There was no argument about the legality of the Deed, or it not being in the prescribed legal form. 13. However, an issue did arise later wherein the NZ Law Society became involved, and the lawyer that facilitated Q’s signature, was later reprimanded, and fined for not referring Q for independent legal advice. 14. To be bindi...

5. KI Ltd v TS [2023] NZDT 256 (14 June 2023) [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...he did not wish to deal with TS or any further orders after this. 10. I find, because of the evidence, which included that from the courier company confirming the delivery of two packages addressed to TS from KI’s company, the GPS tracking information showing the courier delivery vehicles at TS’s address, the lack of evidence about any follow-up from TS with KI about allegedly not receiving these packages after their expected arrival dates, and that TS received a refund from KI fo...

6. UC v O Ltd [2024] NZDT 76 (18 February 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...evidence that the two vacuum cleaners (VCs) he returned had been returned by two people who had originally purchased them with full refunds provided. UC said there was no evidence that the serial numbers written by O Ltd’s staff on the Customer Refund Request forms for these two customers matched the two VCs he had returned. b. However, I prefer the evidence from O Ltd, supported in documents, that when the VCs were returned by the original purchasers the serial numbers were includ...

7. NB & TL v UQ Ltd [2021] NZDT 1657 (13 July 2021) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...repairs to damage caused by the UQ. Did UQ claim to be a “certified”, qualified, or licensed builder and breach of section 9 and 11 of the Fair trading Act 1986 (FTA)? 8. 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 a...

8. Wong-Kam v Barron [2014] NZWHT Auckland 3 [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...meritless allegations made by Ms Barron it is useful to look at the procedural history of Mr Wong-Kam’s involvement in this claim. Mr Wong-Kam was joined to the claim after Ms Barron and the Auckland Council both applied to join him. The only information provided by Ms Barron at the time was: There was considerable concern during the pouring of the ground floor concrete. At the time of the pouring the lower level of the ground floor there was extra water added to the mix a...

9. Te Manutukutuku Issue 18 [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...Taranaki, AucklandlWaikato, Tauranga, eastern Bay of Plenty and parts of the East Coast of the North Island. The Bank is already held in several other public and university libraries, National Archives, the Alexander Turnbull Library, the Maori Land Information Office (Head Office, Department of Justice, Wellington) and the Waitangi Tribunal. If you want to receive your own copy of Te Manutukutuku, please fill in this form. Your name will be added to the mailing list. Name ________...

10. C v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 193 KB]

    ...information of a sensitive nature. [3] On 16 July 2014, Mr C injured his back while ten pin bowling on a work outing. At the time he was employed by [redacted]. His General Practitioner diagnosed him with a lumbar and thoracic sprain and submitted a claim form to ACC. [4] Because the back injury had occurred at a work outing, it was identified as a work claim. [The employer] was an accredited employer pursuant to ss 181 to 189 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001. Aon was contracte...