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1. [2007] NZEmpC AC 46/07 Eurera-Morrison v New Zealand Post Ltd [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...be serious misconduct because “employees must give a fair days work and conduct themselves in a manner that reflects credit upon the employee and the company”. The letter stated that after the investigation was completed Mr Coker would be requesting the plaintiff to attend a disciplinary meeting in relation to the alleged breach. The purpose of the meeting was to give her the opportunity to explain her behaviour and she was strongly encouraged to bring a support person of her...

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 51A/07 Maritime Union of NZ and ors v TLNZ Ltd and anor [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...the collective agreement is said to reserve to the employer the right to make rules and procedures as may be reasonable and not inconsistent with the agreement for the maintenance of good conduct by employees, and that such rules of conduct shall form part of the agreement, the plaintiffs say that the employers’ actions have been and will be in breach of those specific requirements set out above. [7] The plaintiffs’ second cause of action is said to be that the first defendant...

3. [2013] NZEmpC 39 Rittson-Thomas t/a Totara Hills Farm v Davidson [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...personal grievance justification test under s 103A of the Employment Relations Act 2000, as it applied before that date, was used by the Authority. This case being a challenge to its determination (albeit now directed to be heard de novo), that former section applies. In shorthand, this is what is known as the “would” test version of s 103A. Relevant facts [5] Mr Rittson-Thomas owns a Hawke’s Bay farm known as Totara Hills Farm. This operates as two separate units althoug...

4. [2012] NZEmpC 40 Kaipara v Carter Holt Harvey Limited [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...meeting with CHH management (Mr Trow, Mr Vincent and Kay Mead, the company‟s health and safety manager) on 26 January 2010. He was accompanied by a support person. Further investigation was conducted at that meeting after which Mr Kaipara was requested to attend yet a further meeting with the company on 29 January 2010. Its concerns or allegations were set out in the letter calling the 29 January meeting and Mr Kaipara was advised expressly that his dismissal was a possible c...

5. Zhang v CAC20005 & Anor [2015] NZREADT 39 [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...$634,500 even if that misleading statement is induced in any way by a transposing of figures. Discussion [78] We emphasise that in this appeal we have had no participation whatsoever from the complainant but she seems to have given evidence in various forms to the Committee in the usual way. [79] We consider that the Committee has issued a clear and just decision. For all that has been so thoroughly covered before us, the licensee made a misleading statement which we accept to be in...

6. Reo v Reo - Whangaruru Whakaturia 1D9B1 (2015) 100 Taitokerau 156 (100 TTK 156) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...that he has also “…made enquiries of Ms Wepiha Reo’s solicitors about evidence of the gift referred to at the site visit, but no such evidence has been received.” “Ms Wepiha Reo has had more than sufficient time to provide the detail requested. This matter is to be set down for hearing at the next available Court date in Whangārei. Allow one hour. Copy to applicants and interested parties.” 2 [13] The matter then came before Judge Armstrong and myself on the 19 th...

7. Wu v CAC 20005 & Li [2013] NZREADT 79 [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...by him in person. She maintains that the licensee intentionally misled her and as a result she has suffered financial loss. She asserts that she was only provided with a few pages from the building plans for the house at the property even after requesting a full copy and that the licensee told her she only needed those pages. She asserts that had she not been so misled, she would not have made any offer to buy the property. [50] The licensee denies that he misled the appellant in any...

8. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (Application for Interim Non-Publication Orders) [2013] NZHRRT 14 [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...of the claimed non-publication order. No such verification having been received, the SSGT put the details of the aggrieved person back on its website on 1 November 2009. A letter sent by the solicitor for the aggrieved person on 5 November 2009 requesting immediate removal of the details was not complied with. Of significance to the substantive proceedings, the same letter made a request for personal information: We note that your Trust’s website states that your Trust obtained info...

9. CAC 20005 v McGowan [2014] NZREADT 92 [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...agreement. (c) The complainant entered Mr McGowan’s office and confronted him over this issue. (d) He replied that he did not agree with her view and invited her to refer the matter to Mr Taylor. (e) She then swept his desk clear so he requested her to leave the room. (f) She did not immediately leave the room and he accepts that in an attempt to get her out he used a minor degree of force for that purpose. 6 The parties have completely different perceptions of what may...

10. CAC304 v Morris [2016] NZREADT 4 [pdf, 201 KB]

    ...said he did not want any long-term leases to get in the way of his redeveloping those sites and there were two such leases including that to William Hughes Ltd. The defendant then said to us: “In order to make the deal work and at Mr Massam’s request, we surrendered a valuable property right and agreed that our lease was at an end”. He added that in those circumstances he did not expect the Trust to seek rental from him, particularly because Mr Massam had insisted that rent was no...