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1. DC v KN [2023] NZDT 309 (22 May 2023) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...losses they have suffered as a result of the breach. The purpose of damages is to put the party suffering the loss back into the position they would have been in had the breach not occurred. 8. DC’s original calculation of the loss on the claim form was somewhat wide of the mark, and during the hearing she updated her claim. The number of weeks, from the time KN’s rent paid in advance expired to the end of the lease was 17 weeks. At $230.00 per week this amounted to $3,910.00...

2. BH v JT [2024] NZDT 65 (17 January 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...she looked up. JT denies hitting the [vehicle] and says as he drove up [road] he observed a white vehicle ahead of him on the road scrape the [vehicle]. 2. I was impressed by the honesty and genuineness of all parties who provided evidence or information to the Tribunal in relation to this claim. 3. The issues to resolve the claim are: a. Did JT damage the [vehicle] on 16 August 2023? b. If so, what are the reasonable ad foreseeable costs of repairing the damage caused? Did...

3. XH v T Ltd [2024] NZDT 746 (2 November 2024) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...delays for XH and his party. 2. When a van was received by XH, the party set off for the [Region 2]. During the journey, XH was stopped by Police. XH was told that there had been complaints received by T Ltd about XH’s driving. There were no formal complaints or charges but the Police retrieved the van from XH at the instruction of T Ltd which left XH and his party of passengers stranded in [Town]. 3. XH claims $1,960.00 for breach of contract. XH further claims there was a br...

4. EI v MG Ltd [2025] NZDT 4 (14 April 2025) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...EI’s damage to EI’s tooth. CD states pork crackling is crunchy and can be hard and/or have hard bits of crackling. He states MG also has no evidence as to whether EI’s tooth was already weak or damaged. CD also states he had requested further information about the [rock hard object] but did not receive anything and MG had not received any other complaints or issues. 8. I accept EI’s oral evidence that he was [only] eating the crackling when his tooth broke and that he believes...

5. LW v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 352 (13 May 2024) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...(NZ). 2. On 3 January 2024 LW emailed N Ltd to ask ‘how can I get an exemption for this’ [purchase of a specific parcel of land to build on], and also ‘what types of property can I buy without permission’. N Ltd responded asking LW for information regarding his citizenship/residence status and the classification of the land. It also provided general information on when a foreign national can purchase property in NZ and said that ‘if you don’t qualify it will be much harder...

6. NN v EE [2024] NZDT 736 (14 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...holiday house is a service ordinarily supplied to consumers, so the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) applies. CGA s 29 provides that services must be reasonably fit for any purpose the consumer makes known to the supplier before the contract is formed, unless the circumstances show that the consumer does not rely on the supplier's skill or judgment, or it would be unreasonable for the consumer to do so. In this instance, the accommodation had to be reasonably fit for a short holiday...

7. U Ltd v T Ltd [2024] NZDT 627 (5 September 2024) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...ongoing basis (for which T Ltd paid a monthly fee of $1,950.00) in support of her claim that the contract includes the provision of ongoing SEO work. In particular, she refers to the statement “2x weekly management, which will improve your performance and ranking in Google”. DD explained that this refers to the management of the Google ads created for T Ltd, not to any SEO work. I accept his evidence in this regard. 8. I therefore find that T Ltd has not established that the ser...

8. DD Ltd v QW & BD Ltd [2024] NZDT 499 (27 February 2024) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...new aluminium joinery and new cladding installed. 2. The contract price was $37,030.00 incl.GST and QW paid $21,700.00 leaving a balance of $15,330.00 unpaid, that latter figure being the amount of the claim. The contract appears to have been formed with QW personally so the claim against BD Ltd is dismissed. 3. QW counter-claims $30,000.00 based on the quality of the painting and advice he has received that everything, inside and outside, will need to be stripped back and the jo...

9. YD & YA v CU Ltd [2024] NZDT 491 (17 June 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...applicants had to pay $899.00 to replace the motor. CU Ltd could not locate any invoice so did not know whether the motor had been included in the 2018 repairs and whether or not it might be covered by any warranty. The applicants could not find this information from their insurance company or the garage company either. However, CU Ltd thought they might have passed on the invoice to the applicants to pay the garage directly. 6. The applicants bear the onus of proving on the balance of p...

10. National Action Plan Against Racism

    ...racism. The New Zealand Government has committed to developing a national action plan against racism that reflects the history, challenges, and aspirations of Aotearoa New Zealand.The aim of the action plan is to progressively eliminate racism in all forms. The Minister of Justice is responsible for this important work. The National Iwi Chairs Forum - a collective of Iwi leaders from Aotearoa New Zealand - are partnering with the Government in the creation of the plan.Eliminating racism will ta...

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