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1. Priestly v Tawa - Tuaropaki A (2018) 191 Waiariki MB 234 (191 WAR 234) [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...Marae trust were approved by Ngaire George, then chairperson of the Mokai Marae trust. [21] Mr Seymour will not be removed. Beryl Tawa [22] The applicants submit the following: (a) On 3 March 2012, Beryl Tawa on behalf of Ngāti Tarakaiahi requested $2,000 from Mokai Marae trust to supplement a whānau hui held at the Marae. (b) That request was approved by Ngaire George, chairperson of the Mokai Marae trust and funds were deposited into the Committee account. (c) On 6 April...

2. [2020] NZIACDT 26 - UO v Nukulasi (23 June 2020) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...Services Limited, based in Auckland. [6] The complainant, along with his wife and daughter, were living in New Zealand unlawfully. On 26 September 2017, the complainant and his wife met Ms Nukulasi. She advised them that one of their options was to request discretionary visas under s 61 of the Immigration Act 2009. She told them that their case was not strong. At a further meeting on 29 September 2017, the complainant and his wife instructed Ms Nukulasi to make the discretionary...

3. Perigo - Ruapehu 2 Block (2017) 366 Aotea MB 274 (366 AOT 274) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...reason for their application to succeed to the interests of Topia Turoa in Ruapehu No 2. It is their belief that the Māori customary land block now known as Rangiwaea-Tāpiri, formerly Rangipō North 8, is the same block as Ruapehu 2B, or at least forms part of it. At the hearing Maria Perigo stated: 4 The reason we are bringing this to Court of course, as the Registrar has pointed out, it was under the Tongariro National Park. From our findings in the last four years we were...

4. Screen Industry Workers Bill [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of Expression 8. Clause 14 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form. The right has been interpreted as including the right not to be compelled to say certain things or to provide certain information.1 9. There are broadly three ways in which the Bill engages the r...

5. EN v SQ [2020] NZDT 1442 (27 May 2020) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...commenced in about July 2017, and it has still not been completed (as at the date of the hearing). That is about two years and ten months since the work was commenced. SQ claimed that he had asked EN a question, which he said would provide crucial information, about whether the vehicle was registered or whether the registration was suspended. He claimed that he could not complete the work without an answer to this question, because “it may not have been worthwhile doing the work”....

6. HM v BTO Ltd [2020] NZDT 1385 (4 May 2020) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...wasn’t. Most consumers are lay people who would not be privy to chemical and physical elements of materials. 15. In any event even if it was covered with a tarpaulin the whole time, the wood could still be affected by moisture with condensation forming under a tarpaulin. Ideally the wood should be kept in a dry shed for example. Again, there is nothing in the instructions. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 16. MN could not assemble the tub. That was not his fault. The instr...

7. Discussion document diagrams (English) [pdf, 544 KB]

   Adoption law reform Connections to culture Legal effect Child participation Family & whānau involvement Information and identity No defined purpose or guiding principles Child-centred purpose of adoption Guiding principles ensure that children’s rights are upheld Birth parents are replaced with the adoptive parents Adoptive parents get guardianship rights, responsibilities and duties Birth parents and adoptive parents are all legal parents Adoptive pa...

8. United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...and search: a. any place where apples are held or are likely to be held; or b. any place where documents relating to apples are held or are likely to be held; or c. any vehicle, aircraft, or ship. 15. Clause 49 of the bill allows for NZAPI to request and use information from any person, including quota holders, quota applicants, and any other apple exporters. A person must comply with a request as soon as practicable or by the date specified in the request. 16. Additionally, under c...

9. UN v BF Ltd [2022] NZDT 138 (6 September 2022) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...there despite knowing that it required a permit to be in, and that he did not have one. While UN says that he looked for a machine from which to purchase a permit and couldn’t find one, it would have been reasonable for him to search for further information. If he had done this I find that it is more likely than not that he would have found the sign near the entry to the car park which is large, headed up ‘Authorised Paid Parking Only’ and would have been difficult to miss for a pers...

10. SD v IE & DE [2021] NZDT 1588 (5 August 2021) [pdf, 262 KB]

    ...undertaking to be clearly articulated. If the parties had intended that the retention fund could be used for reasonable remediation and rectification costs only, with the balance being refunded to when the remediation was complete, this would have formed part of the undertaking. 11. I accept the submission of IE & DE that the purpose of the undertaking was to incentivise prompt completion of remedial works so that they could move in as quickly as possible, at a crucial time of the...