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1. DN v BO [2024] NZDT 430 (6 June 2024) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...a professional to undertake this work. On this basis I find that BO is liable to pay DN $299.00 (4 hours of labour at $65.00 = $260.00 plus GST of $39.00). Referee: L Trevelyan Date: 6 June 2024 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a rehe...

2. KT & PD v KI [2024] NZDT 579 (13 August 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...when the furniture removal was going on, but he thought that KT and PD had been careless. The puppy had cost $1,500.00, and KI had replaced her with another of the same breed, for the same price. In his view, his loss offset the price of the work performed by the KT and PD. [4] KI said that he would have paid KT and PD $542.00 for their work had it not been for the death of the puppy. The issue [5] The question for me to decide is whether the applicants are entitled to succeed in t...

3. MQ v N Inc [2024] NZDT 526 (26 July 2024) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...Inc liable to refund the $50.00 staff costs and $150.00 venue hire because they closed the bar earlier than agreed? 6. MQ claims she is entitled to a refund of the bond because the bar staff closed the bar earlier than agreed and she was not informed prior. N Inc say that they encountered repeated instances of people drinking in the carpark, and evidence of people drinking alcohol not purchased in the venue in the toilets, activity which was a breach of the terms and conditions of hi...

4. GM v D Ltd [2024] NZDT 583 (13 September 2024) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...APPLICANT GM RESPONDENT D Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. GM purchased a [dress] from D Ltd in October 2023. She wore the dress for a very short time and noticed a significant tear along a seam. She informed D Ltd and the dress was replaced along with a $100 voucher. 2. The replacement dress arrived in January 2024 and was removed from its packaging and hung in a wardrobe. While getting ready for an occasion in February 2024 she n...

5. LQ v LE [2024] NZDT 590 (31 July 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...mechanical condition or history. Unfortunately for LQ, this was a situation where ‘buyer beware’ applied, and he must bear the loss of the expensive repairs undertaken. Referee Perfect Date: 31 July 2024 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply f...

6. KT v EP [2024] NZDT 600 (30 August 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...claimed be compensated $4,999.95 and as that amount is less than the reasonably foreseeable loss he has incurred, an order is made for that amount. Referee: Ms Cowie DTR Date: 30 August 2024 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a...

7. G Ltd v QN & B Ltd [2024] NZDT 899 (20 December 2024) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...agency’s advice, then transferred by the Court to the Disputes Tribunal, but the matter has apparently never been heard, presumably due to administrative error. The agency submitted that the creditor breached the collection contract by failing to inform it of the transfer. 6. Both claims, given they were disputed, could have been lodged in the Disputes Tribunal immediately for $45.00 each (the fee at the time for claims under $2,000.00). The creditor could have done this without help t...

8. QL v NQ [2025] NZDT 135 (28 March 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...boundary fence while he is the owner of the property, that is. NQ agrees to wait until there are new owners of the new lots before asking those new owners to contribute toward any boundary fence. 9. While this part of the agreement, which I note was formed when it was QL’s intention to sell empty lots, does have the effect that QL would not be contributing to the cost of a boundary fence while he owned the property, it does not provide for NQ to pay for a new boundary fence. She s...

9. DD v E Ltd [2025] NZDT 279 (23 July 2025) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...it would have had if it had been restored by E Ltd to its pre-accident condition. [11] Thus, E Ltd must pay DD $590.00. Referee: C Hawes Date: 23 July 2025 Page 3 of 4 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a rehe...

10. M Ltd v ND [2025] NZDT 277 (10 July 2025) [pdf, 174 KB]

    ...Dealership] driver getting in the car and driving away without any evidence of smoke coming out of the exhaust. There is no evidence to persuade me that the pistons and rings had failed or that the car was blowing smoke at the time the contract was formed. ND was driving the car around without observing any problems. c) I find that it is more likely that the car developed a problem on the way to [City 2] and this problem may have been exacerbated by continuing to drive the car for anothe...