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1. Te Manutukutuku Issue 34 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...••• T ena koutou. The end of the financial year marks the end of the association of the Waitangi Tribunal and Division, which services the Waitangi Tribunal, with the Department of Justice. From 1 July the Waitangi Tribunal Division will form part of the new Department for Courts, which will encom­ pass all tribunals and courts. In effect there will be little change for claimants and the Tribunal's work. I hope, however, that the change will end the false perception tha...

2. LCRO 46/2016 Richard Zhao v Yu Sun and Li Wang (7 May 2020) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...opportunity to be heard; (e) act with bias by making serious findings that were false or without foundation…. [24] The submission in (a) was supported by six instances where Mr Deliu considered the Committee had erred. Process [25] Mr Deliu requested12 that the reviews13 be completed urgently as Mr Zhao had matters before the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. [26] I sought advice from Mr Deliu as to whether the matters before the Tribunal related to the matte...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 187 Van Tiel v Waikato District Council [pdf, 781 KB]

   ...controlled by proposed conditions 4 - 16 of the consent, but these proposed conditions must be read in the context of proposed conditions 1 and 2 as they relate to construction activities. [4] By a detailed Minute dated 12 August 2019, the Court requested that additional attention be paid to the wording of the proposed conditions and offered the assistance of an Environment Commissioner to help with redrafting the proposed conditions. MPL and the Council's planning experts then...

4. Van Wey Lovatt v Accident Compensation Corporation (Code of Claimant's Rights) [2024] NZACC 020 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...treatment injuries. Dr Van Wey Lovatt applied for reviews of these decisions. [5] Also on 10 October 2022, Dr Van Wey Lovatt emailed a complaint to the Corporation’s “Customer feedback” email address stating: Dear ACC Privacy Officer, RE: Formal complaint of breach of privacy I am writing to make a formal complaint of a breach of privacy. I understand that ACC review team will be assessing the merits of the decision-making by Ms Steele; however, I believe that ACC is also...

5. NI v PT & OT [2024] NZDT 98 (31 January 2024) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...pay them damages of $10,056.73, which is a 50% share of the cost of building the original fence and retaining wall and the cost of later moving the fence (and adjacent garden bed on their side of the boundary), because they say Trust concealed information about the actual position of the boundary between the two properties. 4. The issues to be resolved are: a. Does the retaining wall have to be removed under section 8 of the Fencing Act 1978? b. Can the Tribunal make an order requ...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 199 ABC Asset Holdings Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 450 KB]

   ...from Lot 1 and 2 to the kerb. This must include but not limited to inspection logs, video and as-built plans for Council to verify the infrastructure is in working order and discharging to the approved kerb outlets. Advice note: Acceptable forms of evidence include CCTV inspection report of the drainage along with accurate as built plans of the private stormwater systems for Lot 1 & 2. The full CCTV inspection reporting (plan, logs and footage) provide the investigation meth...

7. [2024] NZIACDT 29 INZ v Li (6 December 2024) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...employment agreement to OK (agreement unseen by the Tribunal). [11] Also on the same day, 17 August 2023, Ms Li lodged the client’s visa application with Immigration NZ, based on an offer of employment from the employer. She noted on the form that she was the immigration adviser who had completed the form and who had provided immigration advice to the client. Ms Li then sent an email to MQ reporting the filing of the visa application. [12] On 21 August 2023, Immigration NZ gr...

8. [2024] NZIACDT 25 - EM v Ma (25 October 2024) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...him to look for work and she helped him find a new employer. However, he had already signed an employment agreement with the employer prior to obtaining the visa. He never met the employer and never worked for him. [16] The Authority formally requested Ms Ma’s full file on 27 September 2023. [17] On an unknown date, Ms Ma sent to the Authority one page of undated, handwritten notes. They recorded, amongst other matters, the approval of the visa on 6 April 2023. [18] Ms...

9. NT & TL v X Ltd [2024] NZDT 194 (8 March 2024) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...visible. 9. NT and TL said they had expected X Ltd to take 2-3 days to install their kitchen but when the kitchen still was not complete about 3.5 weeks after X Ltd first began work, and with their concerns about the workmanship, they decided to inform X Ltd their services were no longer required. NT sent an email on 10 September 2023 indicating their concern about the time taken for the work and offering X Ltd $1,500.00. They said they did not realise at that point that X Ltd inten...

10. LCRO 9/2024 & 12/2024 QB v WF and SY & WF and SY v QB (27 June 2024) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...is 28 August. [15] On , the employer gave each of the respondents another letter. This one, after confirming disestablishment of their roles and dealing with the non- availability of redeployment, relevantly stated as follows: At our meeting you requested and we agreed to waive the notice period and to allow you to finish on [date 1]. We also agreed that your final pay would be processed on [date 1]. You will be paid out all wages and holiday pay owing up to Friday [date 1], plus 4 w...