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1. Respond to divorce papers

   ...and approve the divorce without hearing what you think. The court will send you copies of the Dissolution Order. Back to top Option 2: Ask the court not to approve the divorce You can ask the court not to approve the divorce. Note: When you print the forms it's important to print them single sided. Fill in these 2 forms: Notice of defence - G12 General affidavit Include a New Zealand address on the forms if you want to be sent other documents relating to the case. File your documents.Find out...

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2. 8 December 2025 Marberry Estates Limited [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...Courtroom 1.04 Nelson Courthouse 200 Bridge Street, Nelson 7010 Time Allocated: 5 Days If settlement is reached prior to the hearing, please notify the Court immediately. 1 PROCEDURES At the start of the hearing, the Court will consider any requests to: (a) Withdraw proceedings (b) Adjourn (postpone) hearings to a later date (c) Approve settlements agreed to all by the parties The Court will then decide the order in which the proceedings will be heard during the hearing. Partie...

3. Butler v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury, Causation) [2023] NZACC 165 [pdf, 540 KB]

   ...revoking cover for a right hip labral tear from a work accident was correct. She surveyed the numerous medical reports and noted there were some differences between the description of the accident and injury mechanism in the earliest injury claim form in September 2007 and that used by various medical professionals. In particular Mr Phillips, an orthopaedic surgeon who the Corporation arranged to carry out a medical case review of Mr Butler’s case, used a slightly different descri...

4. OIA-120014.pdf [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 1 April 2025 Our ref: OIA 120014 Dear Official Information Act request: Pātaka Whenua Thank you for your email of 4 March 2025, requesting information about the Māori Land Court’s Pātaka Whenua system and a copy of the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the Whenua Māori Programme, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Your request was as follows: I’m g...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 115 Muldoon v Nelson Marlborough DHB supplementary [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...SUPPLEMENTARY JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN [1] The plaintiff seeks recall of the Court’s judgment to deal with his claim for interest which was not addressed in the substantive judgment. Although counsel for the plaintiff has couched the request as an inquiry about why interest was not awarded, the real thrust of Ms Sharma’s submission is that interest should have been awarded and, accordingly, I will treat the request as one to recall and correct the judgment. The de...

6. [2015] NZSAAA 05, (25 June 2015) [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...decision. Unfortunately even at this late stage confirmation of the appellant’s partner’s income figures for 2010 was still outstanding – the appellant having declined to provide them and the IRD having failed to respond to the Ministry’s requests for the relevant information. At the end of March, while the Authority’s decision was still in draft, the IRD belatedly responded with the requested income information. As a result the overpayment established against the appellant was...

7. AH v Secretary for Justice 17 August 2012 NZRA 000011 [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...Applicant that in order to be approved for Criminal Proceedings Category 3 he was required to submit 4 case examples at either PC 3 or PC 4. 10. The Applicant replied that it would be extremely difficult for him to find two more case examples as requested of him. The Application 11. The Applicant seeks a review of the Secretary’s decision declining approval in respect of Criminal Proceedings Category 3. He set out his reasons in his application as “I am an experienced and qu...

8. [2014] NZEmpC 103 Hill v Teck Properties Ltd costs [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...requested further information in relation to this and an indication was given that it could be provided after some horse sales, which were taking place three weeks hence. Ms Shattock appears to have emailed the defendant’s accountants the same day requesting the financial information that had been sought. [9] No further contact was made by the defendant, although two additional emails were sent by Mr Hill’s counsel on 18 and 28 November requesting the financial information and...

9. ABN Ltd v ZYR & ZYQ [2013] NZDT 61 (17 May 2013) [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...on the residential property of ZYR and ZYQ. This driveway was to replace an existing driveway. [2] ABN Ltd was contracted to form the driveway so that it could be sealed by a third party contractor. [3] Two sections of the driveway were formed by ABN Ltd and then sealed by a third party contractor. The middle section was formed by ABN Ltd but not sealed because further work was advisable to ensure that the driveway in this section did not scour away or slump. [4] ABN Ltd...

10. A J Ball Family Trust [2012] NZWHT Auckland 37 [pdf, 93 KB]

    ...City Council HC Auckland, CIV-2010-0404-6582/583, 9 September 2011; Turner v Attorney-General 4 these circumstances she considered it reasonable to take into account the dates of council inspections and the dates those inspections were requested to determine the likely date the work was completed, even if it may not produce an exactly accurate result. [11] The High Court has consistently held that the built by date is the point at which the house was physically constr...