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1. NK v EI Ltd [2021] NZDT 1464 (10 February 2021) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. NK took his car to EI Ltd to have the rust around the windscreen of his vehicle repaired, which needed to happen before the windscreen itself could be replaced. Some months after the job was completed, NK again needed to have his windscreen replaced, and was again told that rust around the windscreen would need to be repaired prior to carrying out the replacement. He therefore says that the initial work to fix the rust was...

2. [2022] NZREADT 17– Zhang v REAA (31 August 2022) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...2022 to cancel her licence. [10] Ms Zhang said she joined an agency in March 2021 and did some training but after August 2021, there was lockdown and no training was organised. She had to stay home to look after the children and so quit her job in September 2021. She received the email from the Authority in October 2021 and paid to renew her licence, but nobody notified her how many training hours she had done and how many she still needed to do. In December 2021, she changed t...

3. [2022] NZACC 136 - Estate of Marupo v ACC (19 July 2022) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...a patient at Gate Pa Medical Centre Limited from August 2004, the deceased was not at any stage diagnosed with any cardiac disease. [12] Ms Te Kani also noted that the deceased had worked for the port of Tauranga for 12 years in a dangerous job that required a form of physical fitness. Ms Te Kani submitted that the deceased’s heart attack was brought on by panic in the water while trying to get to shore in rough conditions. ACR 158/20 Respondent’s submissions [13] M...

4. EO v BD Ltd [2021] NZDT 1599 (30 July 2021) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...in October 2020 based on a sample plank supplied to her. She paid $1500.00 for the product to BD (and another $1500.00 directly to an independent floor installer). 2. The planks were coming from Belgium and were ordered specifically for EO’s job. The order was delayed several times due to Covid-affected shipping issues and the installation was finally booked for the end of February 2021. 3. Before the planks were laid, EO queried the colour as the supplied planks appeared to her...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 111 AJH v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...employment as many employers do a “media search” these days and would see that they have taken a previous employer to court. AJH says they know employers will not hire a person who has taken a company to Court. AJH says they have applied for a job recently and have been told the employer is going to do a “social media check”.1 [5] AJH notes that their name is now different from when they took their proceedings but says having their previous name available in internet sea...

6. SFM Ltd v VI Ltd WJ Ltd [2021] NZDT 1705 (7 September 2021) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...obstacles were discovered. 8. BE, director of VI, maintained that it could not be expected that the pilot for the load (being the leading vehicle travelling in front of a load), would check every power line the load travelled beneath. She said their job was to manage traffic. She also raised that the ability for the pilot vehicle to see lines at night was limited as they did not carry spot lights such as the SFM escorts use. BE’s view was that SFM had a duty to ensure any lines on a r...

7. LN v K Ltd & EU [2023] NZDT 136 (6 June 2023) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...information. 4. JO, a director of K Ltd, told the Tribunal EU was not reversing and referred to the onboard record of Eroad/GPS data as confirmation EU was not reversing. 5. DB, a passenger in the truck, told the Tribunal they were on their way to a job, that EU had passed the driveway they were going to, so he slowed down, came to a stop and went to turn into another driveway went she heard a clang and a car appeared in front of the truck. In a written statement presented to the Tr...

8. H Ltd v TU, DU and GU as trustees for the U Family Trust [2024] NZDT 185 (4 March 2024) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...director, HE, that after the second flood, he climbed up on the roof and saw the lichen and moss on the roof of Unit C. He states that the Body Corporate hired a professional cleaner to clean the roof of Unit C, however, the cleaner refused to do the job after looking at the roof because it contained asbestos. HE then cleaned the roof himself. He removed two bags of dirt off the Unit C roof. c) The photos show the lichen and moss in the downpipe that is next to Unit D. I accept the evid...

9. EX v QU [2023] NZDT 457 (18 August 2023) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...2. The counterclaim is dismissed. Reasons: Introduction: 1. In July of 2022, EX first spoke to QU about building a new lawn and garden at his home. In September of 2022, QU provided a quote accepted by EX, and the work began. The job was completed on the 4th of November. On the 5th of December, EX contacted QU to tell him that the lawn was dying, and the concrete driveway had cracked and he asked for QU’s help. 2. QU didn’t offer any assistance and so EX had the l...

10. UO v TQ Ltd [2023] NZDT 562 (14 November 2023) [pdf, 97 KB]

    ...it was not mentioned on the original invoice. The original invoice was doubtlessly intended to cover both of the services rendered on that day, despite only mentioning the drain unblocking. It would be unreasonable to charge the time as two separate jobs, especially when the reason TO asked for the drain to be unblocked was because TQ Ltd was already there. 15. TQ Ltd cannot claim compensation for the time spent defending the claim since s 43 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 provides th...