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1. [2015] NZEmpC 134 Hungry Hound Ltd v Hayes [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...that she advised the hourly rate would be “about $14” and also emphasised that Danica and Shani would need to be flexible as to hours. She then discussed the matter with Mr Oliver who said that they would need to resign from their current jobs at the dairy in order to undertake this work. Mr Oliver did not want to be seen to be luring staff from the dairy as he wished to maintain good relations with its owner who was a near neighbour. [15] I find that soon after, Mrs Oliver...

2. ENVC speech Harland Environment Law Regulation conf 2012 [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...This requires the Board’s final report to be issued within nine months from the date of notification, unless an extension of time has been granted by the Minister. Because of this time constraint there is no opportunity for learning “on the job”. The reports are large pieces of work and the Boards typically comprise members most of whom have not worked together before, with the result that the subtle but significant differences between judicial and political processes and ev...

3. CAC20002 v Brar [2015] NZREADT 59 [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...know that Ms Kaur intended to use the letter as support for her finance. He explained: "She was working full-time with the ... Meadowbank Caregiver and I ... believed that she was working full-time when she give me the income from the, that job. She was working full-time in the Meadowbank ... " [I] Mr Brar explained that he did not think it would be possible for Ms Kaur to use the letter as support for her finance: "But I'm not sure she's going to be with the...

4. McCallum v The Māori Trustee of Whanganui - Estate of Ngapiki Waaka Hakaraia [2014] Chief Judge's MB 541 (2014 CJ 541) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...questions when the Will was written it would have clearly recorded her intention that her interests go to her children for life and then to her grandchildren. [42] In making this concession the Māori Trustee also pointed out that the Court’s job here is to interpret the Will and not to re-ask the question and then rewrite it. [43] The issues raised here are not without precedent as is demonstrated in the case of Re Whitrick. 7 In that case, the will-maker had identified the rema...

5. Milne - Te Kainga O Takenui Whānau Trust (2015) 104 Taitokerau MB 28 (104 TTK 28) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...beneficiaries have manifested a palpable animosity towards each other, made all manner of allegations, and adopted various manoeuvres to counter initiatives to hold meetings. This is, in short, a very dysfunctional whānau trust. [5] It is my job to address the application as it is framed, which is, as I say, under s 239 of the Act to replace trustees. Because of the narrow scope of the application many of the underlying issues that afflict this whānau trust cannot be resolved in t...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 171 Fifita v Dunedin Casinos Ltd [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...challenged, it must stand. [15] The following day, Mr Anderson sent the following reply by email on behalf of the plaintiff: Thank you for your offer. I advise that my client is not prepared to settle on the basis offered. He wants his job back. Submissions [16] The parties were agreed that, if costs are to be awarded to either party, the amount should be $5,250. That is based on an investigation meeting lasting one and a half days at a daily rate of $3,500. [17] Fo...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Nigel Drake [pdf, 873 KB]

   ...observed ferries having considerable difficulty manouvring in the approach channel to the ferry wharf in Matiatia during storming weather. The presence of a marina close to the north of the manouvring area for ferries will not make a master’s job any easier and will present an added risk when these vessels are attempting to carry out a safe manouvre in such conditions. 24. The marina design has been based on the Australian Standard AS3962-2001 (Varney report p5) and follows...

8. Hutt City Ltd & Anor v CAC 20002 & Anor [2013] NZREADT 109 [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...received a call from the agency’s office manager, Judy Robinson, to say that the husband purchaser was outside the agency’s office wanting the keys. The purchaser’s removal company wanted to have the truck unloaded because they had another job that day. Donna telephoned the vendor’s solicitor (who was also the purchaser’s solicitor) and left a message to enquire as to whether this was in order. The solicitor did not respond until 4.45 pm. In the meantime, because the purchas...

9. Rautangata v Rautangata - Opuatia No 6D No 2D Block (2011) 27 Waikato Maniapoto MB 252 (27 WMN 252) [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...December 1996 Doug took voluntary redundancy from New Zealand Steel and from that time had no formal employment or any regular income. Doug received approximately $7,500.00 per annum from leases of part of the land for grazing and also did odd jobs and ran a lawn mowing business. Mrs Rautangata’s evidence was that she advanced Doug $10,000.00 in September 1999 to purchase the lawn mowing business and that the business did not go particularly well and stopped operating in 2001....

10. Khan v New Zealand Law Society [2014] NZLCDT 18 [pdf, 83 KB]

    ...receive guidance. [40] In submissions in addressing the concern that Dr Khan might not be sufficiently up to date with the current New Zealand law, his counsel pointed out that he was in no worse position than any new graduate in “learning on the job”. With respect to that submission we would actually see Dr Khan, with 40 years of trial experience, to be in a far superior position to a recent graduate. But we note that he has been wise enough to secure an employer and mentor i...