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1. [2022] NZACC 1 - Namana (6 January 2022) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...condition are being provoked by the job. As noted previously, the literature on occupational exposure to walking/ standing and its relationship to plantar fasciitis is poor, due to weak study design and poor methodological quality. Many workers in jobs that require walking/standing develop plantar fasciitis, but many workers in sedentary jobs also develop plantar fasciitis. The condition peaks in the 40s-50s, suggestive of age being a prime factor in causation rather than occupati...

2. ADK v ZWP [2011] NZDT 164 (17 November 2011) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...Renga were required, and that this is something he wished to charge ZWP for, then he should have sought her agreement before purchasing them. Similarly ADK should have discussed the removal of the clay if it was going to increase the cost of the job. I find that ADK cannot charge ZWP the full cost of the variation: he is bound by his initial estimate and as such only entitled to a variation of 20 per cent. On this basis, I find that ZWP must pay ADK $414.00 (incl GST) for the work...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - Te Urewera VI media release [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...inferior and worthless. Crown officials believed that they knew what was best for Māori, and would not let hapu and iwi determine the form or content of social services. Many Māori from Te Urewera were compelled to leave the area in search of jobs, education, healthcare and better standards of living. Today only a minority of Te Urewera tangata whenua live in the area. Many witnesses in the inquiry spoke about the pain of being separated from their ancestral lands, and how they...

4. [2015] NZSSAA 038, 28 May [pdf, 30 KB]

   ...‘essential expenses’ we must be satisfied that the vehicle was acquired before the appellant became a beneficiary and there was no public transport reasonably available to him. [15] The appellant made formal application for, and was granted, Jobseeker Support on 22 January 2014. The grant of benefit made to him was backdated to 23 December 2013. It is submitted on behalf of the Chief Executive that because of the backdated grant the appellant was in effect a beneficiary as at 17 J...

5. AQ & BQ v DD Ltd [2022] NZDT 4 (11 February 2022) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...The Tribunal orders: 1. Neither party owes the other any sum. Reasons 1. AQ and BQ purchased a W kitset garage. GD, from DD Ltd had undertaken other building work for AQ and BQ and undertook the installation of the garage. 2. During the job, various issues arose. After the work was completed, AQ and BQ did not wish to pay the final account of approximately $5,000.00. When DD Ltd pursued payment, AQ and BQ filed a claim seeking $30,000.00 in damages. DD Ltd counterclaimed fo...

6. DF v QT [2024] NZDT 474 (11 June 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...to replace the boundary fence between [address 1] and [address 2]. 4. Both parties submitted this information to their insurers. The claims were accepted, and they received payment of $3,785.00 each. 5. Mr U then refused to proceed with the job. In DF’s view, he did so because he realised that he had under-quoted the job. DF suspects this because when she sought alternative quotes, they were substantially more expensive. 6. [Construction company] quoted $12,539.08 for the j...

7. [2019] NZEmpC 31 Talbot Agriculture Ltd v Wate [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...tractor and truck driving, was required. [5] In response to the advertisement Talbot Agriculture was approached by John Horan, who was then an immigration adviser and is now Mr Wate’s advocate. Mr Horan was seeking to place Mr Wate in the job and suggested a work assessment be undertaken. Details of Mr Wate’s training and experience were sent to Talbot Agriculture following which he completed the work assessment at its workshop in Temuka between 2 May and 4 May 2016. Th...

8. [2025] NZEmpC 34  Xu v Pioneer Education and Immigration Services Group Ltd [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...university research assistant roles. He was able to gain interviews but was unsuccessful in obtaining a position. [20] On 23 March 2020, after being unsuccessful in finding employment in New Zealand, he booked flights to China and began to look for jobs there. Those flights were cancelled on 30 March 2020 and 17 April 2020 due to COVID-19. He then resumed looking for jobs in New Zealand, but without success. Again, he has been able to provide a significant amount of evidence in...

9. Pick-A-Part Tauranga Ltd 30 September 2014 NZSHD 11 [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...Authority upholds the Police Complaint, section s.29(3)(b) of the Act directs that the Authority must cancel Pick-A-Part Tauranga’s licence. The Police Evidence [22] The Police Complaint consists of an email summarising the Complaint and a short Job Sheet detailing the Police visit to Pick-A-Part in Greerton, Tauranga on 20 June 2014. [23] The Police have attached to their Complaint a purchase record for a Mitsubishi motor vehicle SW2346 and 4 photographs of this vehicle. [24] I...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 234 McBride v ANZCO Foods Ltd [pdf, 232 KB]

    ...between the parties to have the Authority resolve as a preliminary issue whether the grievance had been raised within time. [4] The Authority held that Mr McBride resigned from ANZCO with effect from 10 March 2017 and that when he applied for a job with the company at the end of 2017 he was not a person intending to work. Those conclusions were sufficient for the Authority to find that his personal grievance had not been raised within time.3 [5] Mr McBride now wishes to challenge...