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1. DI & KB v G Ltd [2023] NZDT 375 (14 August 2023) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...no person shall, in trade, engage in conduct in trade that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive (s9 of the FTA). Further, no person shall, in trade, in connection with the supply, possible supply or promotion, of goods or services, make a false or misleading representation with respect to the price of any goods or services (s13(g) of the FTA). Where the Tribunal finds that a person has breached the FTA, it may make various orders including an order directing that p...

2. IM v KL & B Ltd [2024] NZDT 867 (10 December 2024) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...rangehood for free and that she paid him $150.00 for materials for the bathroom repair. Law 9. The law of contract, the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, and the Building Act 2004 apply. The CGA provides for a guarantee in all consumer contracts that services will be provided with reasonable care and skill (s 28 CGA) and that the product resulting from the service will be fit for any purpose made known to the supplier (s 29 CGA). Where a breach is substantial, or cannot be remedied, the...

3. CG & XG v QC & KC [2025] NZDT 109 (4 March 2025) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...9.3(1). However, in this case that warranty has been stuck out and amended by clauses 22 and 23, which provides: “22. Clause 9.1(1) is varied to the extent that the vendor, not having been in occupation of the property makes no warranty as to the serviceability of chattels, nor as to the serviceability of any fixtures, fittings or equipment in or upon the property and the purchaser acknowledges that that purchaser buys the said chattels, fixtures, fittings and equipment solely in reli...

4. NI v T Ltd [2025] NZDT 123 (31 March 2025) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...or any other lesser amount? CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 6 Did T Ltd breach the contract and / or the CGA by not carrying out its work as agreed and with reasonable care and skill? 12. Section 28 of the CGA means that where services are supplied to a consumer there is a guarantee that the service will be carried out with reasonable care and skill. The standard is that of a competent person exercising the trade in question. It is a standard of reasonableness rather...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 047 Netherlea Hobsonville Limited v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...or if soakage is proved unviable, detention and gradual discharge to the public reticulation network. Telecommunications, Electricity and Gas 24. Where not already available, telecommunications, underground electrical, and where applicable, gas services shall be provided to the site. The Consent Holder shall obtain a works clearance from each network operator for electricity, telecommunications and, where applicable, gas services. This clearance shall be in the form of Checklist 8.1 in...

6. TC & QC v FT & TT [2025] NZDT 71 (6 March 2025) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...bad oil leak and, rather, he said that it did not have any big oil leaks. Page 3 of 6 TC says that they drove the [vehicle] home, which was a short drive in [town]. She says that QC noticed oil leaking. They booked the [vehicle] in for a service and WOF inspection with [a service station]. The service and WOF repairs cost $1,691.13, which included work on the oil leaks, and the [vehicle] received a WOF. [The service station] rechecked the [vehicle] for oil leaks 1 to 2 weeks la...

7. OIA-119293.pdf [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1998 (PPPR Act). Specifically, you requested: 1. All documents you hold (including emails, memos, meeting minutes, file notes, ministerials, etc.) relating to the current method of calculating fees for services provided by Public Trust under s46 of the Act, including any that relate to the intent of, or a change in approach for, such calculation methods. 2. All documents you hold (including emails, memos, meeting minutes, file notes, mi...

8. Cooper v Corrections [2019] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...R Roff and Ms M Graham for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 8 October 2018 DATE OF DECISION: 8 May 2019 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] On 10 January 2014, George Cooper was employed as a casual truck driver by Specialised Transport Services Limited (STS). His supervisor at STS was Tusi Tupe. At the time, Mr Cooper was serving sentences of community work and intensive supervision which were supervised by the Probation Service. He was also awaiting sentencing on a charge o...

9. NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) data tables [xlsx, 369 KB]

   Contents Contents i About the data tables About the survey, interpreting statistics, symbol notation and links for further information. ii Terms and definitions Selected terms and defintions. Data tables Relevant core report1 section(s) 1 Crime rates by offence type Number of offences, number of households/adults victimised once or more, percentage of households/adults victimised once or more, number of offences per 100 households/adults - by offence types. 2 2 Crime rates b

10. O v S LCRO 35 / 2009 (2 June 2009) [pdf, 33 KB]

    ...amount he was charged. Among these were the allegations that he had been charged more than a fee quoted. He referred to having been given an estimate of $4,000.00 for work for which he was later billed $16,000.00. Additional allegations were that services had continued to be provided and charged after he said ‘stop work’, and that he had been given wrong advice which had created unnecessary costs. [14] Lawyer S denied that there had been any overcharging. He referred to...