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

   ...and rental were paid. She also said that Doug spent a lot on health and medication, that he improved his truck and swapped trucks, and that he worked on his tractors and helped with the road. She also said that he was a heavy gambler and had a phone account that she knew nothing of until he died. The applicant did not produce any documentary evidence in relation to these particular matters. Preliminary Determination on Who Paid for the House [25] Based on the evidence before me...

2. BP v YF LCRO 142 / 2010 (24 March 2011) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...Applicant, and the Practitioner did not respond. [14] A further letter was sent by the Applicant on 16 August 2009 requesting a response from the Practitioner, but when no response was forthcoming, the Applicant lodged his complaint with the Complaints Service of the New Zealand Law Society on 7 September 2009. [15] The complaint recited the circumstances as set out briefly above, and expressed the Applicant‟s concern that the fees billed greatly exceeded the estimate provided....

3. LN v N Family Trust and others [2023] NZDT 503 (18 September 2023) [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...house, will not be able to use the washing line and will not be able to open the electrical meter box on the side CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 4 of 7 of the hose fully (the door of the fuse box is around 73cm wide). It also says that there are services such as electricity, water and sewerage under the path which may be damaged if the path has to be cut or removed to build a fence. The Trust suggests that a fence should be built on LN’s land along the side of the existing path t...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 133 Chain & Rigging Supplies Ltd v Nikorima [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...which became the subject of a supplementary memorandum from counsel. I will refer to these issues later. Background [4] C&R is a business of long standing, purchased by its current owners in June 2021. It provides inspection and testing services for lifting equipment and distributes a range of specialist lifting equipment. [5] Mr Nikorima was employed by the company until 1 March 2023 as Business Development Manager. He had worked for the company before the present shareh...

5. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Survey report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Survey Report Chief Victims Advisor to Government AUGUST 2019 Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims ii Contents Introduction 01 Foreword by Dr Kim McGregor, Chief Victims Advisor to Government 01 Background 02 The use of the term ‘victim’ 02 Methodology 03 Data analysis 03 Survey respondents 04 Limitations 05 What we heard 06 Summary of key themes 06 Key theme 1: The ideology of the criminal justice system is wrong 07 Key theme 2: The criminal justic

6. [2020] NZIACDT 46 - ZG v Parker (19 October 2020) [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...TO SUPPRESSION ORDER DECISION Dated 19 October 2020 REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: Self-represented Adviser: P Moses, counsel 2 PRELIMINARY [1] Ms ZG, the complainant, engaged the services of Mr Damon Parker, the adviser, for several immigration matters. The complainant was employed by a company (the employer) controlled by Mr Parker’s father-in-law (the director). She also has a family relationship with the direc...

7. Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey Report 2018 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...gather key satisfaction data was developed and implemented with n=365 victims or their representatives, who agreed to attend a restorative justice conference with their offender.1 Gravitas Research and Strategy Ltd was commissioned to contact and telephone interview victims (or their representatives) who had participated in the restorative justice process with one of the 27 restorative justice providers around New Zealand between January 1 and December 31, 2017. Interviews were condu...

8. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2024] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 403 KB]

   ...exercises its jurisdiction and issues: A declaration pursuant to section 54(1)(a) of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (“the Act”) that the defendant has breached the Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996 (“the Code”) in respect of Right 4(1) by failing to provide services to the aggrieved person with reasonable care and skill; and Right 4(4) by failing to provide services in a manner that mi...

9. Access to Justice Business Survey Final Report - October 2024 [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...organisations (including the Police) – used by 33% of those seeking external help. The third most common source of help was people with no legal qualifications (such as friends and family) (14%). Other sources of support include dispute resolution services (10%), tribunals (8%) and courts (4%). For one in ten issues, the respondent has done nothing – often because the issue sorts itself or because it is not worth the effort Just under a tenth (9%) said they did nothing abo...

10. Taueki - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Māori Reservation (2005) 163 Aotea MB 99 (163 AOT 99) [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...direction also required the trustees to· attend Court "and bring with them copies of all annual accounts for the trust and be prepared to answer questions regarding those accounts. In particular, items in the accounts concerning travel, telephone costs, consultancy fees, meeting costs, motor expenses and koha." [5] Then on 2 September 2003 a further direction was issued, 130 Aotea MB 46, where the trustees were directed to file with the Court a schedule of all amounts pai...