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1. BU and others v KC [2021] NZDT 1712 (13 December 2021) [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...of the lease to allow KC exclusive use of her portion of land. If the applicant’s breached that underlining term, then it follows that KC would need to prove her right by engaging a surveyor. That is what occurred, and KC incurred a fee for that service. The survey plan was most helpful for the determination of this dispute and to prove that the letterboxes infringed KC’s right to exclusive use. As I am satisfied that the applicant’s failed to prove they were entitled to have the let...

2. HC v X Ltd [2023] NZDT 391 (13 September 2023) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...permit, resource consent, or building consent required by law”. 5. NN, director of X Ltd, considered a building consent was not required because the existing bathrooms were only renovated prior to the sale and there was no movement of the water services. 6. ND, a senior building consent officer with the [Council], attended as a witness. He said that the replacement of a shower is building work that always needs Council consent, or a request for exemption from obtaining consent...

3. S Ltd v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 405 (8 November 2023) [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...weather and NB, the respondent’s director travelling overseas, the additional agreed work was never started, and the contract was terminated with the agreement of both parties. The parties agreed the applicant would obtain further waterproofing services from another supplier. [4] On September 2022 the applicant engaged O Ltd to inspect the property. The report records high moisture readings, water tracking and identifies the aluminium windows as poorly set into the block and will requi...

4. EN v KH [2022] NZDT 182 (23 September 2022) [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...way. However, taken as a whole the email clearly indicates that Ms KH does not want to commit to any further agreements about the driveway. 24. This should have been further reinforced by a letter Mr EN received from Ms TH, General Manager City Services EDD (“EDD”) in November 2019. That letter said “it seems Ms KH, owner of [address], no longer wishes to be involved in the project”. 25. Ms KH explained that the letter came about because she had been sent a large amount o...

5. Refugee practice standards [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...case (see Practice Note 2 at [12A]): i. Witnesses giving evidence to the Tribunal must provide a signed written statement in advance of the hearing, and be available to speak to the Tribunal directly (whether in person, by audio-visual link, or by phone). ii. Documents must be provided to the Tribunal as part of an indexed, tabulated bundle. Documents should be clearly identified, with translations included if necessary. iii. Country information must be provided to the Tribunal as p...

6. X Ltd v EK [2024] NZDT 784 (16 September 2024) [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...can be remedied elsewhere, and all reasonable costs incurred can be claimed. 7. I find that the agreement was that X Ltd would demolish the existing decks and build new decks with best trade practise and building codes for EK at his bach. Other services would be provided as agreed by the parties. The work would be labour only, with EK organising and supplying materials. Where materials were obtained by X Ltd, then EK would re-imburse them for those with an additional 15% mark up. All in...

7. Resources & downloads

   ...response they got from the Police if they reported offences to them, how many victims had contact with agencies in a position to help them, and what needs they felt remained unmet. The report also covers how aware New Zealanders in general are of community services for victims. (First published April 2008 by the Ministry of Justice. ISBN 978-0-478-29046-2) The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2006: Exploring victimisation in sole-parent households This report presents results from the 2006 N...

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8. BB & SB v OK [2025] NZDT 157 (24 July 2025) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Application forms and information about the different civil enforcement options are available on the Ministry of Justice’s civil debt page: http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt For Civil Enforcement enquiries, please phone 0800 233 222. Help and Further Information Further information and contact details are available on our website: http://disputestribunal.govt.nz. http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt http://dis...

9. KC v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2025] NZACC 124 [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...assessment by Dr Vickers was flawed and the compensation provided is inadequate. The Corporation should have looked at and decided upon all her entitlements. The Corporation is not interested in assisting her or providing her with reasonable services. It does not want to pay her proper lump sum compensation. [34] This Court acknowledges the above submissions. However, the Court refers to the following considerations. [35] First, the Corporation is not empowered to pay any lump s...

10. Waxman v Pal (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2017] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 322 KB]

    ...decisions of other tribunals and, of course, decisions of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court among others. [16] On 20 September 2016 the website of the Privacy Commissioner (www.privacy.org.nz) published a blog entitled “Recording of phone calls at the doctor’s”. On 22 September 2016 an article entitled “Tribunal dismisses doctor’s privacy concerns over phone call recordings” appeared on the website www.nzDoctor.co.nz. In addition to being published online Dr...