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1. Defend a challenge or a claim

   ...and provide a notice to the other party.  Please note: If you intend to file a statement of defence that includes a cross-challenge, the document must be filed within 28 days from the date of the written determination issued by the Employment Relations Authority. If you are late you will need to apply for leave to extend the time for filing a cross-challenge. Find out more about filing of a statement of defence with cross-challenge in the Revocation of Practice Direction 1 May 20...

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2. [2025] NZLVT 44 - Phillips v Nelson City Council (19 September 2025) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...valuation dated 19 July 2025. 3 Capital Value $1,430,000; Land Value $950,000; Value of improvements $480,000. Agreement reached [5] On 9 September 2025, the Tribunal received advice from the parties that they have reached an agreement in relation to the valuation for the property.5 The parties have requested that the matter no longer be heard by the Tribunal but sought the Tribunal’s approval for the implementation of the agreed-upon values, as follows: Capital V...

3. Auckland Standards Committee v AC [2012] NZLCDT 10 [pdf, 21 KB]

   ...an affidavit setting out the background to the charge, which involved an error on a solicitor’s certificate. Annexed to that affidavit she provides a medical report from a psychiatrist, Dr Mackay. That report discloses some serious concerns relating to the practitioner’s health. We do not propose to directly refer to those since they are of a personal nature but they are sufficiently serious to carry some weight in this matter. The practitioner has been under the care of a p...

4. 15 December 2025 Blakes Road Kingcraft Group v Selwyn District Council [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...evidence that will be produced to the Court at the hearing. 4 MĀORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Māori at the hearing under the Māori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space for bulky exhibits, video playback https://www...

5. Employment Court cases scheduled for 17 November 2025 – 28 November 2025 [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...Tuesday, 18 November 2025 9.30 am Wednesday, 19 November 2025 9.30 am Friday, 21 November 2025 9.30 am To continue on Friday, 28, November 2025 Judge Holden Proceedings Removed in Full from the Employment Relations Authority The Secretary for Education v New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association Te Wehengarua S Hornsby-Geluk M Vant T Kennedy *Any member of the public who wishes to attend a hearing...

6. Justice Sector forecast 2011 to 2021 update quarter ending 2011 September [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...District Court committal cases DC Committal DC Committal forecast JUSTICE SECTOR FORECAST 2011-2021 Quarter 1 Forecast Update Page 28 5.3 Crown Law case inflow Analysis Crown Law case inflow is above the forecast level. This is likely to be related to the higher than expected number of committal cases in the District Court. Data notes Crown Law inflow and caseload measure the number of more serious cases that are handled by Crown Law solicitors. These include, for ex...

7. OWRUG - Supplementary - S Dicey - Planning - 19 March 2021 [pdf, 573 KB]

   ...method.” Also refer to Te Tangi a Tauira – The Cry of the People – Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku Natural Resource and Environmental Iwi Management Plan 2008, Section 3.5.14 “Policy 17. Advocate for durations not exceeding 25 years on resource consents related to water abstractions.” 10 PP-1035600-2-215-V6 Mana o te Wai is given its full expression in Otago, whilst providing consent holders with greater certainty (through a longer term). In my opinion the substantive steps...

8. LCRO 181/2019 SL v GB (29 January 2021) [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...and [163]. 5 (1) Ms PR’s fees Fair and reasonable [25] The Committee concluded Ms PR’s fees were fair and reasonable, and because Ms SL’s dispute with the vendors proceeded to a Court hearing, Ms SL was “liable” to meet the related legal fees. [26] Although acknowledging it had not sought the assistance of an independent cost assessor, the Committee explained “a number of the members” of the Committee possessed “relevant expertise in civil litigation”, i...

9. LCRO 210/2018 RF v TG (27 August 2020) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...provide those records early in the retainer. [106] Any assessment of the potential monetary value of Ms TG’s claim demanded an attentive consideration of the realities of her employment situation. [107] Ms TG’s period of employment had been relatively brief. [108] She had resigned from her employment. [109] It was some considerable time after her resignation that Ms TG decided to progress a complaint against a former employer, by which time, her opportunity to advance argume...

10. Proactive release - Prisoner Voting [pdf, 2 MB]

    Hon Andrew Little Minister of Justice Proactive release - Prisoner Voting Date of issue: 17 April 2020 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outw