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2. LCRO 138/2023 FK v LM (12 June 2025) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...prompted by the applicant breaching both the margin and line-spacing requirements so as to cram as much material as possible into the length limit imposed by the Court. [91] In general terms, these are not the sorts of matters that should engage the resources of the professional disciplinary regime. [92] For the combination of all the above reasons, I find that this element of the complaint discloses no reasonable cause of action. (e) Did the respondent fail to follow a proper,...

3. [2013] NZEmpC 172 Aviation & Marine Engineers Assn Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 601 KB]

   ...aircraft engaged in line flying even where no maintenance or repair may have been performed. [29] Aircraft engineers are an integral part of all important aspects of the airline’s operation: aircraft safety, timely departures, and efficient use of resources that are very expensive to have and to operate. [30] Aircraft engineers are based at the airline’s three principal New Zealand bases, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and, in the case of Auckland, separately at domesti...

4. [2019] NZEmpC 65 Rayner v Director-General of Health [pdf, 795 KB]

   ...taken leave but who had not been asked to undertake such a process. She told her managers that they were taking this step because she was a woman and were attempting to justify their actions by saying they were doing so on the advice of Human Resources (HR). She herself took advice from the Public Service Association (the PSA). Ultimately, the issues were able to be resolved with the provision of a report from her own medical practitioner certifying that she was fit for work....

5. Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3 (2022) 459 Aotea MB 210 (459 AOT 210) [pdf, 585 KB]

   ...āhuatanga o te tiaki, he whakapūmou, arā, ka purutia, ka tukua iho, ka penapenangia, ka ngakina; he whakawhanake, arā, ka whāngaia, ka manaakitia, ka poipoia taua taonga; he whakakanohi, arā, ka kōrerotia, include land, food supply, resources, a person of extraordinary ability, or similar things. It is up to that group who possesses or seeks to acquire that taonga to determine the substance of its value. It is therefore important in the first instance to clearly i...

6. [2007] National Distribution Union Inc v General Distributors Ltd AK AC 7/07 [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...over later. The first manager asked, in effect, her successor to ensure that non-union employees opted out of the bargaining fee arrangement. Another employee saw this entry in the book and contacted the union. The union contacted GDL’s human resources department which promptly investigated the matter, confirmed that the entry had been written, and ensured it was removed immediately from the book. We are satisfied that it was not seen, let alone acted upon, by the night-fill m...

7. Children and young people with charges finalised in the Youth Court December 2019 [xlsx, 293 KB]

   Contents Charges for children and young people finalised in the Youth Court This data includes all charges finalised in the Youth Court. The majority of children and young people who get into trouble with the law don't go to court, but are instead dealt with by Police in the community. The Youth Court deals with most criminal offending by children and young people aged 12 to 16 years old that's too serious to be dealt with by the Police in the community. Since 1 July 2019, 1

8. Children and young people with charges finalised in any court December 2019 [xlsx, 301 KB]

   Contents Charges for children and young people finalised in any court This data includes charges for all children and young people finalised in any court (including the Youth, District and High Court). Including the children and young people charged in the District and High Court provides a clearer picture of what is happening for all youth offenders, rather than just those who appear in the Youth Court. Note, however, that the majority of children and young people who get into troubl

9. [2015] NZEmpC 89 Ngawharau v The Porirua Whanau Centre Trust [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...circumstances at the time the dismissal or action occurred. [74] In applying the test, the Court must consider the non-exhaustive list of factors set out in s 103A(3) of the Act. Those factors are: (3) … (a) whether, having regard to the resources available to the employer, the employer sufficiently investigated the allegations against the employee before dismissing or taking action against the employee; and (b) whether the employer raised the concerns that the employe...

10. Katipa v Dobbs - Harataunga 2C1 [2015] Chief Judge's MB 635 (2015 CJ 635) [pdf, 338 KB]

    ...applicant and his whānau will revive their application to redefine the beneficiaries of the marae. This will effectively mean repeating the hui process that the Chief Judge directed, which in the circumstances will be a complete waste of time and resources. It was noted that both parties are in receipt of special aid. [35] In counsels’ submission, an order in line with the resolutions passed at the hui would promote the key principles set out in the preamble to the Act and s 17 o...