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1. [2023] NZEnvC 167 Whangarei District Council v Gorbatchev [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...Mitchell and the Police attended the property, and Mr Gorbatchev was not present. They left their card at the property and confirmed there were still items of whiteware stored on the property. 6 Mr Gorbatchev’s issues Mr Gorbatchev’s response to this Court, both at call-overs and during this hearing, was that no search warrant has been produced to him. The Court has made it clear that an RMA Officer has a standing warrant to undertake inspections of the external are...

2. LCRO 171/2023 PF v DS (1 February 2024) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...Trust had "… been left out of pocket for many things plus having to employ barristers”. [24] The applicant did not seek any specific outcome from his complaint. [25] The respondent was given an opportunity to respond to the complaint. Her response, in summary, was that: (a) the applicant (as complainant) appeared to be disgruntled with the outcome of the settlement of the dispute reached on 18 April 2023 (noting that the complaint was filed the following day, 19 April 2023);...

3. HI v D Ltd and FB [2024] NZDT 26 (20 February 2024) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...birthday. That is the system that is in place now. 26. FB breached the FTA by giving HI misleading information about the price of the car rental with D Ltd. 27. I am not satisfied that D Ltd breached the FTA in this regard as it was not responsible for the content on the FS website. Did FB and/or D Ltd breach the CGA by failing to provide its customer service with reasonable care and skill? 28. Section 28 of the CGA means that where services are supplied to a consumer t...

4. Brown v Progressive Enterprises Ltd (Strike-Out) [2024] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...(PEL) at a Countdown store discriminated against him and victimised him in breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA) as they threatened to trespass him from the store and tried to provoke him into an altercation so he could be trespassed. [2] In response to Mr Brown’s claim, PEL filed an application to strike-out the claim. The basis of the PEL’s strike-out application is that the claim discloses no reasonable 1 [This decision is to be cited as Brown v Progressive Enterprise...

5. 2023-07-23-Submissions-of-Gary-Williams.pdf [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...Date: 27 July 2023 To: Greg Lee Of: Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Authority SUBJECT: ENV-2023-WLG-000005 SUBMISSION PAGES 1 + 1 Introduction Following on from my submission to the Environment Court (EC), and your response by letter dated 9 May 2023, I will outline my issues for discussion with you. This follows the EC conferencing of the submitters who wish to be heard. I note the judge’s comments that I cannot be an expert witness as I am an affected...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 200 Kimpton v Auckland Council [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...http://www.mfe.govt.nz/ 13 Management Act 1991. Any objection must be made in writing to the council within 15 working days of your receipt of this decision (for s357A) or receipt of the council invoice (for s357B). 5. The consent holder is responsible for obtaining all other necessary consents, permits, and licences, including those under the Building Act 2004, and the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. This consent does not remove the need to comply with all othe...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 203 Williamson v Auckland Council [pdf, 507 KB]

   ...and/or 357B of the Resource Management Act 1991. Any objection must be made in writing to the council within 15 working days of your receipt of this decision (for s357A) or receipt of the council invoice (for s357B). 4. The consent holder is responsible for obtaining all other necessary consents, permits, and licences, including those under the Building Act 2004, and the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. This consent does not remove the need to comply with all other...

8. [2025] NZREADT 7 Hi & FT v CAC 2205 (3 March 2025) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...out that no CCC had been issued. TT [35] There is a statement (24 January 2025) from the owner/director at the relevant time of the agency’s North Shore branches, who also gave oral evidence. She had employed the licensee in 2008 and was responsible for training him, though was not his supervisor at the time. She found the licensee to be a diligent and ethical salesperson. She is confident the licensee would have verbally disclosed the lack of CCCs. JURISDICTION AND PRINCIP...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 185 Regina Properties Limited v New Plymouth District Council [pdf, 392 KB]

   ...of approximately two thirds of those costs being $34,000. It contended that the claim was based on proceedings which should not have been brought and were presented in such a way as to require parties to incur unnecessary expense. RPL's response [16] Again, as I have done with the Applicants, I do not recite in detail the number of the issues raised by RPL in its response. Insofar as the issues identified in para [14] (above) are concerned, I note as follows. [17] RPL submi...

10. [2025] NZIACDT 05 – YI v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

    ...screenshot of the application’s receipt to the associate on 10 March to confirm its lodgement. 3 [9] Immigration NZ approved the visa on 18 March 2023. It was valid for six months. It permitted the complainant to work in an extreme weather response and recovery role for any employer. Mr Liu copied the visa to the agent on the same day. [10] On 19 March 2023, Mr Liu sent the associate a list of the payments owed to him, including $800 regarding the complainant. [11] The...