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1. BORA Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 5 MB]

   Hon Christopher Finlayso Attorney-General August 2017 Te Tari Tare o to Karauna Crowd +7 ;*A I, aw 8 August 2017 Attorney-General Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki Claims Settlement Bill - Consistency with New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Out Ref: ATT395/272 Please find attached advice on whether the Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki Claims Settlement Bill is consistent with the rights and freedoms set out in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The advice concludes that the Bill is not inconsist...

2. [2016] NZEmpC 47 Gather Supermarket Chain Ltd t/a Italia Square v Faulls [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...BETWEEN GATHER SUPERMARKET CHAIN LIMITED TRADING AS ITALIA SQUARE Plaintiff AND ANNA FAULLS Defendant Judgment: 2 May 2016 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN [1] On 12 November 2015 the plaintiff filed a statement of claim challenging the determination of the Employment Relations Authority 1 and an application for stay of execution of the remedies awarded by the Authority. [2] On 10 December 2015 the defendant filed a statement of defence and...

3. Steele v MSC 2018 Ltd (Application for Removal of Stay) [2019] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...2019 DECISION OF CHAIRPERSON DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION THAT STAY OF PROCEEDINGS BE LIFTED1 Introduction [1] These proceedings were filed on Monday 13 May 2019. [2] The thirty day period allowed for the defendant to file a statement of reply has not yet expired. [3] On 13 May 2019 I made an order pursuant to s 92D(1) of the Human Rights Act 1993 referring Mr Steele’s complaint back to the Human Rights Commission. In addition the proceedings were stayed. My...

4. [2019] NZEmpC 34 Emmerson v Northland District Health Board [pdf, 908 KB]

   ...for Dr Emmerson .................................... [73] Credibility ................................................................................................................. ..... [98] 90-day issues regarding Dr Emmerson’s disadvantage claims .................................. [107] 90-day issues as to first cause of action ............................................................... [113] 90-day issues as to second and third causes of action ...............................

5. WN v ZM & Ors [2025] NZDT 128 (26 February 2025) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...UU THIRD RESPONDENT M Ltd FOURTH RESPONDENT KX FIFTH RESPONDENT X Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. ZM and KX are jointly and severally liable to pay WN $3,570.12 on or before 28 March 2025. 2. The claim against UU is dismissed. 3. The claim against M Ltd is dismissed. 4. The claim against X Ltd is dismissed. Reasons: 1. WN and his wife bought a property in [Suburb] from ZM and KX. The sale of the property settled at the end o...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 165 Culturesafe NZ Ltd v Turuki Healthcare Services Charitable Trust [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...solicitors advising “We are in receipt of your letter dated 06 March 2018 which we fully dispute.” CultureSafe also sent a lengthy email to the Ministers and other Members of Parliament to whom the original letter had been sent, repeating the claim that Turuki had refused to make payments as set out in the settlement agreement and that it had intentionally delayed payments despite “tireless efforts to chase payments by [Ms Makea-Ruawhare], ourselves and the provider concerned...

7. Cameron & Ors as Trustees of the Normac Trust v Stevenson [2011] NZWHT Auckland 17 [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...appeal amounted to $17,915.88. Using 2B of the District Court scale he submits BMW is entitled to costs of $12,972.00. [4] The claimants oppose the application as they consider BMW should bear its own costs. They say that the second amended statement of claim on 23 June 2010 made it clear that the allegation Page | 3 against BMW was clearly limited to a single item. They say BMW misinterpreted the amended statement of claim which was limited to the one single defect c...

8. Chief Executive, Ministry for Culture and Heritage - Tāonga Tūturu found at Plimmerton (2012) 283 Aotea MB 166 (283 AOT 166) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...determination of ownership of a täonga, a pounamu heitiki, found by Noel Comerford at Plimmerton Beach, north of Porirua, Wellington. It is currently held at Te Papa Tongarewa. Following a process of notification Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc now claims that it is the appropriate body in which to vest ownership of the heitiki. [2] Mr Comerford objects to this claim. He says that ownership for his lifetime is the only acceptable outcome. He also says that he does not want the t...

9. [2019] NZEmpC 16 Moody v Chamberlain [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...the orders sought. [11] There is, as Ms McKechnie points out, no direct evidence on the incapacity point. It appears that Marita has been assessed (via a Needs Assessment Service Coordinator (NASC) client summary), as “high needs”. The statement of claim (which has not yet been pleaded to) refers to Marita as “intellectually disabled”. It also alleges that Marita has no mental capacity to fulfil employment obligations and refers to an individual support plan. It remain...

10. IQ v UF [2023] NZDT 1 (28 July 2023) [pdf, 218 KB]

    ...exhibit issues, first with starting, and then with overheating, and then (after replacing coolant) with a loss of all power. IQ is concerned there are fundamental issues with the engine, that could be as serious as a cracked head gasket. He has filed a claim seeking a refund. 3. The respondent defends the claim on the basis that any issues that arose did so after purchase, when the car could have been misused, and at a time when the car was at the applicant’s risk. He also states t...