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1. [2023] NZEmpC 140 Taniwha v Te Runanga O Toa Rangatira Inc [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...elements of Mr Taniwha’s disadvantage claim as follows: (a) Coercion and failure to explore all alternatives – It is alleged that in his letter of 10 November 2021, Mr Taniwha made it clear to his employer he had concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine and he was unwilling to give informed consent to a vaccinator injecting him. Mr Tamaki had responded that it had to “take positive action and uphold the law”. It is alleged in light of Mr Taniwha’s concerns, the employer ha...

2. [2025] NZSSAA 21 (10 June 2025) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...transport or the like” 6 Beer v Ministry of Social Development above n 4 at [40]. [17] In XXXX’s case, the 26 weeks came to an end on 27 July 2022 and the 30 week period ended on 20 August 2022. [18] The Covid-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order was updated by the Government on 23 January 2022 and the requirement for health workers to obtain a third booster COVID-19 vaccine came into effect. XXXX states that she already had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine...

3. [2025] NZEmpC 28 IDEA Services Ltd v Wills [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...two weeks’ notice of the termination of her employment on 16 November 2021. The basis for the termination was that her role was covered by the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (the Order) and that because she was not vaccinated, she could no longer lawfully undertake work. [3] Ms Wills raised a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal. The Authority found that IDEA had substantive justification for the dismissal but that the procedure 1 Wills...

4. OIA-109202.pdf [pdf, 753 KB]

   ...Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 22 February 2024 Our ref: OIA 109202 Tēnā koe Request for information regarding non-disclosure agreements and sudden deaths during the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out Thank you for your email of 9 January 2024 to New Zealand Police (Police), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information on deaths during the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and non-disclosure...

5. [2021] NZACC 151 - Estate of Carl Snyman (30 September 2021) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...longer entitled to weekly compensation in respect of his covered injuries. Payment of weekly compensation ends on 18 May 2011. Date Event 23 December 2011 Dr Snyman, who has started working as a GP again, receives a hepatitis B vaccination at the clinic where he is working (“vaccination”). 2011 – 2014 Dr Snyman reports feeling very unwell after the vaccination. In 2014 he visits a number of specialists in relation to a range of new unexplained...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 8 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...supported by the New Zealand Government, second only to clean water access in worldwide importance. 1 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that from 3 to 6 million lives are saved by immunisation each year and promotes administration of vaccines around the world based on the “common sense principle that it is better to keep people from falling ill than to treat them once they are ill.” 2 The 2013 (NZ) Immunisation Health Report notes the positives of the current immunisat...

7. OIA-126311.pdf [pdf, 772 KB]

   ...Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 12 November 2025 Our ref: OIA 126311 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Bill of Rights advice regarding COVID-19 vaccination I refer to your email of 11 September 2025 to the Attorney-General, Hon Judith Collins KC, requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), advice on the Bill of Rights Act 1990 regarding the COVID-19 vaccination....

8. COVID-19 Response (Courts Safety) Legislation Bill [pdf, 408 KB]

   ...who does not comply with a direction or a requirement given or imposed by a presiding judicial officer or the Chief Executive still may enter and 2 Consistently with other COVID-19 empowering legislation, the Bill does not specifically address vaccination and the issues it raised. The High Court has found this surprising; see Four Aviation Security Service Employees v Minister of COVID-19 Response [2021] NZHC 3012 and Four Midwives v Minister for COVID-19 Response [2021] NZHC 3064 at...

9. Nelson Standards Committee v Grey [2023] NZLCDT 33 (4 August 2023) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...the matters we should consider at this stage. This said, the Tribunal acknowledges from the outset the distress that was caused by the conduct of Ms Grey particularly when questioning whether some deaths were related to the government mandated vaccine programme. At the same time, we also recognise the distress of those who felt their concerns were not heard. These people include the family of a young man who, the Coroner has ruled has died because of complications from the vaccine...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 166 Berryman v Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd [pdf, 183 KB]

    ...workplace. [20] This leads to the material factual difference between Idea Services Ltd and the current proceeding. In the current proceeding the defendant employer had a COVID- 6 At [1]. 7 At [73]. 8 See the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 which imposed mandatory vaccinations on certain classes of worker; Employment Relations Act 2000, sch 3A (repealed)which allowed employers to mandate vaccination for certain work and to terminate employment whe...