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1. [2023] NZEmpC 189 Pretorius v Board of Trustees of Taupo Intermediate School [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...favour of the defendant’s interests where the plaintiff’s claim lacks merit. [16] Both parties strongly assert the merits of the case as being in their favour. [17] This proceeding arises in the context of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 that came into effect at 11.59 pm on 25 October 2021 (the Order). The Order provided for mandatory vaccinations for education providers. As a science teacher at the School, Ms Pretorius was an “affected person...

2. Covid 19 Protection Framework information for the public on entry requirements [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...working to ensure measures are applied effectively, with the overriding principle that the health and safety of every person who works in or comes to court must be protected. • Every person entering a court building will be asked to show their My Vaccine Pass, or evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test. • A person who shows their My Vaccine Pass or provides evidence of a recent negative test will be able to enter the building. • People who are required to attend court in perso...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 47 GF v Comptroller of the New Zealand Customs Service [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...employment, regardless of the outcome of the case, is a factor which has become increasingly well recognised in this jurisdiction as relevant to the weighing exercise the Court is required to undertake.4 [4] This case engages issues relating to the vaccination of workers. COVID-19 vaccination is contentious in New Zealand and within the media and on social media. I accept that there is a material risk of adverse consequences for the named witness if their name and identifying det...

4. [2023] NZREADT 2 - Wilson and Wilson v Registrar of the REAA (26 January 2023) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...added that the vendors were moving overseas and would negotiate for the chattels/furniture to be included. [5] On 4 December 2021, the applicants visited the property. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the licensee enquired as to their vaccine status and requested they wore face masks. [6] On the same day (at 4:33 pm), the applicants sent an email to the licensee stating they were “very interested” in the property and posing questions, the most important being ab...

5. TD v KO [2021] NZDT 1684 (20 December 2021) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...DD is to remain in the possession of KO. Reasons: 1. TD claims her former neighbour, KO, gifted her a young cat named D on 8/6/2021 in the course of a telephone conversation. Following the conversation, TD took the cat to the vet, had him vaccinated and microchipped, renamed him P, and had a cat door installed. TD claims she loved and cared for D/P until October 2021, when KO, without notice to her, took the cat to her new home in [Town]. TD claims in the Disputes Tribunal to hav...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 141 Employees v Attorney-General [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Court within such a condensed space of time. [5] The statement of claim is focussed on the validity or otherwise of the Order and the lawfulness of a requirement, by an employer, to require a worker of the class specified in the Order to be vaccinated by the due date or face dismissal. The Order is made by the Minister of Health. The applicant says that it is arguable that there was a breach of procedural fairness in making the Order and that, even if a challenge to the Order...

7. NE v MG [2025] NZDT 88 (20 May 2025) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...cat the vet for a general check (approximately 3 days after the cat arrived), the vet advised that the cat was underweight, had weepy eyes, had decay in the teeth and was not in good health overall. Further, that the cat was not up to date with its vaccinations. The Applicant noted that the Respondent had not provided a vaccination booklet. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 8. The Applicant says that the vet extracted some teeth and advised that the cat would require corneal graft...

8. Historical court records preserved for a hundred years or more

   ...dating back to the late 1800s. From adoption records to depression era mortgagee records, we’ve been able to help preserve some amazing New Zealand history,’ says Eamonn Bolger, Senior Advisor Court Records. ‘We’ve found documents for personal vaccination registrations and other functions that are difficult to imagine courts being involved with now.’ Some of the records the project is preserving are: bankruptcy case files some dating from 1860s mortgagee sale case files from 1930s va...

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9. Appendices (Abortion Supervisory Committee) [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   Crimes Act 1961 Part 8 – Crimes Against The Person - Duties tending to the preservation of life - Homicide - Murder, manslaughter, etc. - Abortion - Assaults and injuries to the person - Female genital mutilation - Bigamy, feigned marriage - Abduction, kidnapping Abortion 182 Killing unborn child (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who causes the death of any child that has not become a human being in

10. Health-and-Safety-information-for-jurors-during-COVID-19-v0.5-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 140 KB]

    ...building, unless you provide an approved exemption, or a Judge has given you permission not to wear one. • Follow any physical distancing requirements. • Have your temperature checked. Thermal scanners will be operating. If you are not vaccinated or have not received a vaccine booster you may want to consider whether you can safely attend court or whether you should seek a deferral or excusal. Hygiene Each Ministry and court site has a designated site manager who,...