[2016] NZEmpC 175 Wikaira v The Chief Executive of Department of Corrections [pdf, 767 KB]
...allegation, Mr Rongo concluded that although Ms Wikaira had entered a guilty plea to the charge of wilful damage on her lawyer’s advice, this was not “a satisfactory mitigating factor” and the decision to enter the plea was Ms Wikaira’s alone. [101] Turning to the second allegation of misconduct, that the plaintiff “failed to declare the charges at the time they were incurred”, this was likewise upheld by Mr Rongo. He noted that the incident occurred on 3 February 2015,...