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1. [2018] NZEmpC 22 Kids Republic Playland Ltd v Lowe [pdf, 471 KB]

   ...respects. [5] The Authority recorded that KRPL denied all of Ms Lowe’s claims. It had asserted that good faith is a mutual obligation which Ms Lowe had breached by sending abusive text messages to her employer when it made reasonable work requests. KRPL claimed it had no choice but to place Ms Lowe on garden leave because of a verbal tirade and abuse she had directed towards Ms Marie Smith and Mr Stefan Smith who were, at the time, the two directors of KRPL. [6] After conside...

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 51A/07 Maritime Union of NZ and ors v TLNZ Ltd and anor [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...since 1 August 2007 in civil litigation dealing with these questions, that might assist me in this case. So the following represents a best attempt to address novel questions in a very short time. [3] I wish to make clear two important principles applicable to this judgment. The first is that what may be seen as conclusions or remarks that are adverse to witnesses are not made of them personally or professionally. Rather, my unenviable task is to make decisions about the nature o...

3. LCRO 202/2018 HB v MD (26 June 2020) [pdf, 172 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2020] NZLCRO 110 Ref: LCRO 202/2018 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee X BETWEEN HB Applicant AND MD Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr HB...

4. [2006] NZEmpC WC 18/06 Progressive Meats Ltd v Meat and related Trades Workers Union [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...(with our underlining to highlight specific provisions): 161 Jurisdiction (1) The Authority has exclusive jurisdiction to make determinations about employment relationship problems generally, including— (a) disputes about the interpretation, application, or operation of an employment agreement: (b) matters related to a breach of an employment agreement: … (g) matters about the recovery of wages or other money under section 131: … (m) actions for the recovery...

5. Waitangi Tribunal - He Whiritaunoka - letter of transmittal [pdf, 491 KB]

   ...Nō konā, kia tau ki runga ki ngā iwi nā rātau ēnei īnoi, ēnei tūmanako, otirā, ki runga anō ki a koutou me te Kāwanatanga ngā tauwhiro ngā manaakitanga a Te Wāhi Ngaro. Here is the Waitangi Tribunal’s report on its inquiry into 83 claims submitted by Māori of the Whanganui inquiry district. These claims focused principally on the relationship between tangata whenua and their land. The report can be viewed as a companion to the Tribunal’s Whanganui River report of 1999,...

6. [2009] NZEmpC AC 49/09 Norske Skog Tasman Ltd v Manufacturing and Construction Workers Union & Anor [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...the consultation process, saying that restructuring could not proceed until an EPP had been agreed. [10] After receiving submissions from affected parties other than the union and the affected employees who are its members, Norske Skog issued a request for proposals for contracting out the remaining part of its wood processing operation. Tenders were received which confirmed that cost savings could be made by contracting out this work and Norske Skog wished to proceed with doing...

7. IPT Annual Report 2011 [pdf, 456 KB]

   ...(iii) decisions to cease to recognise a person as a refugee or a protected person: (iv) decisions to cancel the recognition of a New Zealand citizen as a refugee or a protected person: (v) liability for deportation: (b) to determine applications— (i) made by refugee and protection officers in relation to the cessation of recognition of a person as a refugee or a protected person, if the recognition was originally determined by the Tribunal (or by the Refugee S...

8. 2015 to 2019 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 952 KB]

   ...average age of active cases. The future of justice and court services was unveiled with the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct design, and work commenced on this project in January 2014. Momentum in the settlement of historic Treaty claims has continued, with 70% of New Zealand’s land area now settled. Across the justice sector, as a result of the changes that the Ministry and our sector partners have made, we have seen decreases in the total crime rate, as well as the...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 079 Guthrie v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...10 June 2021 _________________________________________________________________ DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT _________________________________________________________________ A: The appeal is declined. B: Costs are reserved. Any application for costs is to be filed within 10 working days and any responses within five working days of receipt of any application. Contents A Appeal and Proposal 5 B The issues to be resolved 6 C Statutory matters 6 D Relevant plan...

10. Canterbury District Law Society Complaints Committee 2 v Iosefa [2009] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 65 KB]

    ...1999 and 17 May 2000, on eight separate occasions the practitioner drew varying amounts from Mrs D’s trust account for his own purposes. By 17 May 2000 Mrs D’s trust account had a zero balance. [5] From late 2000 Mrs D from time to time made requests for partial withdrawal of the funds. Between 26 January 2001 and 20 December 2005 the practitioner in fact made three separate payments back to Mrs D totalling $30,000. He acknowledges that at times these payments were significan...