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1. Tuumotooa v Tangilanu [2014] NZIACDT 57 (29 April 2014) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...REPRESENTATION: Registrar: In person Complainant: Mr Nalesoni Tupou, Lawyer, Auckland. Adviser: In person Date Issued: 29 April 2014 2 DECISION Preliminary [1] The complainants engaged the adviser to assist with an application. [2] The complaint is, in essence, that the adviser: [2.1] Lodged a visa application with Immigration New Zealand for the complainants, [2.2] Immigration New Zealand made a routine request for information, [2.3] The comp...

2. US v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 776 (16 October 2024) [pdf, 131 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 776 APPLICANT US RESPONDENT B Ltd The Tribunal orders: B Ltd is to pay US $5,000.00 on or before 6 November 2024. Reasons 1. US purchased a spa from B Ltd in 2017. In December 2023 a technician came to look at a fault with the spa heater and discovered the frame of the spa was entirely rotten. B Ltd gave a repair estimate of $6,00...

3. QT v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 148 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 142 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 148 APPLICANT QT RESPONDENT B Ltd The Tribunal orders: B Ltd is to pay QT $7,996.26 on or before 20 May 2024. Reasons: 1. B Ltd undertook some earthworks for QT at a property he owns at [address 1]. QT says that B Ltd have not completed the work, and the work that has been done has not been carried out to an acceptable standard. QT se...

4. [2010] NZEmpC 92 Industrial Services Ltd v Koning [pdf, 15 KB]

   ...be entitled to proceed with its challenge by hearing de novo, that is of the entire matter that was determined by the Authority. [3] The determination recorded that ISL failed to lodge a statement in reply to Mr Koning’s personal grievance application that he was unjustifiably constructively dismissed. This was despite the Authority twice extending the time for ISL to do so. Neither did ISL seek leave to defend the application out of time. [4] I therefore requested...

5. 2020-11-23-Various parties memo opposing ORC amendment to evidence timetable.pdf [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant MEMORANDUM OF COUNSEL GALLAWAY COOK ALLAN LAWYERS DUNEDIN Solicitor on record: Bridget Irving Solicitor to contact: Bridget Irving PO Box 143, Dunedin 9054 Ph: (03) 477 7312 Fax: (03) 477 5...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 019 Falvey v Christchurch City Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...require the consent of a third party, namely the Christchurch City Council. 3 Transcript (of resumed hearing dated 2 May 2017) at 7. • Transcript (of resumed hearing dated 2 May 2017) at 7. 3 [7J After the hearing commenced, the applicant requested an adjournment of the hearing. This was to allow the applicant the opportunity to seek the approvals required from the road controlling authority. The request was made after the Council's planner filed a supplementary brief of...

7. OH v T Ltd & Ors [2024] NZDT 570 (10 July 2024) [pdf, 201 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 570 APPLICANT OH RESPONDENT T Ltd SECOND RESPONDENT M Ltd THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT RESPONDENT ST The Tribunal orders: T Ltd is to pay OH the sum of $26,320.25 on or before 2 August 2024. Reasons: 1. OH planned to renovate his home and engaged T Consultants to perform a pre-demolition survey. The survey confir...

8. Matchitt v Whangara B20 Incorporation - Whangara B20 (2006) 168 Gisborne MB 126 (168 GIS 126) [pdf, 486 KB]

   ...the Paenga family homestead situated on Whangara B20A, a land block that is administered by the Whangara B20 Incorporation. Cherie Matchitt was raised as a whangai by Mr and Mrs Matekino and Remana Paenga in this homestead. She and her husband claim that they were told by certain major shareholders that they could occupy the homestead for life. Acting on that advice the Matchitts left Hamilton and they expended money and effort in refurbishing the homestead and in clearing the cUlii...

9. MacGregor v Craig (Rescission of Confidentiality Orders) [2016] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...of the Tribunal. [61.3] There is to be no search of the Tribunal file without leave of the Chairperson or of the Tribunal. The plaintiff and defendant are to be notified of any request to search the file and given opportunity to be heard on that application. Variations followed on 11 December 2015 and 2 March 2016 but the terms of those variations are not relevant in the present context. Background [2] Section 95 of the Human Rights Act 1993 confers on the Chairperson jurisdictio...

10. 29 February Legal Aid News [pdf, 458 KB]

    February 2016 Legal Aid News is your official regular communication from Legal Aid Services on all matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. In this issue ... Claiming hearing time for Family Violence Courts Improved Grants Handbook New criminal disbursement: Photocopying of trial file Specialist reports defined Queries Claiming hearing time for Family Violence Courts The criminal fixed fee schedule has b...