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1. BM & FM v O Ltd [2023] NZDT 735 (20 December 2023) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...APPLICANTS BM and FM RESPONDENT O Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. The respondent is changed from O Ltd to W Ltd. 2. W Ltd is to pay $2,506.46 to BM and FM by 31 January 2024. 3. The evidence provided by W Ltd in the document ‘Information and Submissions’ received by the [City 1] District Court on 1 December 2023 and provided to the Tribunal in the hearing of 19 December 2023 is suppressed pursuant to s20A of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 and may not be published.

2. [2023] NZEnvC 253 Seaport Land Company Limited v New Plymouth District Council [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...dispute; the matter of appropriate zoning for the site would remain at large. [17] It submits the real issue is instead one of planning detail; which is the specific planning framework to implement the base finding of the Hearings Panel, that the requested rezoning was appropriate. [18] In response to the issue of prejudice to potential interested parties in resolving that planning detail, SLC submits that PTL was directly involved as a party as were mana whenua and a number of...

3. BX v QD & Ors [2024] NZDT 792 (29 November 2024) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...would have seen the warning signs of the issues that have been found. 12. The final witness was Mr UX. UX stated he had been working on the property next door and noted what appeared to be a leak in the deck. He did not however approach the former occupant of the house. 13. The vendors were QD, KD, FC and BN Ltd, as trustees of the C Family Trust. The house however had been occupied by QD’s 94 year father, FC Snr. Mr FC Snr had been a sole trustee when the house was purchase...

4. NC v UD Ltd [2024] NZDT 829 (2 October 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...Ltd [container number 1]. As NC has not provided any evidence of his ownership of this or any other container held by UD Ltd, the claim is dismissed. Referee: C Price Date: 2 October 2024 Page 4 of 4 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

5. BE & TE v NX [2024] NZDT 605 (16 September 2024) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...half years ago. Accordingly, she submits that the claim cannot be brought against her. 7. While NXP’s services were contracted in November 2017, the act that has led to this claim has only occurred recently in March 2024. This was when NX informed the Applicants that she could no longer supply the fusion video. 8. The act of entering into the contract did not give rise to the cause of action but it was NXP’s inability to carry out the contract which has led to this claim. Thi...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 211 ELG v KLE [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...in KLE’s possession had been removed from the workplace. Inquiries were made of KLE over the following days, asking for the return of that property. It now appears that some property was returned reluctantly and only in response to specific requests. [10] ELG says that it has now become apparent that KLE has not returned all of the hardware items he has removed. Some of that hardware is replaceable but the way in which KLE dealt with reasonable requests for its return has fuell...

7. MO v X Ltd [2025] NZDT 111 (5 March 2025) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...Do X Ltd’s terms and conditions exclude liability? 6. A contract is a legal agreement between two parties, and the terms of the contract are what each party has agreed to do under the contract. 7. I find that X Ltd’s terms and conditions formed part of the contract between the parties. It was common ground that the terms and conditions were attached to an email sent to MO setting out the request for the deposit. 8. MO said he did not read the terms and conditions at the tim...

8. UQ v Q Ltd [2025] NZDT 251 (10 June 2025) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...these reasons, UQ is not liable to pay any further money to Q Ltd in relation to parking breach notice [redacted] and Q Ltd’s counter claim is dismissed. C Bodle Disputes Tribunal Referee 10 June 2025 Page 4 of 5 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a r...

9. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-52.pdf [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   Ministry of Justice Proactive release – Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill Date of issue: 05 December 2025 Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. • This release encompasses a wide range of email...

10. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Hart [2011] NZLCDT 36 [pdf, 122 KB]

    ...charged by the practitioner to a client, Mr W. A summary of the events leading up to the laying of the charge is as follows: 21 November 2006 [8] Mr Tomlinson, a new lawyer for Mr W, made a complaint to Auckland District Law Society (“ADLS”) requesting a costs revision. 18 May 2007 [9] The practitioner and the client settled their costs dispute by private arrangement. It is noted in minutes of a meeting of Complaints Committee No. 2 dated 14 October 2008 that prior to the...