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1. What to do if youre being cyberbullied [pdf, 35 KB]

   What to do if you’re being cyberbullied The Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 is bringing in new ways to help victims of cyberbullying and other modern forms of harassment and intimidation. This flowchart shows how victims can get help. The flowchart uses the example of someone who’s being cyberbullied – but many different kinds of harmful digital communications are covered by the new law. Examples include when people use the internet or mobile phones to send or...

2. GN & GO v LQ Ltd Power Company U [2022] NZDT 121 (24 August 2022) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...inconvenience are not recoverable under principles of contract law unless the contract was for emotional satisfaction or the achievement of peace and relaxation i.e., the purpose of the contract. • There is stress and inconvenience associated with most forms of transacting, particularly when the contract goes wrong. • Losses of that nature cannot be priced. 18. Whilst I acknowledge that the lack of internet and phone lines at the Applicants home caused them a great deal of st...

3. BORA Companies (Annual Report Notice Requirements) Amendment Bill [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...shareholder’s request. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of expression 4. Section 14 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom of expression. This includes the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form. The right has been interpreted as including the right not to be compelled to say certain things or to provide certain information. 1 5. The Bill compels companies to provide certain i...

4. General Affidavit (CoCA) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...name(s) v Respondent(s) Full name(s) In respect of: The application for Filed on My affidavit is in support of: (check one that applies) The Applicant The Respondent I am providing: (check as appropriate) Evidence in support Additional information A response This document is filed by: Name Address for service General Affidavit Care of Children Act 2004 Exhibits referred to on this page (by assigned letter e.g. “A”) Initials: PAGE 2 Swear/aff...

5. TD v X Inc [2023] NZDT 179 (27 April 2023) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...application to re-join the club? Was there a contract between TD and X Inc? 3. The general law of contract applies. A contract, or legally binding obligation, is created by an offer, acceptance, exchange of value. The terms of a contract are formed at the beginning, not at the end. What was agreed is looked at objectively, i.e. by looking at what was said and done. The law of contract requires parties to a contract to adhere to the terms of that contract unless there is a legal re...

6. [2010] NZEmpC 116 Miller v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [pdf, 28 KB]

   ...September 2010 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS (NO 2) [1] The defendant has applied to the Court for further and better disclosure of documents said to be relevant to the proceedings and which have not been provided by way of informal disclosure in the lists of documents exchanged by the parties. [2] The Court had recorded the parties’ agreement to endeavour to complete disclosure by informal means, but following inspection of the exchanged lists the defend...

7. Memorandum seeking extension for Siobhan Karaitiana to file evidence 3 June 2020 [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...extension will not cause any prejudice to any party to the proceedings, for the following reasons: (a) No submissions have been received challenging the matters in the cultural impact assessment prepared by Rangitāne o Manawatū, which will form the basis of Ms Karaitiana's statement of evidence-in-chief. (b) The regulatory authority, Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council, has also not included, in its section 87F reports regarding the Project, material from an expert in cult...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 193 West Coast Regional Council v Westland District Council [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...qualified technical persons giving reasons for the non-completion and any impact this may have on the Key Milestones for the Project Works and on these Orders. The Key Milestones are defined in Order B and are marked Attachment A, attaching to and forming part of these Orders. At the same time as giving notice to the West Coast Regional Council, Westland District Council shall provide a copy of the notice, together with the technical reports, to the court; (d) within ten working...

9. [2008] NZEmpC AC 42/08 Q-Med (Sweden) Australia Pty Ltd v MacDonald [pdf, 13 KB]

   ...service relate details of his efforts to effect service. He has made at least 12 visits to addresses known to have been either those of the defendant at the time of previous proceedings or those of his sister and his niece. The defendant’s former solicitor has not responded to requests as to whether she is authorised to accept service on behalf of the defendant. [3] The investigator was able to speak to people at the addresses visited. He was told that Mr MacDonald was not th...

10. OIA 98990 [pdf, 605 KB]

    ...0 0 No sentence recorded 2 3 1 0 2 Total 554 499 435 380 458 Notes for Table 1: • This data is extracted based on the charge outcome year of each charge (i.e. the year that a charge resulted in a conviction). • The data for this response forms part of the Tier 1 2021 calendar year statistics. Tier 1 statistics are published twice a year in March (for calendar year data) and September (for financial year data), meaning data is only available up until 31 December 2021. More informa...