[2023] NZREADT 17 - UM v REAA (26 July 2023) [pdf, 250 KB]
...the lease documentation because he thought that was what she was seeking. 5. As for whether the tenant stayed open during the lockdowns, Mr Gow said he told the purchaser that as a convenience store, it was deemed an essential service and was permitted to trade during the lockdowns. He did not say that the business had been open and trading during all the 2020 lockdowns. The statement was made while they inspected the property in August 2020 during Level 3 and the store was op...