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1. [2023] NZEnvC 010 The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 8.6 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI OTAUTAHI IN THE IvlA TIER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 10 of the Resource Management Act 1991 an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act THE ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2020-CHC-64) and all other appellants concerning the proposed Marlborough Environmental Plan who are a party to the King Shag and Important Bird Area sec...

2. HH & HT v WT Ltd [2023] NZDT 22 (28 February 2023) [pdf, 197 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 22 APPLICANT HH APPLICANT HT RESPONDENT WT Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. WT Ltd is to pay HH and HT $25.00 each, being a total of $50.00 on or before 5pm on 28 March 2023. Reasons 1. HH and HT paid $65.00 each for a bottomless brunch at WT Ltd. They were told, after they ordered their first round of food, that...

3. HZ v X Ltd [2023] NZDT 21 (14 March 2023) [pdf, 184 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 21 APPLICANT HZ RESPONDENT X Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. HZ is to pay X Ltd $2,018.25 on or before 5 April 2022. REASONS Introduction 1. HZ asked X Ltd (X LTD) to provide a quote for the re-cladding of two existing timber decks and the construction of a new deck at his home at [Address]. He understood that...

4. XD v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 100 (22 February 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...called Q Ltd on the number that XD had provided – which was from a website called [redacted] – which is the website she bought her spa from. 3. I spoke to MC who is a director of D Ltd. MC told me that D Ltd bought the assets of Q Ltd in late 2023, and now runs the business under the trading name QT. MC said that D Ltd did not purchase Q Ltd or its business, but only purchased the assets and the trading name. MC was not able to provide a phone number for the director of Q Ltd....

5. BC v KQ & EQ [2024] NZDT 146 (15 April 2024) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 146 APPLICANT BC RESPONDENT KQ SECOND RESPONDENT EQ The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. BC previously travelled through New Zealand. In June 2023, before departing New Zealand, BC sold a car to KQ. BC and KQ agreed a price of $4,900.00 and details of a [Money Services transmitter] account were provided to KQ to pay. KQ provided confirmation of payment and the parties updated own...

6. TU v EM [2024] NZDT 153 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 153 APPLICANT TU RESPONDENT EM The Tribunal orders: EM is to pay $7,388.75 (incl GST) to TU on or before 1 May 2024. Reasons: 1. TU purchased a baler from EM in April 2023. He collected the baler in September 2023, and took it to be looked over by a mechanic recommended by EM. 2. The mechanic assessed the baler as requiring a number of repairs to make the baler a reliable machine. 3. TU brought the...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 164 Barbican Securities Ltd v Auckland Council [pdf, 162 KB]

   ..._______________________________________________________________ REASONS A. Costs awarded to Auckland Council in the sum of $55,415. 2 REASONS Introduction [1] The background to this matter was set out in some detail in the substantive decision (Barbican Securities Ltd v Auckland Council [2023] NZEnvC 174) and need not be repeated in full here. In short, the Appellant appealed against the Council’s decline of resource consent for a non-complying three-lot subdivision...

8. BC & others v QK [2023] NZDT 137 (5 June 2023) [pdf, 194 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 137 APPLICANT BC APPLICANT KC APPLICANT SS APPLICANT TC RESPONDENT QK The Tribunal orders: 1. The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. After seeing an advertisement for a caravan for sale on social media SS engaged with QK and after viewing the caravan she purchased it. SS alleges QK misrepresented th...

9. Brown v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023 NZACC 204] [pdf, 252 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 204 ACR 211/22 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE HIGH COURT ON A QUESTION OF LAW UNDER SECTION 162 OF THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT BETWEEN JONATHAN BROWN Applicant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: On the papers Appearances: Mr B Hinchcliff for the...

10. DT v T Ltd [2023] NZDT 225 (12 May 2023) [pdf, 169 KB]

    (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 225 APPLICANT DT RESPONDENT T Ltd The Tribunal orders: DT’s claim against T Ltd is dismissed. Reasons: 1. The applicant engaged the respondent to dig a trench and provide and drainage services to it in 2019. The applicant paid the respondent a total of $17,720.36 for these services. The applicant claims that after heavy rain in June 2022 and there...