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On 9 May 2023, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation gave notice of a strike at Gisborne Hospital on safety and health grounds on 24 May 2023 between 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
Owners of leaky home lose bid to prevent body corporate from indemnifying members against litigation
The plaintiffs, Cy Kennedy and Kajsa Bjors, owned a unit in the Dominion Building in Wellington, which, according to the body corporate’s minutes, has suffered from a leaking roof since 2004.
The Commissioner of Police applies for civil forfeiture orders under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 in respect of, amongst other things, a house at Vickerys Road, Christchurch, which is the clubhouse of ...
In 2000, Steven Wallace was shot dead by Constable Abbott whilst on a rampage in Waitara. There was no police or Crown prosecution.
A restaurant employee who won a breach of confidentiality claim against his former boss is asking the Employment Court for permanent name suppression.
The worker, who is identified in court documents only as MW, ...
After nearly half a century surrounded by the law, Judge Philip Recordon is hanging up his gown. The District Court judge’s acting warrant may be expiring but he’s got a few more months left to write decisions and ...
Tyson Brown was found guilty at trial for the murder of Arapera Fia, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl.
Connor McPhee was found not guilty of manslaughter in the Wellington District Court and applied for permanent name suppression on the ground of “extreme hardship”.
Adrian Rewiri is incarcerated at Auckland South Corrections Facility (ASCF) in respect of a sentence of seven years and nine months for drug-related offending. His sentence ends 28 January 2027. Rewiri also faces ...
A health technology services provider, healthAlliance NZ, sues software company Hewlett-Packard (HP). In 2015, healthAlliance entered into a contract with HP where healthAlliance would purchase 5,000 perpetual ...
The appellant, Joshua Hürlimann, a first-home buyer in his twenties, signed an agreement for sale and purchase (ASP) to buy one of three lifestyle blocks Paul and Melanie Lilley were selling, after subdividing ...
A was a serving prisoner at Whanganui Prison when he was assaulted by another prisoner, C, in an exercise yard in June 2017, suffering bruising, a cut lip and redness to the top of his head. A sued the ...
Fletcher Construction Limited (Fletchers) was head contractor working on the construction of the convention centre and car parks (contract works) for SkyCity Entertainment Group. The building contract included an ...
Tens of billions of dollars are being loaned on the basis of natural love and affection, but the “Bank of Mum and Dad” is fraught with legal peril.
Legal workers in New Zealand’s private firms are the least satisfied with their pay and job, a new report from the Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) has found.
The tight labour market for lawyers is easing. That’s unless the law firm or in-house team needs to staff teams in areas such as resource management, litigation and a few other in-demand roles, say ...
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