Media Insider: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor ordered to pay costs of more than $230,000 to TVNZ, academic after failed defamation case
Batchelor – the Stop Co-Governance campaigner who was adamant he had been wronged by TVNZ in an August…
Kiwifruit company Dosanjh Horticulture Limited and director to pay $135k for labour breaches
What were the breaches? MBIE said the case involved a wage “banking” arrangement that resulted in the workers…
AA Insurance ordered to pay $14k after bungled Mercedes repair saga
“Some justice is better than nothing,” he said. He felt the tribunal process focused on losses that could…
Zac Marsters tied up elderly home invasion victim’s hand with shoelaces as group searched Huntly house
It came as no surprise to Marsters when Judge Clark told him he was going to prison. Tied…
Gisborne tenant wins $2310 after three years with broken toilet and septic tank
On one occasion, the toilet backfilled to the point of overflowing onto the bathroom floor. Christian Lamdin, Tenancy…
Auckland child sex offender Wayne Moonie jailed indefinitely after another victim steps forward
Justice James MacGillivray ultimately agreed that a sentence of preventive detention was needed to protect the community. It…
High Court orders ASB Bank to pay record $6.7 million penalty for anti-money laundering breaches
Shortt said ASB had “uplifted” its systems and processes to improve its AML/CFT capabilities. “We have invested significantly…
Waverley’s Hind Quarters Cafe & Bar ordered to pay $23,000 after firing worker over text message
Huntly-Byrne was said to have not set the alarm, left the sandwich press on, milk on the counter,…
CityFitness fined $1.12m for misleading gym membership pricing
Commerce Commission deputy chairwoman Anne Callinan said it meant the gym was attracting customers by publicising a price…
Migrant worker in Rotorua teen sex ring, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, to be deported from New Zealand
That same year, he was arrested and charged with entering into a contract for the provision of sexual…
Whitford tenant ordered to pay $100k after $145k rent dispute
Lewis was ordered to pay: Rent arrears $98,536.51 Filing fee reimbursement $27Lock/key replacement $186.49 Animal carer fee $360…
Waste shredder death: Gisborne business fined, paying reparations after fatal accident
A perimeter guard with interlocked access means an access point tied to the machine’s operation, one that would…