2021 District Court of New Zealand Decisions

January 2021

• WorkSafe New Zealand v Sproull [2021] NZDC 195 (11 January 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Home Funding Group Limited [2021] NZDC 2219 (12 January 2021)
• Wellington City Council v Linger [2021] NZDC 5564 (13 January 2021)
• Auckland Council v Epsom Central Apartments LP [2021] NZDC 579 (15 January 2021)
• Auckland Council v Radius Contracting Limited [2021] NZDC 938 (22 January 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Ziwi Limited [2021] NZDC 946 (22 January 2021)
• Monsoon Beverages v Havea [2021] NZDC 1009 (22 January 2021)
• Singh v Ji [2021] NZDC 1164 (26 January 2021)
• AZN Motors Ltd v Mitchell [2021] NZDC 1397 (27 January 2021)
• Marshall v Hamilton City Council [2021] NZDC 1451 (27 January 2021)
• Waikato Regional Council v Gardon Limited [2021] NZDC 1470 (27 January 2021)
• R v Chen [2020] NZDC 25807 (27 January 2021)
• Auckland Council v ANZ Auto Parts Limited [2021] NZDC 1389 (28 January 2021)
• Waikato District Council v AGB Solutions Limited [2021] NZDC 1406 (28 January 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Hayward [2021] NZDC 1978 (28 January 2021)

February 2021

• Northland Regional Council v Bailey [2021] NZDC 1634 (2 February 2021)
• Waikato Regional Council v Brunt [2021] NZDC 1714 (2 February 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Brand Developers Limited [2022] NZDC 1580 (3 February 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Coastwide Flooring Ltd [2021] NZDC 1851 (4 February 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Taylor [2021] NZDC 2037 (5 February 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Ministry for Primary Industries [2021] NZDC 2368 (11 February 2021)
• New Zealand Customs Service v Gallagher [2021] NZDC 2456 (12 February 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Vakai [2021] NZDC 2725 (12 February 2021)
• R v Gray [2021] NZDC 2639 (16 February 2021)
• Laws v Otago University Students Association [2021] NZDC 2704 (17 February 2021)
• R v Bassett [2020] NZDC 24454 (17 February 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Car Haulaways Ltd [2021] NZDC 3119 (18 February 2021)
• Director of Civil Aviation v Pitman [2021] NZDC 3157 (18 February 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Global Fibre8 Ltd [2021] NZDC 2864 (19 February 2021)
• Mangalassery v Social Workers Registration Board [2021] NZDC 2809 (22 February 2021)
• Police v Wong [2021] NZDC 2957 (23 February 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Walker [2021] NZDC 3019 (23 February 2021)
• Taranaki Regional Council v GrainCorp Liquid Terminals NZ Limited [2021] NZDC 3320 (23 February 2021)
• Taranaki Regional Council v New Plymouth District Council [2021] NZDC 3372 (23 February 2021)
• Taranaki Regional Council v Silver Fern Farms Limited [2021] NZDC 3430 (24 February 2021)
• Acme Realty Co v Hogg [2021] NZDC 3231 (25 February 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Hawke's Bay Protein Limited [2021] NZDC 4097 (26 February 2021)

March 2021

• Southland Regional Council v Yorke [2021] NZDC 3798 (1 March 2021)
• Inland Revenue Department v Fa'anunu [2021] NZDC 4001 (4 March 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Whakaari Management Limited [2021] NZDC 3971 (5 March 2021)
• R v McGirr [2021] NZDC 4017 (5 March 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Brolly [2021] NZDC 4000 (8 March 2021)
• Canterbury Regional Council v Rooney Earthmoving Limited [2021] NZDC 4035 (8 March 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v CRS Tauranga Limited [2021] NZDC 4071 (9 March 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Amaltal Fishing Company Ltd [2021] NZDC 4257 (9 March 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Rerewhakaaitu Farm Limited [2021] NZDC 4217 (10 March 2021)
• Auckland Council v Samyak Trustees Ltd [2021] NZDC 4416 (10 March 2021)
• Police v Cochrane [2021] NZDC 8224 (10 March 2021)
• R v Boyd [2021] NZDC 4408 (12 March 2021)
• Police v Levao [2021] NZDC 4893 (16 March 2021)
• Thrupp v Thrupp [2021] NZDC 2665 (19 March 2021)
• R v Mawhinney [2021] NZDC 4969 (22 March 2021)
• R v Bassett [2021] NZDC 5067 (22 March 2021)
• Waitaki District Council v W H McAughtrie Farm Limited [2021] NZDC 5074 (23 March 2021)
• R v Wilson [2024] NZDC 5366 (23 March 2021)
• Gisborne District Council v A F Thompson Contracting Limited [2021] NZDC 5533 (24 March 2021)
• Ocean Energy Innovation Limited (in liquidation) v Murray [2021] NZDC 5669 (31 March 2021)
• Police v McIntyre [2021] NZDC 6097 (31 March 2021)
• Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand v Air Rangitata Limited [2021] NZDC 6251 (31 March 2021)
• Police v Hodder [2021] NZDC 7670 (31 March 2021)

April 2021

• Waikato Regional Council v Donald [2021] NZDC 5514 (1 April 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v CPB Contractors Pty Limited [2021] NZDC 6000 (1 April 2021)
• R v Hobson [2021] NZDC 6405 (1 April 2021)
• Police v Lata [2021] NZDC 6444 (8 April 2021)
• Auckland Council v Mahasivam [2021] NZDC 6431 (9 April 2021)
• Civil Aviation Authority v Foster [2021] NZDC 6433 (9 April 2021)
• Auckland Council v Mahasivam [2021] NZDC 6618 (9 April 2021)
• R v Mawhinney [2021] NZDC 6515 (12 April 2021)
• R v Clarke [2021] NZDC 6580 (12 April 2021)
• R v Job [2021] NZDC 6610 (13 April 2021)
• Immigration New Zealand v Tesimale [2021] NZDC 7060 (16 April 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Johnny Appleseed Holdings Limited [2021] NZDC 4631 (19 April 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Agnew [2021] NZDC 4743 (19 April 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Sankey [2021] NZDC 4744 (19 April 2021)
• Donnelly v New Zealand Consulting Services Limited [2021] NZDC 6958 (19 April 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v TBE 2 Limited [2021] NZDC 7065 (20 April 2021)
• R v Koning [2021] NZDC 7383 (21 April 2021)
• Canterbury Regional Council v Harrison Spraying Services Limited [2021] NZDC 7528 (21 April 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Vodafone NZ Limited [2021] NZDC 7381 (23 April 2021)
• R v Campos [2021] NZDC 7422 (23 April 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Walters [2021] NZDC 7773 (23 April 2021)
• Southland Regional Council v Johnstone Construction Limited [2021] NZDC 7590 (24 April 2021)
• Waikato Regional Council v Paddy Smith Limited [2021] NZDC 7266 (27 April 2021)
• R v Gardner [2021] NZDC 7847 (27 April 2021)
• Tauranga City Council v Cancian [2021] NZDC 7606 (28 April 2021)
• Queenstown Lakes District Council v Dominion Constructors Ltd [2021] NZDC 8130 (28 April 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Bunnings Ltd [2021] NZDC 7495 (29 April 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Coastwide Flooring Xtra Ltd [2021] NZDC 8387 (29 April 2021)
• Talakai v Easy Driver Ltd [2021] NZDC 7786 (30 April 2021)
• R v Vowles [2021] NZDC 8245 (30 April 2021)

May 2021

• R v Puru [2021] NZDC 8300 (3 May 2021)
• R v Lehua [2021] NZDC 8324 (3 May 2021)
• New Zealand Customs Service v Hellewell [2021] NZDC 8426 (4 May 2021)
• Police v Kirkpatrick [2021] NZDC 8408 (5 May 2021)
• R v Harvey [2021] NZDC 8116 (7 May 2021)
• Ticketek NZ Limited v Wium [2021] NZDC 8520 (7 May 2021)
• R v Pomale [2021] NZDC 8775 (7 May 2021)
• R v Moore [2021] NZDC 8794 (7 May 2021)
• Heartland Bank Ltd v Attri Sons Ltd [2021] NZDC 8364 (10 May 2021)
• Auckland Council v Cable Bay Wine Limited [2021] NZDC 8837 (10 May 2021)
• Otago Regional Council v WG Limited Partnership [2021] NZDC 9408 (11 May 2021)
• Dunedin City Council v Heke [2021] NZDC 8540 (12 May 2021)
• New Zealand Police v Summers [2021] NZDC 7322 (14 May 2021)
• Kirkpatrick v Gobind [2021] NZDC 9436 (18 May 2021)
• Police v Lum [2021] NZDC 9036 (21 May 2021)
• Auckland Council v Armitstead [2021] NZDC 9716 (21 May 2021)
• Marlborough District Council v Broadbridge Transport Limited [2021] NZDC 9740 (21 May 2021)
• R v Haare [2021] NZDC 10234 (25 May 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Koberstein [2021] NZDC 3663 (26 May 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Awakeri Drainage Limited [2021] NZDC 6978 (27 May 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Plantation Road Dairies Limited [2021] NZDC 7462 (27 May 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Payne [2021] NZDC 7464 (27 May 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Downer NZ Ltd [2021] NZDC 4746 (31 May 2021)
• Police v Cribb [2021] NZDC 10475 (31 May 2021)
• Police v Leach [2021] NZDC 10856 (31 May 2021)

June 2021

• Tailorspace Property Ltd v Identify Consulting Ltd [2021] NZDC 10506 (1 June 2021)
• Commerce Commission v The Quick Dollar Limited [2021] NZDC 10894 (1 June 2021)
• R v Falwasser [2021] NZDC 10953 (2 June 2021)
• Police v Burdett [2021] NZDC 10126 (4 June 2021)
• R v Higgins [2021] NZDC 11056 (8 June 2021)
• West Coast Regional Council v CMR Mining Limited [2021] NZDC 11533 (8 June 2021)
• Sykes v North [2021] NZDC 10990 (9 June 2021)
• Maritime New Zealand v Skippers Canyon Jet Ltd [2021] NZDC 11510 (9 June 2021)
• New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Murphy [2021] NZDC 25795 (9 June 2021)
• Northland Regional Council v Jones [2021] NZDC 11034 (14 June 2021)
• Police v Pearson [2021] NZDC 11720 (14 June 2021)
• Gould Developments Ltd v Beardsley [2021] NZDC 11580 (16 June 2021)
• Canterbury Regional Council v Giltrap [2021] NZDC 12001 (16 June 2021)
• Maritime New Zealand v Genera Ltd [2021] NZDC 11060 (18 June 2021)
• R v Dale-Emberton [2021] NZDC 12332 (18 June 2021)
• R v McIntyre [2021] NZDC 12581 (18 June 2021)
• Taranaki Regional Council v Cottam [2021] NZDC 13361 (18 June 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Sleepwell NZ Ltd [2021] NZDC 11737 (21 June 2021)
• Auckland Council v Eminens International Limited [2021] NZDC 6595 (22 June 2021)
• Wellington City Council v PLS Consulting Limited [2021] NZDC 12506 (22 June 2021)
• Wellington Regional Council v CPB HEB Joint Venture [2021] NZDC 12513 (22 June 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Merrie [2021] NZDC 11444 (23 June 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Tui Glen Farm Ltd [2021] NZDC 12766 (24 June 2021)
• R v Stevens [2021] NZDC 12780 (24 June 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Larsen [2021] NZDC 12814 (25 June 2021)
• R v Nicol [2021] NZDC 12713 (28 June 2021)
• Police v Anderson [2021] NZDC 12851 (28 June 2021)
• Worksafe New Zealand Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa v Waste Management NZ Ltd [2021] NZDC 12388 (29 June 2021)
• Department of Internal Affairs v Abraham [2021] NZDC 12877 (29 June 2021)
• Waitaki District Council v W H McAughtrie Farm Limited [2021] NZDC 12645 (30 June 2021)

July 2021

• WorkSafe New Zealand v Glaziers Choice Ltd [2021] NZDC 13492 (1 July 2021)
• R v Paul [2021] NZDC 13585 (1 July 2021)
• R v Wamoana [2021] NZDC 13270 (2 July 2021)
• R v Bush [2021] NZDC 13299 (2 July 2021)
• Ministry for Primary Industries v Gentil [2021] NZDC 12806 (5 July 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Aimex Ltd [2021] NZDC 14313 (9 July 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v CPB Contractors Pty Limited [2021] NZDC 14140 (16 July 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Pakiri Logging Ltd [2021] NZDC 14158 (16 July 2021)
• Police v Samsudeen [2021] NZDC 14309 (16 July 2021)
• Rawstorne v Westside Management Ltd [2021] NZDC 14114 (20 July 2021)
• Accident Compensation Corporation v Wu [2021] NZDC 14618 (20 July 2021)
• Otago Regional Council v City Care Limited [2021] NZDC 14790 (20 July 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Glasgow [2021] NZDC 9731 (22 July 2021)
• Gisborne District Council v Tairâwhiti Pharmaceuticals Ltd [2021] NZDC 15199 (22 July 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Idea Services Ltd [2021] NZDC 15269 (23 July 2021)
• Auckland Council v Fitton [2021] NZDC 14651 (26 July 2021)
• South Taranaki District Council v Keech [2021] NZDC 14921 (28 July 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Pest Control Research Ltd Partnership [2021] NZDC 15385 (28 July 2021)

August 2021

• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Cowan [2021] NZDC 9704 (2 August 2021)
• Wilson v Whitianga Marina Society Inc [2021] NZDC 13763 (3 August 2021)
• Eren Limited v Martin [2021] NZDC 15210 (3 August 2021)
• Commerce Commission v New Zealand Health Food Company Ltd [2021] NZDC 15955 (3 August 2021)
• Auckland Council v Bank [2021] NZDC 9608 (4 August 2021)
• Auckland Council v Efficient Bobcats Ltd [2021] NZDC 13996 (4 August 2021)
• WorkSafe v Coryston Ltd [2021] NZDC 15994 (5 August 2021)
• Yealands v R [2021] NZDC 15892 (6 August 2021)
• Police v Bentson [2021] NZDC 16574 (10 August 2021)
• Auckland Council v Cable Bay Wine Limited [2021] NZDC 12236 (11 August 2021)
• Sykes v North [2021] NZDC 18080 (11 August 2021)
• United Flower Growers Ltd v Hansen [2021] NZDC 16199 (12 August 2021)
• Electrical Workers Registration Board v Hangiu [2021] NZDC 16615 (12 August 2021)
• TMT New Zealand Ltd v Sweeney [2021] NZDC 16182 (13 August 2021)
• Commerce Commission v ND Import and Export Limited [2021] NZDC 16449 (16 August 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Smart Environmental Limited [2021] NZDC 20061 (16 August 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Armitage Williams Construction Ltd [2021] NZDC 16630 (17 August 2021)
• Southland Regional Council v Dodds [2021] NZDC 16836 (17 August 2021)
• Brooking v Imrie [2021] NZDC 16976 (23 August 2021)
• Itesys AG v Centrix Consulting Ltd [2021] NZDC 16977 (23 August 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Paramount Merchandise Company Ltd [2021] NZDC 17008 (23 August 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Fletcher Steel Ltd [2021] NZDC 17126 (24 August 2021)
• Memelink v Road Runner 2012 Limited [2021] NZDC 17246 (27 August 2021)

September 2021

• Commerce Commission v Bunnings Ltd [2021] NZDC 8918 (3 September 2021)
• WorkSafe New Zealand v Log 4 U Harvesting Ltd [2021] NZDC 17117 (3 September 2021)
• Police v Samsudeen [2021] NZDC 17614 (4 September 2021)
• Police v Samsudeen [2021] NZDC 17615 (4 September 2021)
• Dunedin City Council v Heke [2021] NZDC 18072 (9 September 2021)
• West Coast Regional Council v Cargill Road Barrytown Limited [2021] NZDC 18213 (9 September 2021)
• Police v Gibson [2021] NZDC 17020 (10 September 2021)
• Police v Thompson [2021] NZDC 18155 (13 September 2021)
• Police v WW [2021] NZDC 18319 (14 September 2021)
• Estate Properties Ltd v Hastings District Council [2021] NZDC 17000 (16 September 2021)
• Greater Wellington Regional Council v Page [2021] NZDC 16019 (17 September 2021)
• NZME Publishing Ltd v Boag [2021] NZDC 17894 (20 September 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Emmerson Transport Limited [2021] NZDC 18751 (21 September 2021)
• Marlborough District Council v Yealands [2021] NZDC 7631 (23 September 2021)
• Choicekids Childcare Limited v Brown [2021] NZDC 19037 (24 September 2021)
• Commerce Commission v Masons Plastabrick Limited [2021] NZDC 19084 (24 September 2021)

October 2021

• Canterbury Regional Council v Badham Dairies Limited [2021] NZDC 19834 (5 October 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Hone [2021] NZDC 20540 (13 October 2021)
• R v Rotorua District Council [2021] NZDC 20921 (18 October 2021)
• Waikato Regional Council v Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited [2021] NZDC 20760 (28 October 2021)

November 2021

• Greater Wellington Regional Council v Anderson [2021] NZDC 21558 (3 November 2021)
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council v Faulkner [2021] NZDC 21536 (4 November 2021)
• Egmont Eco Leisure Park v Cavanagh [2021] NZDC 21896 (9 November 2021)
• R v Romney [2021] NZDC 22517 (19 November 2021)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Hawke's Bay Eggs Limited [2021] NZDC 22671 (19 November 2021)
• Greater Wellington Regional Council v Crosbie [2021] NZDC 23312 (26 November 2021)
• Waikato Regional Council v Povey [2021] NZDC 23494 (30 November 2021)
• Waikato Regional Council v Veen [2021] NZDC 23501 (30 November 2021)

December 2021

• Moosman v Police [2021] NZDC 23700 (2 December 2021)
• Sanford Limited v Ministry for Primary Industries [2021] NZDC 24185 (7 December 2021)
• Robinson v Complaints Assessment Committee [2021] NZDC 24379 (10 December 2021)
• R v Aitken [2021] NZDC 24869 (15 December 2021)
• R v Brown [2021] NZDC 25122 (17 December 2021)
• New Zealand Police v Rawnsley [2021] NZDC 25342 (21 December 2021)
• Inlet Storage Ltd v United Movers Ltd [2021] NZDC 23513 (22 December 2021)
• Gisborne District Council v O'Connell [2021] NZDC 25187 (22 December 2021)
• Cartwright v Reid [2021] NZDC 23949 (23 December 2021)
• R v Poole [2021] NZDC 25469 (23 December 2021)