In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
address for service, in relation to a party, means the address of a place in New Zealand at which a document may be left for that party, or to which it may be sent by post to that party, under these rules or, if the party is a defendant as defined in section 4(1) of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 who is served in Australia under section 13 of that Act with an initiating document for a proceeding, the address of a place in New Zealand or Australia that, under section 18 of that Act, is or is to be treated as the defendant's address for service for the proceeding
allocate, in relation to a mode of trial, means to decide to proceed by way of that mode of trial
approved form, in relation to any matter, means a form approved for the purpose of the matter under the Act by the chief executive of the Ministry of Justice
chattels includes all things that are not land
civil proceedings, in relation to the Crown, has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1950
court holiday means a day that is a holiday under rule 1.19
Crown has the same meaning as in section 2(2) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1950
defendant means a person served or intended to be served with a proceeding (other than a third or subsequent party served with a proceeding under these rules)
document means—
(a) any material, whether or not it is signed or otherwise authenticated, that bears symbols (including words and figures), images, or sounds or from which symbols, images, or sounds can be derived, and includes—
(i) a label, marking, or other writing that identifies or describes a thing of which it forms part, or to which it is attached:
(ii) a book, map, plan, graph, or drawing:
enforce, in relation to a judgment, means enforce or execute the judgment under Part 6 of the Act
file, in relation to a document, means to lodge the document in the form required by these rules in the proper court (as determined under rule 3.1), together with the filing fee (if any) that is payable
full trial means a full trial allocated at a judicial directions conference under rule 2.48.2
HCF means High Court form (as prescribed by the High Court Rules)
HCR means High Court rule
High Court Rules means the rules from time to time set out in Schedule 2 of the Judicature Act 1908 (as amended from time to time)
incapacitated person has the same meaning as in HCR 4.29
information capsule means,—
interlocutory application means an application for an interlocutory order
land includes any estate, right, title, or interest in land
lawyer has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006
litigation guardian has the same meaning as in HCR 4.29
Māori means a person of the Māori race of New Zealand; and includes any descendant of that person
minor has the same meaning as in HCR 4.29
nearer or nearest, in relation to any place, means nearer or nearest by the most practicable route
notice of claim means a plaintiff's notice of claim filed under rule 2.10
notice of pursuit of claim means a notice of pursuit of claim filed under rule 2.17.2(d)
opposite party means, in relation to any party, any other party whose interests are opposed to those of that party
plaintiff means the person by whom or on whose behalf a proceeding is brought
pleading includes a notice of claim, a statement of claim, a response, a statement of defence, a reply, and a counterclaim
proper court, in relation to a proceeding, means the court determined under rule 3.1 for the purposes of the proceeding
Registrar includes a Deputy Registrar
response includes a defendant's response under rule 2.12, a third party's response under rule 2.22, and a defendant's response under rule 2.32 to a cross-claim
sale order means a writ of sale
short trial means a short trial allocated under rule 2.40.2
simplified trial means a simplified trial allocated at a judicial directions conference under rule 2.48.2
solicitor has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006
will say statement, in relation to a witness, means a statement that records the gist of what the plaintiff or defendant (as the case may be) believes the witness will say
working day means any day of the week other than—
(a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, and Waitangi Day; and