Cato v Manaia Media Limited

[2023] NZHC 3886

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE

CIV-2017-404-3091

[2023] NZHC 3886

UNDER

the Defamation Act 1992

BETWEEN

KRISTIN PIA CATO

Plaintiff

AND

MANAIA MEDIA LIMITED

First Defendant

ROWAN DIXON
Second Defendant

JANE THOMPSON

Third Defendant

Hearing:	24 October 2023
Appearances:	R Butler and K Hursthouse for the plaintiff F King for the defendants
Judgment:	22 December 2023

RESULT JUDGMENT OF ROBINSON J

[Application for a stay of execution]

This judgment was delivered by me on 22 December 2023 at 12:00 pm pursuant to Rule 11.5 of the High Court Rules

…………………………………………………………………… Registrar/Deputy Registrar

Solicitors:           Lee Salmon Long, Auckland

McKenna King Dempster, Hamilton

Counsel:S Mills KC, Auckland R Butler, Auckland

CATO v MANAIA MEDIA LIMITED [2023] NZHC 3886 [22 December 2023]

[1]                 For reasons that will follow before 31 January 2024 the application for a stay of execution of the Court’s judgment in Cato v Manaia Media Ltd [2023] NZHC 385 (and the subsequent costs judgment) pending the determination of the appeal by the Court of Appeal is granted, subject to the conditions that:

(a)the second defendant is not to increase the level of debt secured against the property referred to in paragraph 9 of her affidavit of 16 August 2023; and

(b)the third defendant is not to increase the level of debt secured against her share of the property referred to in paragraph 3 of her affidavit dated 19 July 2023.

Robinson J