Believe the hype: NZ class actions are booming

ANALYSIS: It might be time to dust off that 2022 report recommending the establishment of a Class Actions Act.

Hamish McNicol and Calida Stuart-Menteath

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

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For several years, litigators have made the case to your co-editor that class actions were set to blow up in New Zealand.

They have of course been big business in overseas jurisdictions for decades, but have somewhat lagged here given the relatively small size of our market (and therefore the value

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Hamish McNicol and Calida Stuart-Menteath

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

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