Application to compel Tourism NZ and GNS to give evidence in US civil proceedings – Evidence Act 2006, ss 184-187 – doctrine of sovereign immunity – meaning of “the Crown” – application of the “control test” to determine whether Tourism NZ and GNS are part of the Crown – protection of sovereignty purpose of s 187 Evidence Act.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd v Tourism New Zealand Ltd [2024] NZHC 2265 per Wilkinson-Smith J