Terms of Use

Effective Date: 1 January 2025

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at stayauditjournal.com ("Website"), operated by , a company registered in New Zealand, with its registered legal address at ("we", "us", or "our"). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must immediately cease using the Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By visiting, browsing, or using any part of this Website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Use, as well as our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and .

We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

These Terms apply to all visitors, registered users, guests, and any other individuals who access or use the Website, including those making hotel reservations, accessing casino-related information, or using any other services offered through the Website.

2. Age Restriction

You must be at least 20 years of age to access or use this Website, make any reservations, or participate in any casino or gaming-related activities offered or promoted through this Website.

In accordance with the Gambling Act 2003 (New Zealand), persons under 20 years of age may not participate in casino gambling or enter a casino gambling area. By using casino-related services through this Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 20 years of age.

We reserve the right to request proof of age at any time. If we have reason to believe that you are under 20 years of age, we may immediately suspend or terminate your access to the Website and cancel any reservations or services associated with your account without liability. Any person found to be under the age of 20 will be refused entry to casino areas and will be required to vacate those areas immediately in accordance with applicable New Zealand law.

3. User Obligations

By using this Website, you agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including those of New Zealand. You further agree to the following obligations:

  • You will provide accurate, current, and complete information when making reservations, registering an account, or contacting us through any form or communication channel on the Website.
  • You will not use the Website for any unlawful purpose or in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use of the Website.
  • You will not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any portion or feature of the Website, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website.
  • You will not transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive, obscene, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable or in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
  • You will not use any automated device, software, process, or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index the Website or any content on the Website without our prior written consent.
  • You will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Website without our express written permission.
  • You will comply with all responsible gambling guidelines and any rules posted on the premises or communicated to you by our staff.
  • You will treat all staff, guests, and visitors with respect and will not engage in any form of harassment, discrimination, or threatening behaviour while on the premises or while interacting through the Website.
  • You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

Any breach of these obligations may result in immediate termination of your access to the Website and cancellation of any reservations or services, without refund and without prejudice to any other remedies available to us under New Zealand law.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, and software, is the property of or its content suppliers and is protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand) and other applicable intellectual property laws.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes only. This licence does not include the right to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, licence, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information or content obtained from the Website without our prior written consent.

5. Reservations and Bookings

All reservations and bookings made through this Website are subject to availability and to the specific terms and conditions applicable to the rate or package selected at the time of booking. By completing a reservation, you enter into a separate agreement with for the provision of the relevant services.

We reserve the right to refuse, cancel, or modify any reservation at our discretion, including but not limited to situations involving suspected fraud, misrepresentation, or breach of these Terms. In such cases, any applicable refund will be determined in accordance with our cancellation policy in force at the time of booking.

Prices displayed on the Website are in New Zealand Dollars (NZD) unless otherwise stated and are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST) where applicable, in accordance with the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 (New Zealand).

6. Responsible Gambling

is committed to promoting responsible gambling in accordance with the Gambling Act 2003 (New Zealand). Casino facilities and gaming services are available only to guests who are 20 years of age or older. We encourage all guests to gamble responsibly and within their means.

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, free and confidential help is available through the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand and the national helpline. We support self-exclusion programmes in accordance with applicable New Zealand regulations, and our staff are trained to assist guests who may be experiencing gambling-related difficulties.

reserves the right to refuse gaming services to any individual at its sole discretion, including persons who appear to be intoxicated, who are on a self-exclusion register, or who are otherwise ineligible to participate in gambling activities under New Zealand law.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable New Zealand law, including the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1986, , its directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website or the services offered through it.

This includes, without limitation, damages arising from:

  • Errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in the content of the Website;
  • Personal injury or property damage resulting from your access to or use of the Website or our premises;
  • Any unauthorised access to or use of our servers or any personal or financial information stored therein;
  • Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Website;
  • Any bugs, viruses, trojans, or other harmful code that may be transmitted through the Website by any third party;
  • Any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Website.

Nothing in these Terms shall limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or any other applicable New Zealand legislation.

Where New Zealand legislation implies warranties or conditions that cannot be excluded, our liability for breach of such warranties or conditions is limited, to the extent permitted by law, to the resupply of the relevant services or the payment of the cost of resupply.

8. Third-Party Links and Content

This Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by . We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to review the terms of use and privacy policy of any third-party websites you visit.

The inclusion of any link on the Website does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by of the linked website or any association with its operators.

9. Privacy and Data Protection

The collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal information through this Website is governed by our Privacy Policy and by the Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand). By using this Website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

We are committed to protecting your personal information and will only use it for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we are required or permitted to do so by law.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and all content, materials, information, services, and products available through the Website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable New Zealand law.

does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any content on the Website.

11. Dispute Resolution

We encourage you to contact us in the first instance if you have any concerns or complaints regarding the Website or our services. Please direct any queries to us at our registered legal address: , or via the contact details provided on the Website.

In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website, the parties agree to attempt to resolve the dispute through good-faith negotiation within 30 days of the dispute being raised in writing.

If the dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation, either party may refer the matter to mediation conducted by a mutually agreed mediator, or, failing agreement, to a mediator appointed by the Resolution Institute (New Zealand) in accordance with its mediation rules.

If mediation does not resolve the dispute, either party may pursue resolution through the New Zealand Disputes Tribunal (for claims within the applicable jurisdictional limits), the District Court of New Zealand, or the High Court of New Zealand, as appropriate, depending on the nature and value of the claim.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand in respect of any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website.

Applicable New Zealand legislation that may be relevant to these Terms includes, without limitation: the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the Fair Trading Act 1986, the Privacy Act 2020, the Gambling Act 2003, and the Copyright Act 1994.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if modification is not possible, it shall be severed from these Terms. The remaining provisions of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect.

13. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by us on the Website, constitute the entire agreement between you and with respect to your use of the Website and supersede all prior agreements, representations, and understandings relating to the same subject matter.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

  • Company:
  • Address:
  • Website: stayauditjournal.com