Using your drone the right way Over the past decade, drones have gone from niche gadgets to everyday tools. Drones...
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Trustee decision-making
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April 28, 2026
How much weight should settlors’ directions carry? It is estimated that there are between 300,000 to 500,000 trusts in New...
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To Share and Share alike
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April 15, 2026
It was just another Monday, as Simon entered his law office, looking forward to slaking his thirst with a comforting...
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Options to buy a property during a cost of living crisis
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April 9, 2026
While the property market has settled somewhat after the Covid boom, house prices in New Zealand are still high. For...
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An agreement to lease and a deed of lease
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April 9, 2026
How are they different? An agreement to lease and a deed of lease are two similar, but different, documents. The...
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Rob & Jess Take the Next Step: From Farm Assistants to Sharemilkers
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March 23, 2026
Rob and Jess have been working as farm assistants for Bob for the past 3 years. Bob is wanting to...
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Considering Retirement Village Living
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March 2, 2026
A few years on from her decision to take out a reverse equity mortgage, and having enjoyed the benefits of...
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Taxing the business income of charities
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February 26, 2026
Inland Revenue proposal unlikely to proceed In February 2025, Inland Revenue issued a paper entitled ‘Taxation and the not-for-profit sector’...
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Trustees taking on liabilities of the trust
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February 26, 2026
Can they be held personally responsible? When someone acts as a trustee of a family trust, they often take on...
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Death, property and prenups
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February 26, 2026
The Rimmer case has changed the rules – for the meantime Many couples now sign agreements ‘contracting out’ of the...
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Disputes arising out of a first job
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February 23, 2026
Sally met up with her sister Samantha and her niece Sarah for coffee at a local café. Sally was excited...
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New Zealand’s criminal cartel regime
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February 2, 2026
Lessons from the MaxBuild and Mardom prosecutions While New Zealand's criminal cartel regime has been in effect since 2021, it...
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Uber drivers are employees – for now
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February 2, 2026
The Supreme Court's decision is final, but proposed legislation may off an alternative Uber has an unusual but highly successful...
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Business briefs
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February 2, 2026
Launch of the Business Investor Visa The government has introduced the Business Investor Visa (BIV), a new immigration pathway aimed...
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