What are they? Should I be concerned? The identification of ‘Significant Natural Areas’ has been in the news lately. How...
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Buying or leasing Māori land
Alani
July 30, 2021
What does ‘alienation’ mean in this context? There are significant amounts of Māori land in New Zealand in productive rural...
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Over the fence
Alani
July 30, 2021
Climate Change Commission: carbon farming On 31 May, the Climate Change Commission provided Parliament with its final advice on the...
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Buying off the plans
Alani
July 19, 2021
Becoming a more popular option in this tight housing market It’s no secret that the housing market in New Zealand...
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New edition of To Trust or Not to Trust
Alani
July 19, 2021
With the new Trusts Act 2019 that came into force on 30 January 2021, we now have a new edition...
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Climate Action Toolbox
Alani
July 19, 2021
We all need to do our bit to reduce carbon emissions and look after the planet better than we have...
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Post-Covid working world
Alani
July 19, 2021
Keep employment agreements and policies up-to-date Over the past 18 months, we have seen significant changes to employees’ hours of...
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An independent trustee
Alani
July 19, 2021
Can be more important than you might think Managing a family trust is not getting cheaper, nor is the paperwork...
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Postscript
Alani
July 19, 2021
Mature workers toolkit The government’s business website has launched a ‘Mature workers toolkit’ to help employers to get workers aged...
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Recent property tax changes
Alani
June 18, 2021
Bright-line and interest deductibility In March 2021, the government announced three changes to property tax rules that are likely to...
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Clarity around fixtures and fittings
Alani
June 18, 2021
Address these before the lease is signed In December 2020, a commercial landlord and their tenant found themselves in the...
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Property briefs
Alani
June 18, 2021
Government housing package: other notable points The big ticket items of the government’s recent housing package included the extension to...
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Wellbeing Budget 2021: Key points
Alani
June 4, 2021
A better-than-expected economic recovery after the scourges of Covid has enabled the government to propose significant investment in health and...
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To jab or not to jab?
Alani
June 4, 2021
Your employee doesn’t want a Covid vaccination? While many Kiwis are queuing up and eagerly awaiting their Covid vaccinations, not...
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Business briefs
Alani
June 4, 2021
Mainzeal: lessons for directors Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd was a New Zealand construction company placed into liquidation in 2013....
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