New fees and forms are introduced with small changes to service requirements due to recent amendments to the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003. The changes are brought about because of recent amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) introduced by the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (RLAA). The change with the …
Holland Beckett is a proud sponsor for the 2017 Season of the Mitre 10 Cup. The Bay of Plenty Steamers had an outstanding 46-17 victory over Hawkes Bay on Friday night and we’re looking forward to the game on Thursday when the Steamers will take on Wellington at the Rotorua International Stadium. Go the Bay.
On 1 August 2017 the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Bill was introduced into Parliament and amongst other changes increases the jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal from $15,000 to $30,000. In practice this means many more claims will come within the jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal. A further significant change is that the Real Estate …
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The Supreme Court’s decision of David Browne Contractors Ltd v Petterson [2017] NZSC 116 was released this earlier week. Summary In summary, the Supreme Court has held that “due debts” in the voidable transactions regime (s292 of the Companies Act 1993) includes both present and contingent debts. In this case, the directors of a company …
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Tourism Gateway The “Thermal Springs District” has always been a tourism hotspot. In the 1870’s the Government sought to gain access to land in the District. Its vision was to create a township that would be the gateway to a thermal wonderland including the world-renowned Pink and White Terraces. The Contract In 1880, 295 members …
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We’re ready for business at the Tauranga Careers & Business Expo held at ASB Arena. Today will see close to 2000 school students attending and tomorrow the event is open to the public and returning students. Make sure you stop by to say hi.
Minister for the Environment Nick Smith announced on 9 August 2017 that the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (NPSFM) would be amended and gazetted on 10 August 2017. This represents the third set of amendments to the NPSFM since it was first gazetted in 2011 and then replaced in 2014. Much of the …
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The government announced funding yesterday for freshwater improvement projects totalling $44M, with over $8M of that going to projects in the Bay of Plenty region. The grants are the first tranche of funding from the $100M Freshwater Improvement Fund announced last year and were made following a bidding process for the fund which opened on …
Holland Beckett is pleased to reveal its new brand following a refresh of its core values. The new brand was developed by design company phd3, following an exercise which Louise Beard of FORWARD conducted with the firm and its people to articulate the core values of the firm. Through the value setting process, Community was …
Last night a few of the Hobec team went along to a thank you evening at the Tauranga Community Foodbank. We were able to experience creating food parcels and heard about the work the Foodbank is doing in our community. Last year the Foodbank helped 17,000 people from all walks of life throughout our city …
