Papakāinga development – turning aspiration into reality This article was published in the November 2014 edition of the Resource Management Journal. Introduction The recently announced Māori Housing Strategy cites planning restrictions as a key aspect of why Māori are under-represented in housing ownership. This article explores the increasing push by tāngata whenua for papakāinga housing …
Section 122(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) states that a resource consent is neither real nor personal property. However, resource consents are often treated as property given that a resource consent is inherently valuable to the consent holder. This is commonly witnessed in the practice of resource consents being bought, sold and leased …
Don’t trip on the way in – look both ways before entering into an assignment of lease In my practice acting for a number of commercial property owners and commercial tenants. It is an insight to see some common pitfalls around assignments of lease. Below I set out a selection which I think are relevant …
McKechnie Quirke & Lewis is a 4 partner commercial practice which has its main office in Rotorua but also has branches in Whakatane and Ōpōtiki. The staff from Olphert & Associates will be moving into the current McKechnie Quirke & Lewis premises once the purchase has been completed. The Rotorua office will be able to …
As reported in the Bay of Plenty Times on 11 December 2012.
T is for Tauranga is a fun, education based book that takes children on a geographical “treasure hunt” throughout the Tauranga area, introducing them to local history and other fun facts along the way. We have selected 9 different schools to receive one hundred copies of the book. The schools will retain at least one …
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In 1937 King George V1 was crowned after the abdication of Edward, Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific during her attempt to fly round the world, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was opened, the Royal NZ Air force originated and Holland Beckett Lawyers were established. A year earlier in 1936 William Sydney (Bill) Holland, recently …
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As you may be aware, the new Unit Titles Act 2010 came into force on 20 June 2011. The 2010 Act sets out that existing Body Corporates will have to adopt new operational rules by 1 October 2012. If they do not, the default operational rules in the Unit Titles Regulations 2011 will apply. The …
Body Corporate Operational Rules Deadline – 1 Oct 2012 B Eagleson Read More »
People and Culture keys to Holland Beckett’s success. When Holland Beckett Lawyers won the Retail and Service Excellence category of the Westpac Tauranga Business Awards recently, it was due to the efforts of the entire team. Holland Beckett’s application for the Awards noted: “We are unashamedly a people business both from a staffing and client …
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Holland Beckett is proud to announce that senior partner Bill Holland recently received the Business Leader of the Year award at the Westpac Business awards. Attending the awards in support of clients who have done well in business, it came as a surprise to Bill to receive an award himself. “There are so many people …
