News & Resources
2022
Self-identification of sex simplified through the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill
A move from a medicalised process to a personal expression of self-identity.
Exposure Draft - National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
The Ministry for the Environment has released an exposure draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
Amendments to the Unit Titles Act and Regulations: What managers need to know
The amendments to the Unit Titles Act 2010 and Unit Titles Regulations 2011 bring about many significant changes for body corporate managers.
Amendments to the Unit Titles Act and Regulations: What owners need to know
After much delay and consideration, amendment of the Unit Titles Act 2010 and associated regulations have been approved. The amendments modify the law in many significant ways.
When your relationship changes, what happens to your Will?
Your relationship status changes the validity, or otherwise, of your Will. So too does the death of a former partner.
Read on to find out what you need to do, and when, to ensure you protect your assets.
Restraint of trade
The Court of Appeal recently released a judgment concerning the scope of a restraint of trade clause, following the sale of a business.
Vehicle disputes
Have you recently purchased a vehicle that has turned out to be a lemon? You may have more protection than you think.
Wetlands: national direction changes again
The Ministry for the Environment has released an exposure draft of proposed changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 and the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020.
When things go wrong: our criminal practice
Being arrested or summonsed to Court can be a life-changing process. Having to navigate an unfamiliar process and make decisions, often under time pressure and sometimes with public scrutiny, is hugely stressful.
I want to build in my backyard, now what?
These days, it feels like there is so much “red-tape” and cost that comes with doing building work on your land that is very hard to justify doing it (or doing it properly).
New Zealand's plan to a greener future
The Government has recently released New Zealand’s first emissions reduction plan (the Plan), which sets out policies and strategies to meet the first emissions budget (the Budget).
I am the executor named in a Will, now what?
If you have been appointed as an executor of a Will, then when that person dies you are responsible for administering their estate and carrying out their wishes according to the Will. An executor’s role can be very straightforward, or it can be fraught with conflict.