Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 34 | SUMMER 2020
In this issue
1. Investment in Farming
2. The Finite Supply of Water
3. Over the Fence
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Investment in Farming
With the current low interest rate regime looking set to continue for some time, investors are increasingly looking at ways to generate a reasonable income either for their retirement or for other forms of saving.
Fineprint ISSUE 83 | SUMMER 2020
In this issue
1. Directorships mean significant obligations
2. Holiday houses
3. We’re buying a house together
4. Building a fence in town
5. Postscript
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Directorships mean significant obligations
Hefty consequences for getting it wrong when a company was in financial distress.
Property Speaking ISSUE 35 | SUMMER 2020
In this issue
1. Changes to the Building Act 2004
2. Understanding your property title
3. Property Briefs
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Changes to the Building Act 2004
Changes to the Building Act 2004 came into force on 31 August 2020. The changes vary the circumstances under which you are required to obtain a building consent.
COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 56 | SPRING 2020
In this issue
1. COVID relief roundup
2. OIO temporary emergency notification requirement
3. Property Briefs
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FEATURE ARTICLE
COVID relief roundup
Since the pandemic arrived on our shores, the government has made available multiple types of financial relief; more than one may be available to your business.
FINEPRINT ISSUE 82 | WINTER 2020
In this issue
1. Emission control: What the Zero Carbon Act means for business
2. Editorial: Our new normal post-COVID
3. Charities in New Zealand
4. Privacy in an ever-evolving digital age: New Privacy Act
5. Postscript
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Emission control: What the Zero Carbon Act means for business
One of the most significant pieces of new legislation introduced last year was the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019, more commonly referred to as the ‘Zero Carbon Act’.
Trust eSpeaking ISSUE 31 | SPRING 2020
In this issue
1.Legal documents signed during lockdown
2. Trustees’ decisions
3. Relationship property claims
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Legal documents signed during lockdown
During the COVID lockdown, special rules applied to the signing of some legal documents. Obviously it was, and is, not possible to have your signature witnessed by someone outside your bubble in Levels 3 and 4.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 33 | WINTER – SPRING 2020
In this issue
1. Rural leases
2. National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020
3. Over the Fence
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Rural Leases
In the Autumn edition of Rural eSpeaking we discussed the situation that COVID had caused with leases where tenants were unable to access their premises due to lockdown restrictions.
COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 55 | WINTER 2020
In this issue
1. The Wellbeing Budget 2020: Rebuilding Together
2. Government’s COVID-19 wage subsidy scheme
3. Property Briefs
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FEATURE ARTICLE
The Wellbeing Budget 2020: Rebuilding Together
The government’s Budget, presented by the Minister of Finance the Hon Grant Robertson on 14 May has addressed, in the words of the Minister, “a 1-in-100 year health and economic challenge” as it moves to rebuild the economy post-COVID-19.
Property Speaking ISSUE 33 | AUTUMN 2020
In this issue
1. Adapting the agreements can help property developers
2. RAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate
3. Property Briefs
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Adapting the agreements can help property developers
There has been recent media attention on the way property development contracts are structured following the cancellation of a number of Agreements for Sale and Purchase by the developers of a project in Tawa, just north of Wellington.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 31 | SUMMER 2019
In this issue
1. Action Plan for Healthy Waterways
2. On-farm emissions reduction
3. Over the Fence
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Action Plan for Healthy Waterways
Water quality is no new issue in Aotearoa New Zealand, but it is a growing one. On 31 October 2019, the government closed submissions on the Action Plan for Healthy Waterways
Property Speaking ISSUE 32 | SUMMER 2019
In this issue
1. Leasing commercial premises
2. Residential tenancies
3. Property Briefs
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Leasing commercial premises
Commercial leases come in varying shapes and sizes. Whether you operate a transport business and need a place to park your trucks, manufacture and sell goods from a warehouse or conduct your trade from a boutique store in the heart of the CBD, your lease agreement will be at the heart of your business.
Trust eSpeaking ISSUE 29 | SPRING 2019
In this issue
1. Trusts Act 2019
2. Grandparent wills
3. Residential care subsidy thresholds, trusts and gifting
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Trusts Act 2019
The new Trusts Act 2019 will come into effect on 30 January 2021. Much of the Act updates or restates law that exists already, either in statute or in case law. There are, however, a number of changes about which trustees and settlors should be aware.
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