Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 30 | SPRING 2019
In this issue
1. NAIT review
2. Resource management system review
3. Over the Fence
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NAIT review
Significant changes post-M.bovis.The NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing) system was first introduced in 2012 and came into effect progressively until it was fully implemented on 29 February 2016.
Property Speaking ISSUE 31 | SPRING 2019
In this issue
1. Subdivisions
2. The secret lives of tenants
3. Property Briefs
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Subdivisions
Subdivisions are more common than you think. A subdivision can range from the carving up of hundreds of acres of rural land for housing, developing land in a prime commercial area, selling half your quarter-acre section or simply wanting to extend your boundary a few metres.
FINEPRINT ISSUE 79 | WINTER 2019
In this issue
1. Emissions Trading Scheme
2. People and the right information are vital for effective governance
3. The executor of your will
4. The importance of good recordkeeping
5. Postscript
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Emissions Trading Scheme
New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) was established by the Climate Change Response Act 2002. The ETS was created as the vehicle for New Zealand to meet its obligations for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.
Property Speaking ISSUE 30 | WINTER 2019
In this issue
1. Property sale and purchase agreements
2. Looking for your first home?
3. Property Briefs
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Property sale and purchase
Generally speaking, GST on a property sale and purchase between two GST-registered entities results in a ‘GST neutral’ position for both the seller and the buyer. It’s essential that the sale and purchase agreement contains the correct wording, particulars and information in respect of the GST position of the parties to the agreement.
FINEPRINT ISSUE 78 | AUTUMN 2019
In this issue
1. Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman
2. Capital gains tax: Tax Working Group proposals
3. Wiping the slate clean: The seven year itch
4. Changes proposed to the Property (Relationships) Act 1976
5. Postscript: Employment law changes – Drones: know the rules
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Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman
The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman office (IFSO) was established in 1995 to help consumers who were in dispute with their insurers or financial services providers.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 29 | AUTUMN 2019
In this issue
1. Tenure review of Crown pastoral land to end
2. National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry
3. Over the Fence
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Tenure review of Crown pastoral land to end
The Minister for Land Information, the Hon Eugenie Sage, announced on 17 February this year that the ‘tenure review’ of Crown pastoral land under the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 (CPLA) would end.
Trust eSPEAKING ISSUE 28 | AUTUMN 2019
In this issue
1. Accessing the assets of a trust
2. No enduring power of attorney?
3. The bank of mum and dad
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Accessing the assets of a trust
When a marriage, civil union or de facto relationship breaks down, the couple will usually divide their property according to the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (the PRA). However, these two people often hold property in a trust rather than personally.
COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 51 | SUMMER 2019
In this issue
1. Construction industry and its retentions scheme
2. Potpourri of employment law changes ahead
3. Business Briefs
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Construction industry and its retentions scheme
The collapse last year of Ebert Construction Limited took many in the construction industry by surprise, particularly its subcontractors who were owed retention moneys.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 28 | SUMMER 2018
In this issue
1. Agri-tourism and food
2. Wandering Stock
3. Over the Fence
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Agri-tourism and food
The legal implications of diversifying your farming operation.
FINEPRINT ISSUE 77 | SUMMER 2018
In this issue
1. Retirement village life
2. Guest Editorial: New Zealand has the perfect business environment to develop blockchain technology
3. Make sure you have a will
4. Enforceable undertakings
5. Postscript
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Retirement village life
New Zealand’s ageing population has created a boom for retirement villages, with record numbers being developed. For many looking to retire or slow down, retirement village living is attractive – and it’s not hard to see why.
Property Speaking ISSUE 29 | SUMMER 2018
In this issue
1. Changes affecting every buyer of residential land
2. Buying a cross lease property
3. Property briefs
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Changes affecting every buyer of residential land
We covered the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill in Property Speaking’s Spring 2018 edition. The Bill has become law and is now the Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 (the OIA Act). It has been in force since 22 October.
Trust eSPEAKING ISSUE 27 | SPRING 2018
In this issue
1. Do I still need a trust?
2. How do I bring my trust to an end?
3. Validating imperfect wills
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Do I still need a trust?
It’s good practice to review its purpose. If you have a family trust set up a number of years ago, it’s good practice to review it to ensure it is still ‘fit for purpose’. Leading on from that is the question that is often asked of us, “Should I bring my trust to an end?”
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