Incorporated Societies Act 2022
Published on 16/04/2025
With the April 2026 deadline approaching now is the time to review your society's constitution and governance processes to ensure compliance with the new Act.
Tenancy Law Changes
Published on 16/04/2025
The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 has recently ben amended and the changes are now in force.
New Trust Law to Guarantee Transparency in your Trust
Published on 26/11/2020
For centuries, trust law in New Zealand has been taken from many sources, including the Trustee Act 1956, and court decisions. But 2021 will bring trust law reform, whereby trust law will be contained in one statute, the Trusts Act 2019 (“the Act”). The Act, which...
Say “Goodbye” to the Nitrogen Reference Point
Published on 23/10/2020
March 2020 saw most New Zealanders locked down by a global pandemic, but the rural industry was still very much “business as usual”. During the lockdown period, there were some big changes to the Healthy Rivers Proposed Plan Change 1 (“PC1”), but one overarching factor...
COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme
Published on 06/05/2020
Since the Covid-19 Level 4 Lockdown, many people have been taking part in the Government’s Wage Subsidy Scheme.
MyMilk is coming to the North Island
Published on 19/02/2020
MyMilk is a wholly owned company of Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (“Fonterra”). It was set up to secure the supply of milk and does not require the supplier to purchase Fonterra shares. MyMilk is a great opportunity for suppliers to supply Fonterra without incurring the cost...