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Resilience through unity was a recurring battle cry at the Feilding & District Impact Awards, where a Himatangi egg producer took top honours and a stalwart of enterprise and advocacy was honoured. The Egg Project claimed the supreme accolade at the Feilding Civic Centre on Saturday night, after earlier winning the innovation prize, while former […]

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The Retirement Villages Act 2003, a crucial legal framework for retirement village governance, is undergoing a very thorough review after two decades of service. With the retirement village sector and elderly population expanding significantly, the need to ensure the legislation remains relevant and effective is important. Why review? The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

If you are a trustee, whether the trust is charitable, trading or a typical family trust, you should be aware of the powers and obligations you have. Many trusts hold significant assets and, for their trustees, require time and effort in making decisions. Where that is the case, not surprisingly, we are quite often asked

So we have a new Government. The National – ACT – New Zealand First coalition have promised several employment law changes. Two of the most significant are: Repealing the Fair Pay Agreement regime. It is anticipated that this will this stop unions and employees commencing bargaining for such agreements, and stall the applications already in

If you own a business which operates from commercial premises, it is likely that from time to time there have been disputes with your landlord or “lessor”. Often the location is very important to a business’s value, and so long-term lease security is critical. Disputes can cause both financial and emotional stress. There are three

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The Government announced a proposed increase of the trustee tax rate (from 33% to 39%) in Budget 2023. This change, due to take effect from 1 April 2024, would set the rate at which trustee income is taxed at the same as the top individual tax rate. The intention here is to prevent taxpayers from