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Bright-line test extended to 5 years
As signalled by the Government during the 2017 election and again in February 2018, the bright-line test for tax on the disposal of residential land has...
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Judicial review of Hamilton City Council's development contributions policy
The High Court has released a judgment in AGPAC Limited and others v Hamilton City Council [2021] NZHC 222. This is the first major substantive decision...
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Proposed Employment Law Changes
The Labour-led Government has recently announced the first round of the employment law reforms that it promised pre-election. Although changes were expected, the exact nature and...
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New rules for tyres stored outdoors
New rules for outdoor tyre storage came into force on 20 August 2021 after the gazetting of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Storing Tyres...
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Alert: Ombudsman's warning to Local Government
Ombudsman Peter Boshier has recently hit out at local government, saying that councils are not meeting their LGOIMA obligations and seem to resent being held accountable....
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Guidelines for engagement with Māori
Te Arawhiti - The Office for Māori Crown Relations has prepared a set ofguidelines to provide a framework for meaningful engagement with Māori. This will be...
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Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the Environment
The Honourable David Parker MfE prepared two BIMs, one on the environment portfolio generally and one specifically relevant to water issues: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/feature/briefings-incoming-ministers-environment[https://www.beehive.govt.nz/feature/briefings-incoming-ministers-environment] MfE’s key briefing notes to...
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"End use" effects off to the Court of Appeal
Earlier this year, we reported on the High Court’s finding on whether the ‘end use’ of an activity could be considered in a resource consent application....
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Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Local Government
The Honourable Nanaia Mahuta The Department of Internal Affairs prepared a single BIM for the new Minister for Local Government: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2017-12/Local%20Government.pdf[http://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2017-12/Local%20Government.pdf] The Department noted that across the country’s...
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Filing appeals - time limits and waivers
Almost since the introduction of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), successive governments have been trying to tighten timeframes set out in the Act in order...
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