In this issue: • New Zealand’s Resource Management Act overhaul • What’s changing and why it matters • Why the RMA is on the way out • The new proposals • What it all means

In this issue: • Using AI in your business. What to consider? • Digital assets and your estate. Why planning ahead matters. • Age of consent. What you can do at 16,18 and beyond • An opportunity to make a difference. A gift to charity in your will • Holidays legislation to change • Banks launch home loan comparison calculator

In this issue: • Understanding workplace accommodation and service tenancies: Complex legal obligations • Shearing the love: Focus on New Zealand wool • Over the fence: Health and safety on farms in the wet season – Changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme – Foot and mouth disease agreement

In this issue: • Employment law reform in 2025 • The Ombudsman – Who is this? • Surrogacy in New Zealand – A complex and evolving area of law • Consumer Data Right – The age of open banking and beyond • Postscript: Incorporated societies must re-register by 5 April 2026 – eInvoicing

In this issue: • Vacant possession: What does it mean? • GST and land transactions: Understanding your tax obligations • Property briefs: Healthy home standards that came into force on 1 July – Sunset clauses – Real estate commission: claim or not to claim

In this issue: • Fast Track Approvals Act 2024 – How will it work? • Arrested? There is a fair legal process • Ashley’s Law – Victims of abuse can end marriage/civil union earlier • The business of gifting – Have a policy for accepting gifts • Postscript

In this issue: • New Deed of Lease Documentation • Issues Affecting Finance & Settlement • Updates to the Residential Tenancies Legislation

In this issue: • The moral dilemma of virtual fencing • Overturning the foreshore and seabed decision • Requirements when transporting livestock

In this issue: • Why You Should Look At Your Will • Hiring Casual Employees • Keeping Aware of Holiday Scammers

In this issue: • Neighbourhood Subdivisions • Repaying Your Mortgage Early • Refixing Your Mortgage Interest Rate

In this issue: • Budget 2024: What was in it for the rural sector? • The future of indoor pig farming • Over the fence: Service tenancies – Understanding your liability – What to expect with a farm lease

In this issue: 1. Preparing your business for sale 2. Providing for your family in your will – You have some legal obligations 3. Employee burnout – Acknowledge and address this 4. Avoiding scams –Tips to protect yourself 5. Postscript – Holidays Act 2003 to be overhauled – Roadside drug testing to be rolled out – Visual artists will receive royalties when work on-sold