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Key Changes under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022
Article 2 in a series of 3 As we mentioned in our first article in this series, the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 became law on 5 April 2022. Some key changes resulting from the new Act are: Constitution (Rules) The new Act sets out what the Constitution (Rules)...
New Incorporated Societies Act 2022: What Societies need to know
Article 1 in a series of 3 articles on the changes to the Incorporated Societies regime The new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 became law on 5 April 2022. Why do we have a new Act? This area of reform was well overdue given the preceding Act has been in place since...
Will developing AI make lawyers obsolete?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made tremendous strides in recent years, with its ability to perform complex tasks that were once the sole domain of human beings. Many industries, including law, are exploring ways to integrate AI into their processes and procedures...
The Active Investor Plus Visa – a new investor visa category
Immigration New Zealand has announced that the previous Investor Visa categories have been replaced with a new category called the Active Investor Plus Visa.
The key changes from the previous visa category are:
1. A new minimum investment of $5 million NZD, (compared to the previous minimum investment of $3 million NZD)
2. A greater focus on “active investments” with incentives for direct investments or managed funds.
Purchasing property in post-flood New Zealand
With extreme weather events becoming increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives, what does this mean for purchasing property?
Buying a property that is in or close to a flood prone area comes with several risks that prospective purchasers should consider before making a purchase.
What’s in a name?
Taking the time to find or create meaning in everyday tasks and activities, and even in naming a Trust, is a practice – it takes time and effort. But like the practice of gratitude, it is so beneficial and enables us to find hope and joy in life
Meet Gill
Meet Gillian, Accounts Assistant/Legal Secretary based at our Silverdale Office. Gillian has spent a long time working in various roles within the legal industry, including a 25-year stint at Meredith Connell. She was attracted to law early on in her career due to an...
Ready to conquer?
What needs conquering? On a societal basis what needs fixing in our local community and in our nation?
Let intensification work for your cross-lease or unit title property
The current unitary plan opens up the opportunities to convert units in single-story complex, terrace houses and townhouses into fee simple properties.
Are you thinking of buying a house with friends or family?
Getting on the housing ladder is tough! It is therefore becoming commonplace for people to pool their resources for the purposes of buying property.
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