Inside:
- Budget 2026 – Securing New Zealand’s future says the Minister of Finance
- Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill: Expected to be enacted in the spring
- Business briefs: Commerce Commission – unconscionable conduct; Overseas Investment Act 2005 reform; New obligations for business collecting personal information for third parties; Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026 – key changes
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- New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities and limitations for the rural sector
- Methamphetamine in farm worker accommodation
- Over the fence: High Court upholds personal liability on forestry directors for environmental costs – Wilding pines: Budget 2026 injection – Rural Roading Resilience investment
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- When a DIY will goes wrong: Seemingly small mistake brings significant consequences
- Review of an adult decision-making capacity law: Law Commission recommendations
- Trusts can protect assets: but they cannot ring fence assets derived from fraud
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- Structuring your development and considerations for buyers in new subdivisions
- Revised Law Association Agreement for Sale and Purchase for Real Estate: Become familiar with changes
- Property Briefs: Right of way easement – Cross lease disputes
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- Modern Slavery Bill: Implications for business
- Consequences of ‘accidental directorship’: Caution for investors, startup advisers and board observers
- ‘Doomsday’ provisions in your will
- Former Port of Auckland CEO loses appeal against health and safety conviction
- Postscript: RMA replacement legislation reported back from select committee – Fineprint’s 100th edition!