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Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 17 2013

Following last night's Budget, the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill was introduced to the House and passed its first reading. If

RMA reforms what's on the horizon for 2013?

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 13 2013

The Government has been busy in the RMA space, recently releasing two discussion documents. "Improving our resource management system" proposes a

Further reforms to tax treatment of land-related lease payments

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 10 2013

The Inland Revenue has proposed further reforms to the tax treatment of payments relating to leases and other interests in land. The reforms were

Compulsory acquisition rights not so sweeping after all

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 7 2013

The government's rights of compulsory acquisition can be invoked to acquire land needed directly, or indirectly, for government projects. But the

Insurance: NZ earthquake case on red zones

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 25 2013

A recent decision in New Zealand (O'Loughlin v Tower Insurance) concerning the recoverability of losses to a property as a result of it being in the

Law commission reviews joint and several liability rule

  • Russell McVeagh
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 22 2013

The Law Commission has released a paper on the "Joint and Several Liability Rule". The paper looks at the current rule in the context of leaky

Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 discussion document released

  • Russell McVeagh
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 17 2013

The Minister of Māori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples and Associate Minister Christopher Finlayson QC have released a discussion document on Te Ture Whenua

Further extension on real property developments exemption

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 17 2013

Of relevance to those involved in property developments, the Securities Act (Real Property Developments) Exemption Notice 2007 (the Property

Te Ture Whena Māori Act 1993 Review Panel

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 4 2013

The purpose of this discussion document (the Document) is to seek views on the issues associated with Mäori land utilisation and the Te Ture Whenua

Proposals to improve the New Zealand earthquake-prone building system - a consultation document

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 2 2013

Consultation has recently closed on a document by Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation (MBIE) on building seismic performance in New