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Freshwater Farms Plans – A new regime

Our rural clients should be aware of the Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Regulations 2023 which come into forceon 1 August 2023. These regulations aim to address the increasing concerns over the quality and quantity of freshwater resources, as well as the impactof farming practices on water ecosystems. Under the Regulations, the Farm Operator (defined […]

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Fencing – Get it Right

You can change friends but not neighbours … or so the saying goes. So it’s all the more important to try to maintain friendly – or at least cordial relations with your neighbours. When it comes to boundary fences, theserelationships can come under additional pressure, so it’s important to do things well and to understand what

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Know your obligations before signing up to a conditional house purchase.

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An example of the critical importance of purchasers understanding their obligations under conditional sale and purchase agreements is the strack v grey case. (strack v grey [2019] Nzca 432) WHAT HAPPENED Essentially Grey, an Otago businessman who owned a property in Mosgiel, wanted to buy the Strack’s property in Dunedin. Grey wanted to put in

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