US Tariffs: Keep Calm, Carry On
US Tariffs: Keep Calm, Carry On There’s been a lot of justified noise around the recent US tariff announcements. Global share markets have seen considerable volatility due to the resulting…
Flooding and Slips – Know your Rights and Responsibilities
With the recent flooding and slip events experienced by Auckland and in various regions of the North Island, landowners need to be aware what their responsibilities are to their neighbours…
Timeframe for raising a personal grievance for sexual harassment looks set to increase
In late 2021, the Employment Relations (Extended Time for Personal Grievance for Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill was introduced into Parliament. This Bill has now passed the committee of whole house…
Fair pay agreements – What are they and in what circumstances will they apply?
On Wednesday 26 October 2022, the ‘Fair Pay Agreements Bill’ passed its third and final reading in Parliament. It is expected to come into force on 1 December 2022. What…
Natural Built Environment and Spatial Planning Bills now introduced to Parliament
Yesterday, 15 November 2022, both the Spatial Planning Bill (SP) and the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBE) were introduced to Parliament. These bills are two of three sister pieces…
Uber drivers declared employees
In a marked change from the position adopted by the same court in 2020, the Employment Court on 25 October 2022 found that four Uber drivers were employees, not independent…
Affected persons and written approvals
Affected persons are persons (including companies, partnerships, trusts and so on) that might be affected by a proposed activity requiring consent. The definition of affected person is found in the…
Making consenting easy
Consents may be a necessary requirement for you to do what you want to do. It is important to front load your planning process and secure quality advice before you…
Owners liability and the RMA
The Resource Management Act 1991 sets out how Councils develop plans, how consents are granted and importantly how people are held responsible when they do not comply with the RMA,…
Environmental law – notifications
One of the early matters a planner must attend to when they receive an application for consent is to determine whether it should be non-notified, limited notified or publicly notified. …