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“Let’s Talk: Employment Law” is a video podcast discussing the latest in New Zealand employment law and what you need to know to manage the greatest resource in your business – your people. This podcast is brought to you by the Lane Neave employment la … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Employment Law Podcast

July 2020 Newsletter In this edition: Assessment of “family” under new border criteria Some resilience to the world’s ills Keeping connected to family overseas The rental housing market and your expat/migrant employees   Assessment of “family” und … Continue reading Immigration Monthly Newsletter – July 2020 edition

The Resource Management Review Panel, chaired by retired Court of Appeal Judge, Hon Tony Randerson QC, tasked with undertaking a comprehensive review of the resource management system in New Zealand has released its report, New Directions for Resource … Continue reading Report on RMA Overhaul Released

Parliament has now passed the Privacy Act 2020 and there will be a number of changes that will affect your business when that Act replaces the existing Privacy Act 1993 from 1 December 2020. Lane Neave is delivering a series of seminars to highlight th … Continue reading Privacy Law Seminars – Your World is Changing

17 July 2020 A few weeks ago, when the Minister of Immigration was discussing some proposed changes that included a move away from the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), he was quoted as saying: “If you value yo … Continue reading Changes to Essential Skills Work Visas – Effective 27 July 2020

The New Zealand Law Foundation has funded a report “Perception inception: Preparing for deepfakes and the synthetic media of tomorrow” which looks at the wide-ranging social, legal and policy issues around such technology.  

  On 25 June 2020 the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released the disclosure requirements for financial advisers operating under the new regime introduced under the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act (Act) an … Continue reading Are you ready for the new Financial Services Legislation?

The New Zealand Law Foundation has funded a report “Perception inception: Preparing for deepfakes and the synthetic media of tomorrow” which looks at the wide-ranging social, legal and policy issues around such technology.  

In this edition: overseas investment changes tiny home or large vehicle? resource management act amendments and fast-track enacted proposed amendments to the national environmental standards for air quality introducing steffan ronald overseas investmen … Continue reading Resource management and commercial property winter newsletter

Prior to lockdown, our Commercial Property team welcomed its newest Christchurch-based team member.  We asked him some questions about life inside and outside the firm. What were you doing before joining the team? I grew up in Auckland and moved to Wel … Continue reading Introducing Steffan Ronald