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Statistics New Zealand and the Australian Bureau of Statistics have completed a refresh of the Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) list that will be published online from 5 November 2019. While Immigration New Zeal … Continue reading New ANZSCO Occupations Allowing Grant of Residency and Three-Year Work Visas

Lane Neave celebrated 150 years in 2018 and the book “One man’s story of a legal firm” was written by retired Partner, John England, in commemoration of that milestone. The book is written more in anecdotal form than as a serious history, although it d … Continue reading Lane Neave launches book – One man’s story of a legal firm

In this edition: Parent Resident Visa Category will open again in February 2020 New Zealand Listed Health Care Sector Online advertising is a strong indicator of economic confidence and potential growth. Parent Resident Visa Category will open again in … Continue reading Immigration October Newsletter

The Financial Service Providers industry in New Zealand is about to be shaken up and financial institutions including banks, insurers and non-bank deposit takers need to be ready for the imminent changes. Financial institutions in New Zealand and Austr … Continue reading Conduct and Culture: Changes on the horizon for Financial Service Providers

On 24 September 2019, the Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Kris Faafoi and the Minister for Small Business Stuart Nash announced that the Government will be introducing new measures to protect both small businesses and consumers from unfair c … Continue reading New Measures Proposed to Protect Small Businesses and Consumers from Unfair Commercial Practices

In a simplistic sense, distributed ledger technology, or DLT, involves spreading the record of transactions or other inputs across a number of participants, so each participant has an identical copy of the transaction ledger, rather than trusting the k … Continue reading Permissioned Distributed Ledger Technology Governance

With a rich history spanning more than 150 years, Lane Neave has produced many alumni. A new alumni network is being established to develop a lifelong relationship with former staff, lawyers and retired partners. Being connected with the alumni will he … Continue reading Lane Neave launches Alumni

We invite you and others in your organisation to attend our next Employment and Privacy Law Seminar. Employment law expert, Andrew Shaw, will deliver a seminar that focuses on a series of relevant cases to help bring you up-to-date with what’s happenin … Continue reading West Coast – Employment and Privacy Law update

Employment law has a significant impact on employers and employment practices, especially when there are new developments and changes. These are often driven by significant case law. Employment law experts, Andrew Shaw and Fiona McMillan, will deliver … Continue reading Employment Law Seminar – A Case Law Update (Auckland & Christchurch)

The Minister of Immigration has finally announced that the Parent Resident Visa Category will open again in February 2020 with the first selection of lucky applicants being offered residency to take place in May 2020. The Category was closed in 2016 pe … Continue reading New Parent Residence Category to Open in February 2020