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GST and land transactions
If you are buying or selling land (with or without a home on the section), it is important to have an accurate understanding of your tax obligations and whether GST will be applicable to… Read article →
Trustees Signing Unlimited Bank Guarantees?
When you buy a house in your own name, and you need a loan to do it, you will be the borrower,… Read article →
Digital assets and your estate
For many New Zealanders, daily life is now as much online as it is offline. From internet banking and investment platforms to… Read article →
Emissions Trading Scheme
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will turn 17 years old in September. An integral part of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading)… Read article →
An opportunity to make a difference
Over the next few decades, New Zealand will go through the biggest shift of money in its history. As the older generation… Read article →
The office of executor: does it ever end?
An executor is named in a will as the person the will-maker appoints to administer their estate after their death and to… Read article →
Consumer Data Right
Every day, banks and electricity providers collect vast amounts of data about us. Although this data serves these businesses exceptionally well, its… Read article →
Surrogacy in New Zealand
For many of us, having a baby is relatively straightforward. For some, however, the road to parenthood is marked with U-turns, blind… Read article →
Top 10 reasons to make a will
A will is one of the most important legal documents you'll ever create, yet nearly 50% of New Zealanders don’t have a… Read article →