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Research into law and politics important in higher education sector
30 March 2017
Research into law, politics and community services was the third-biggest expenditure in the higher education sector in 2016, Statistics New…
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New Zealand urged to sign MARPOL anti-pollution annex
30 March 2017
A senior lecturer at Victoria University’s School of Law says New Zealand’s failure to properly address air emissions by shipping…
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Two recipients of 2017 Equal Justice Award
30 March 2017
Darryn Aitchison and Neil Shaw, co-managers of the Auckland Community Law Centre, will be presented with the 2017 Equal Justice…
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Nicotine e-cigarettes to become legal
30 March 2017
Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner has announced the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquid will be made legal with appropriate…
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Warning to avoid "attached shared on dropbox" email from accountant
29 March 2017
The New Zealand Law Society is warning lawyers to beware of a fake email which uses the name of a…
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New foreign trust rules webpage
29 March 2017
Inland Revenue has launched a webpage to help trustees of foreign trusts comply with the new disclosure rules.Trustees can download…
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Gisborne gets second judge for busy court
29 March 2017
The Gisborne branch president of the New Zealand Law Society says the appointment of a second judge will ease the…
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Migrant recruitment stand-down for errant employers from 1 April
29 March 2017
Immigration New Zealand has released details of the management process for provision of list of employers who have received an…
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Entries for Rex Mason legal writing prize open on 3 April
28 March 2017
Entries for the Honourable Rex Mason Prize for Excellence in Legal Writing will open on 3 April and close at…
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Cuts to Australia’s legal sector will be disastrous says Law Council
28 March 2017
The president of the Law Council of Australia says Federal Budget cuts due to come in this winter will leave…
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IRD's special report on foreign trust disclosure rules
27 March 2017
Inland Revenue has issued a special report on changes to the foreign trust disclosure rules introduced by the Taxation (Business…
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FMA releases information report on advisers
27 March 2017
The Financial Markets Authority has published its third statistical report on Authorised Financial Advisers (AFAs) in New Zealand.As at 30…
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New online tool takes the ‘work’ out of writing workplace policies
27 March 2017
The Ministry of Employment, Business and Innovation has launched an online tool to make it easy for employers to create…
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Tax improvement bill passed in Parliament
24 March 2017
A Bill aimed at improving and strengthening the tax rules has passed its third reading in Parliament.The Taxation (Annual Rates…
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Equal Pay bill among three drawn from ballot
24 March 2017
Three bills have been drawn from the member’s ballot and introduced to parliament, including one on equal pay.The Equal Pay…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018