02 April 2020 - By Craig Stephen The COVID-19 crisis and the State of Emergency have upturned all aspects of life, and no less around families.Government advice is to stay at home unless to go to the supermarket, visit a pharmacy or medical centre, and for walks/runs/cycle rides in... More about Family arrangements and domestic violence during the crisis.
02 April 2020 Information released by Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu gives further detail on determination of priority proceedings in the District Court.He says the District Court continues to operate during the Alert Level 4 period to deal with priority proceedings as the need arises. For this purpose,... More about Further detail on District Court priority proceedings.
02 April 2020 Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu has issued further guidance on arrangements for District Court proceedings during the COVID-19 Level 4..In a letter to the legal profession he says he is aware that since Alert Level 4 came into force, some defendants who are in custody... More about Chief District Court Judge advises on defendants in custody.
01 April 2020 Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has told a parliamentary select committee that tranche one of its project to build a replacement system for Landonline is currently on track for a June 2020 completion.This is included in the 2018/19 Annual review of Land Infofmation New Zealand which... More about June 2020 on track for tranche one of Landonline replacement.
01 April 2020 According to ACC more injuries happen in the home than anywhere else, and with a large number of people working from home just now, including of course most lawyers, there is the potential for the number of accidents occurring at home to balloon.ACC data show that,... More about Don’t get injured while home-working during the lockdown.
01 April 2020 Parliament's Environment Committee has released its report on the Resource Management Amendment Bill, with a majority recommending that the bill be passed.The bill is intended to be the first stage of proposed changes to the resource management system. The second stage will depend on a wider... More about Committee reports back on Resource Management Amendment Bill.
01 April 2020 The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance (Exemptions for COVID-19) Amendment Regulations 2020 came into force on 1 April 2020.The regulations amend the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations 2004. and provide exemptions from certain requirements of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 where the... More about New regulation provides COVID-19 exemptions from credit contracts.
01 April 2020 The Ministry of Primary Industries has issued a Notice Specifying Fish Species Which May Be Farmed (2020) (Notice No. MPI 1134).This is issued pursuant to regulation 2 of the Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983 and revokes the Notice Specifying Fish Species Which May Be Farmed notice... More about Updated list of fish which may be farmed.
01 April 2020 Civil Defence Minsiter Peeni Henare says the State of National Emergency to help stop the spread of COVID-19 has been extended for a further seven days.The initial declaration was made under section 66 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and began at 12:21 pm... More about State of National Emergency extended for seven more days.
01 April 2020 The Council of Trade Unions has launched an online tool for workers to identify employers who “aren’t doing the right thing” during the COVID-19 period.CTU President Richard Wagstaff says he is concerned that some employers are not following the law.“We continue to hear really concerning reports... More about Union tool for reporting non-complying employers during crisis.
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