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Knowledge

Three-Party Government unveils sweeping changes: What you need to know
Monday 27 November, 2023
The new three-party coalition government is bringing in a number of policy changes, some of which were well-signalled and one or two which were unexpected. The two coalition agreements, between National and Act, and National and New Zealand First, set out the policies agreed to.

Part 2: The 'good faith' principle: What it means and how it can be leveraged
Thursday 16 November, 2023
This T|W Insights is the second in our three-part weekly series on the Grocery Supply Code. In Part 1, we provided an overview of the Code. In Part 2, we look at the principle of “good faith”, what it means, and how it can be leveraged in commercial negotiations with regulated grocery retailers.

Are you responsible for the risks of recreational activities being carried out on your land?
Thursday 16 November, 2023
The recent prosecution of Whakaari Management Limited under the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 could have implications for landowners who allow access to their land for recreational activities, including adventure tourism activities.

Just another year in local government
Thursday 16 November, 2023
As might have been expected in the year of a general election, there has been a pretty much deafening silence in response to the once much anticipated final report on the Review into the Future for Local Government / He piki tūranga, he piki kotutuku.

Part 1: Introducing the Grocery Supply Code
Wednesday 8 November, 2023
This article is the first in a three-part weekly series on the Grocery Supply Code, designed to give you insight into how the Code will work, and how you can leverage the Code to inform your commercial discussions with grocery retailers. In Part 1, we look at the structure of the Code, the grocery retailers the Code applies to, and outline what the Code does and does not do.

What will happen to water reforms now?
Thursday 2 November, 2023
Is it too soon to write about this? Well no, it is not. Legislation hastily passed before the election is in place and, in part, has commenced. The special votes have been counted and although the coalition talks have yet to conclude at the time of writing, we know there will be a National led government.