Budget 2026
Taking a look at Budget 2026, including the focus on a return to surplus by 2028-29, and major spending on health, education, infrastructure, and fuel cost relief.
Commercial
Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill
A closer look at anticipated changes within the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill, focusing on reduced compliance for small firms and new critical risk standards
Business briefs
Updates on NZ unconscionable conduct enforcement, foreign investment reform, new privacy rules, and key employment law changes.
New Zealand’s Resource Management Act overhaul
The RMA is on its way out, set to be replaced by an entirely new resource management system that the government has described as a ‘once-in-a-generation’ reform. The new system will reshape development and environmental decision-making for the foreseeable future.
Business briefs
Our latest round up of what’s happening in Commercial Law, including: the launch of the new Business Investor Visa; Responsible AI usage; HelloFresh and the Fair Trading Act 1986.
New Zealand’s criminal cartel regime
The Commerce Commission has now completed the country’s first criminal cartel prosecution with two sentences imposed on two construction companies in the High Court in Auckland.
Uber drivers are employees – for now
Late last year, the Supreme Court decided that Uber drivers are employees. An employment law lifeline, however, has been proposed.
Business briefs
Our latest Business Brief takes a look at Commerce Commission action against Noel Leeming; the Online Casino Gambling Bill; and what’s happening with the Biometrics Processing Privacy Code 2025.
Rights of shareholders to company information
If you are a shareholder but not a director of a company, what information should you be entitled to receive? We take a look at how the Companies Act 1993 covers this issue.
Calling in sick
While you can’t always control when sickness hits, as both employees and employers, there are things we can do to minimise the impact of illness in the workplace.