Current FYIs
May 2012
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Employment Law – Government Announces Changes to Employment Law
18 May 2012
Recently the Government has announced its intention to make changes to a number of areas of employment law, including approving the changes it proposed in its pre-election manifesto...
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Environment, Planning & Resource Management – Heritage New Zealand: Looking to the Future
10 May 2012
The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill does a lot more than change the name of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (HPT) to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (HNZ)...
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Employment Law – Case Law Update
07 May 2012
This FYI provides an update on recent topical decisions from the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court...
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Overseas Investment – Lessons from the Crafar Consent
03 May 2012
The Government has, for the second time, approved Shanghai Pengxin Group’s purchase of 16 dairy farms, known as the Crafar farms...
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Dispute Resolution – Protecting your Online Reputation - Walking the Social Media Tightrope
30 Apr 2012
Twitter reportedly has more than 140 million active users. Facebook users post over 60 million status updates a day. Obviously, social media offers unprecedented opportunities to connect with customers, enhance reputation and build brand...
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