Article discusses trends & insights in the area of M&A and includes a link to an article which elaborates on these points.

Further streamlining of the resource management regime and a new process for the Auckland Unitary Plan were introduced.

2016 looks set to continue a theme of strong M&A, and this publication explores trends and issues in the NZ M&A market.

The Environment Court has declared that the impact of burning coal is outside the ambit of the Resource Management Act.

The review of the NZX Corporate Governance Code represents a significant step forward, with further progress to come.

Continued growth in the Maori economy will see more active participation of iwi groups in the NZ domestic M&A market.

Recent amendments to the Law Reforma Act have been found to apply to reinsurance.

The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee has called for submissions on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

The costs award the cricketer receives could be many times the amount of the damages he has won for defamation.

The decision to introduce a public interest defence to defamation claims has significant implications for NZ journalism.

Directors have the right to privacy over their home address within the proposed Director Identification Number regime.

New measures could be included in a BEPS taxation bill to be introduced in late 2017, for enactment by July 2018.

This Act regulates space launches from New Zealand and by New Zealand nationals overseas, both of rockets and satellites.

The Financial Markets Conduct Act will reserve criminal sanctions for misconduct which is deliberate and reckless.

The ETS amendment bill reflects previously announced policy decisions in NZ and makes technical and operational changes.

Legislation to extend the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism regime has been introduced.

A recent NZ High Court decision confirmed that receivers are not personally liable to pay body corporate levies.

New copyright law on peer-to-peer file sharing is controversial and it’s creating some anxiety.

Ground Cover tracks legislative and regulatory reform in resource management, local government and planning law.

The Investment Protocol to the CER, signed today between New Zealand and Australia, is an ambitious undertaking which adds a new dimension to trans-Tasman economic relations.