Anyone looking to buy land in New Zealand who is classified as an “overseas person” will need to sign on the dotted line before next Monday (October 22) or, otherwise, be subject to the new foreign buyer rules.
It never fails to amaze me that there are people who take up governance roles without one iota of due diligence on the organisation or apprising themselves of the many, varied and weighty responsibilities all directors – regardless of the company’s size or its line of business – sign up for.
Talk about a hot spot. The old adage “neither a borrower nor a lender be” is all good in theory – until you’re a doting parent confronted by your desperate, cap-in-hand child, all too aware you hold the only key to them getting into their own home.
We talk a lot about the perils of dying without a Will, and the unnecessary mess, stress and cost that can be left behind. Yet, many people still don’t fully appreciate what that actually looks like for loved ones, or how their worldly goods will be divided up.
Many commentators have stated we’re entering into one of the biggest shake-ups in employment law for decades – and, from where I’m sitting, they’re looking to be on the money.
