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Development Contributions in the Spotlight

With all the signalled resource management changes at the moment it can be difficult to keep up with the details.  In this article we provide an update on development contributions and their likely replacement in any new regime.

At a high level, development contributions are levied under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA).  They enable local councils to recover from developers a fair proportion of the cost of capital expenditure for infrastructure required to service new growth over the long term.  Development contributions must be provided for in a council’s development contribution...

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Kate Stubbing

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Phone: +64 7 927 0595
Email: KStubbing@clmlaw.co.nz

LLB / BCom, University of Otago

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Incorporated Societies Re-registrations reminder

Has your society re-registered under the Incorporated Societies Act...

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New Draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity

In November 2019 the Government released its draft National Policy...

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Restraint of Trade in a commercial context

This article examines restraint of trade and non-solicitation...

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EMPLOYMENT IN THE POST-COVID AGE

In the wake of New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown, many employers...

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Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 and Incorporated Societies

The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) has broad application...

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What's new in the Incorporated Societies Act 2022

In April 2022 the long-awaited Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (2022...

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Proceed with caution - Don't let your emails bind you

With the global Covid-19 pandemic accelerating remote working and...

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Getting the house in order

DON’T FORGET THE NUTS & BOLTS OF ESTATE PLANNING September...

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