The OIO has just released decision sheets on consents
granted in February.
By Craig Nelson - 11 Apr 2016
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A Monty Python sketch once described the canned meat
product Spam as ubiquitous, inescapable and
tasting horrible. Years later, this portrayal has meant that 'spam'
now dually refers to all manner of unsolicited, undesired, or
illegal email messages.
By Matt O'Neale - 1 Apr 2016
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Recent Overseas Investment Office
(OIO) approvals show that making
donations to local schools can help overseas investors obtain
consent to invest in New Zealand.
By Craig Nelson - 4 Mar 2016
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Do you use standard form consumer contracts in your
business? If you have not yet had your contracts reviewed for
compliance with unfair contract terms, we suggest that you get in
touch with us before the Commerce Commission gets in touch with
you.
By Melissa Higham - 18 Feb 2016
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Do you and your staff know the rules regarding consumer rights
and guarantees in New Zealand? The cost of not knowing can be high
as Harvey Norman operators recently learned.
By Melissa Higham - 20 Jan 2016
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Are you experiencing pain in your
back? Then, according to Reckitt Benckiser, Nurofen Back
Pain should be your drug of choice.
Has a piercing migraine got you
down? No worries, Reckitt Benckiser's products
suggest, Nurofen Migraine Pain will soon soothe your
misery.
By Matt O'Neale - 16 Dec 2015
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Once upon a time there was a yoghurt retailer, Yoghurt Story New
Zealand Limited. This retailer touted its product's
'beneficial bacteria for better digestion and overall good health'
and that 'with Yoghurt Story probiotic yoghurt your stomach will
thank you'. BUT THEN ...
By Matt O'Neale - 4 Dec 2015
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New Companies Office requirements came into force yesterday.
Failure to comply with these new rules could result in companies
being struck off the Register.
By Melissa Higham - 29 Oct 2015
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Think a company structure will avoid personal liability?
Think again. Directors of liquidated companies can be held
personally liable for GST.
The Companies Act gives the IRD long arms and very
big teeth. In a liquidation situation, there is potential personal
liability to directors if GST liability was incurred when the
company couldn't meet its obligations to the IRD.
By Tony Johnson - 25 Aug 2015
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Peer to peer lending (or P2P) looks set to grow in New
Zealand with the introduction of LendMe later this
year. Offering competition for banks and finance companies,
the new P2P finance model is an interesting alternative to
traditional means of lending and borrowing.
By Matt O'Neale - 25 Jun 2015
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