From Dreaming to Buying a Home: Your Fast-Track Guide with our Quick Checklist

Make your home-buying journey smoother, smarter, and stress-free with our concise and easy-to-follow guide. 1. Know Your Budget Just like planning a road trip, you need to know how far your fuel (in this case, money) can take you. Crunch some numbers, see what you can afford monthly, and don’t forget to factor in ongoing […]

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Navigating the New Biometric Processing Privacy Code: What Businesses Need to Know

What’s changing — and why it matters The Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025 has been finalised and will take effect on 3 November 2025. It replaces the general Information Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 2020 wherever automated biometric processing is used. Organisations already using biometric systems before that date have until 3 August 2026 to […]

Celebrating Byron Brown’s admission to the bar

On Tuesday, 29 July 2025, we proudly celebrated the admission of our newest solicitor, Byron Brown, to the bar at the Invercargill High Court. The ceremony was presided over by Justice Dunningham and marked a significant milestone in Byron’s legal journey. Byron was joined by his proud parents, Byron and Rachel, his brother Quin, and […]

Congratulations to our newest Solicitor: Wilfred Griffiths

Yesterday at the Invercargill High Court, Wilfred Griffiths was admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. Attending in support of this special occasion was Wilf’s very proud parents Tracy and Troy who travelled from Te Anau, and his Grandparents who made the trip from Wellington. Wilf joined AWS Legal as a […]

Government Overhauls Investor Visa Program

Author | Jono Cole, Partner Major Changes Effective 1 April 2025 The New Zealand Government has announced significant changes to the Active Investor Plus (AIP) Visa to attract more high-value investment while offering greater flexibility to investors. The updates come in response to concerns that current high investment thresholds and riskier requirements discouraged applicants, with […]

GODZONE TO MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN

A new adventure racing charitable trust led by high-profile sportsperson Richie McCaw announces the return of One NZ GODZONE, the world’s largest expedition race. New Zealand’s preeminent expedition adventure race, One NZ GODZONE, is back on the sporting calendar after a two-year hiatus with the formation of the Pure Adventure Charitable Trust to host the […]

Emissions Trading Scheme Updates: Agriculture and Forestry

Author – Trudy Conway, Partner The last quarter of 2024 was a busy time for the Government in the climate change space. A summary of the changes enacted, as well as the proposed changes for 2025, are below. Removal of Agriculture from the ETS As of 26 November 2024, the Government has removed agricultural activities […]

Congratulations to our newest Solicitor: Ayrton Shadbolt

We had the privilege of attending Ayrton’s admission to the bar as a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand at Invercargill on Tuesday 5th November 2024. Ayrton was supported by his father, David, alongside Chris Peddie, as Moving Counsel and Partner of AWS Legal and his wider team. After the celebrations […]

Wind and Solar – An Emerging Area of Law

Author – Trudy Conway, Partner At AWS Legal, we are noticing an increase in requests for advice on renewable energy projects. Energy companies are increasingly approaching our rural sector clients, with wind farm proposals in Southland and South Otago, and solar projects in Central Otago. We expect this will continue to increase, based on recent […]

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