From Dreaming to Buying: 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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Investor visa category shake up with a new visa

The new Active Investor Plus Visa (AI+) opens on 19 September 2022 replacing the current Investor 1 and Investor 2 visas. Announced by the Minister for Economic and Regional Development on 20 July, the new visa pathway is a part of the Government’s Immigration Rebalance strategy which intends to attract high value investors to bring […]

Residential Care Subsidy – What you need to know

If you need long-term residential care, you may be eligible for the Residential Care Subsidy, also known as a rest home subsidy. Associate Allanah Cunningham answers all your burning questions about the subsidies. What is a rest home subsidy? It is a form of benefit provided by the government to assist with the costs of […]

AWS Legal see’s biggest Mooving day since 2008

Mooving day has come and gone with the team at AWS Legal seeing a record number of settlements. The first day of winter, mooving day marks the date farming families, shareholders, contract milkers and employees across the region move to new farms. Despite it being just one day, preparation for mooving day takes weeks and […]

Welcome to the team Emily Barns

Emily Barns is the newest superstar in our Queenstown office. She has been working at AWS Legal since the beginning of the year, after graduating from the University of Canterbury. She recently finished her professional studies and works alongside Partner Haydon Cunninghame and Associate Rachel Buckley on property matters. Emily is one of our Queenstown […]

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Changes made to First Home Grant 2022

As of 19 May 2022, the Government introduced changes to the First Home Grant (administered by Kāinga Ora) as part of the 2022 Budget, in the hope of enabling more New Zealanders to purchase their first home. Kāinga Ora’s First Home Grant programme assists eligible first-home buyers from their deposit through a government contribution. Eligible […]

Congratulations Rachel Buckley, Jayne Lambie, Chantal Ryan and Georgia Johnston!

We are proud to announce the promotion of four talented lawyers: Rachel Buckley, Jayne Lambie, Chantal Ryan and Georgia Johnston. Rachel Buckley, Associate Rachel Buckley is an Associate at the AWS Legal Queenstown office. Rachel has been part of the AWS Legal team since July 2018 and is a member of the New Zealand Law Society […]

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What’s new in immigration?

Have you been wondering what is new in the immigration space? The answer is, a lot! There has been quite a bit of movement in the immigration space recently with the ever changing border restrictions, varying commencement dates for new frameworks and introductions of one-off resident visas. For ease, it’s helpful to have a little […]

AWS Legal Partner Cameron Murphy gains national acclaim

AWS Legal partner Cameron Murphy has been named one of NZ Lawyers 2022’s Rising Stars. The Industry awards recognise the best upand-coming stars of the nations legal profession. AWS Legal Chair of Partners Rachel Lindsay said the partnership is extremely proud that Cameron’s efforts and achievements are being acknowledged on the national stage. Rachel believes […]

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