In our On Farm Legal Series thanks to our friends at Tavendale and Partners. Practical Legal Advice for New Zealand’s primary sector.

We dive into part two of reforming the RMA into the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill.

Crunching what the Select Committee delivered with Senior Associate Johanna King.

Today we are talking about the all-powerful Public Works Act, the reforms are coming and all landowners need to be aware of it.

Tavendale & Partners, Partner, Property Law Expert & Public Works Act Specialist, Richard Rodden, talks with Erin about what you should know.

The RMA reforms are the biggest shake-up of New Zealand's planning laws in a generation. The Select Committee was due to report back on the changes made following the submissions process on 26 June, but that's now been pushed back until the end of July.

In this week's On Farm Legal series, we chew the fat with Senior Associate, Johanna King, about the biggest criticisms of the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill, what they could mean for farmers, and what's on the wish list for the Select Committee before the reforms are finalised

The pathway to your owning your first farm is changing, but that doesn’t mean it’s not in reach! So how can young farmers take the bull by the horns? And what models are out there to help? 

In our latest On Farm Legal Series, we spoke with Tavendale and Partners Leandra Fitzgibbon all about equity partnerships. 

We catch up with founding and managing partner at Tavendale and Partner’s, Mark Tavendale, and Property Broker’s Rural General Manager, Conrad Wilkshire, to discuss the rural property market, succession and pathways. 

As part of the 'On Farm Legal' series Dairy Woman Network CEO, Jules Benton, joined the show to discuss the immensely popular DWN Monopoly NZ Dairy Farming Edition boardgame.

Trade expert and commercial mediator and negotiator, David Ferguson from Tavendale and Partners spoke with Erin Speedy on The Rural Roundup about what exactly the newly minted Indian free trade agreement will mean for New Zealand as part of the On Farm Legal series.

The Mid Canterbury Catchment Collective was the topic of the discussion today on our On Farm Legal series.