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Tenant & Landlords Family Violence and Physical Assault Regulations finalised
Regulations have been finalised that support changes to tenancy law for family violence or physical assault during a tenancy. The changes: enable tenants to withdraw from a tenancy by giving at least two days’ notice to a landlord where a tenant has been a victim of family violence during a tenancy. One qualifying form of evidence - which includes a statutory declaration ...
Subcontractors are entitled to health and safety too
WorkSafe New Zealand says workers deserve better than to continue dying on the job in falls from height. A Canterbury business, Dan’s Renovations, has been sentenced for health and safety failings over the death of a subcontractor in February 2021. The 56-year-old man was painting the flat, one-storey roof when he fatally fell 4.5 metres to the ground. In a reserved decision, ...
New rules to make GST record keeping easier
Are you registered for GST? Keeping records is about to get easier. Changes aimed at modernising GST rules for invoicing and record keeping are being introduced. Most changes come into effect on 1 April 2023. The new rules are designed to support e-invoicing and electronic record keeping, particularly New Zealand's adoption of the Pan European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) framework. There is no change ...
Household saving up as households spend less – Media release
Household saving increased to $2.1 billion in the June quarter after dropping to $230 million in the first quarter of 2022, Stats NZ said today. “New Zealand households spent less in the June 2022 quarter, while also experiencing steady income growth. The decrease in household spending partly reflected reduced purchases of durable goods, such as second-hand cars and electronics,” national accounts ...
Smoke alarms in rental properties
Tenancy Services is working with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) to raise awareness of the requirement for qualifying smoke alarms in rental homes. You are four times more likely to survive a house fire if you have working smoke alarms. What you can do If you are a property manager or landlord, you must ensure smoke alarms are correctly installed and ...