Resource Minister Shane Jones has announced that developers will no longer be required to pay royalties on gas that serves a purely operational function within a storage reservoir.

Liz Blythe, Craig Shrive, Tom Hunt, Emma Peterson and Louise Taylor have contributed to the Legal 500: TMT Comparative Guide 2026.

Last week, New Zealand's Supreme Court delivered its landmark decision in Rimmer v Wilton [2026] NZSC 122, overturning the Court of Appeal's decision and confirming that partners can contract out of ...

AI watermarking and other AI transparency measures are now mandatory under the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (Act) and apply to anyone who supplies AI systems or AI-generated outputs for use within ...

"Months, not years." That's the warning recently issued by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance when discussing the impact of advanced AI on today's threat landscape. AI is already changing how ...

Last week, the Court of Appeal dismissed a judicial review challenge brought against the Climate Change Commission (Commission) by Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand Incorporated (LCANZI). [1] ...

As discussed in our Overseas Investment update earlier this month (available here), the Government has announced significant reform of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. Associate Minister of Finance, ...

Our Banking & Finance partners Jesse Fairley and David Weavers, and special counsel Matt Consedine, have authored the New Zealand chapter of the Chambers & Partners Acquisition Finance 2026 Guide.

Last week, the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide Financial Services) Amendment Bill (Bill) was drawn from the Parliamentary ballot, with the result that it will ...

Russell McVeagh is proud to have advised Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited on the sale of its global consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis for NZ$4.22 billion. The transaction includes well ...

In Naaman v Jaken Properties Pty Limited [2025] HCA 1, the High Court of Australia was divided on whether a trustee's right to indemnification can give rise to fiduciary obligations between successor ...