Anthony Harper's Guide to Doing Business in New Zealand

Anthony Harper has developed a guide to Doing Business in New Zealand to give persons with an interest in investing in a New Zealand business or venture an overview of some of the key considerations in making such an investment. Click here to download a copy of the guide.

This useful guide covers: establishing a business (including different business structures available, Commerce Act/Competition issues); purchasing land in New Zealand (including the titles system, how land is bought and sold in NZ); capital markets (the Securities Act 1978, financial market regulation, takeovers code, financial services regulation); employment; ongoing operational matters (Fair Trading Act, Consumer Guarantees Act, Commerce Act, Personal Property Securities Act, intellectual property); the New Zealand legal system; and environment and resource management (the Resource Management Act, climate change and the Emissions Trading Scheme).

The information contained in the guide is of a general nature and is not a substitute for the need to obtain substantive legal advice before making an investment. However, it should give potential investors an idea of the basic concepts that need to be considered.

Anthony Harper is the New Zealand member firm of the ALFA International global legal network. The firm is recognised as one of New Zealand's leading commercial law firms, with offices in Auckland and Christchurch. Their legal expertise and innovative approach to client service has rewarded them with longstanding partnerships with a wide range of New Zealand and international clients. The influential Asia Pacific Legal 500 recommends Anthony Harper for its banking and finance, corporate and M & A, property and insolvency expertise.