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New Zealand sick leave law explained: 10 days a year after 6 months, who it covers, carry-over up to 20 days, and the accrual change the Employment Leave Bill would bring.
New Zealand's speeding fine bands by how far over the limit you were caught, from $30 up to $630, when a 28-day roadside licence suspension applies, and when speeding becomes a careless or dangerous driving charge.
What tenant rights look like under New Zealand's Residential Tenancies Act: healthy homes, quiet enjoyment, your bond, notice periods, and the Tenancy Tribunal.
Since 21 February 2026, employees earning $200,000 or more a year cannot raise an unjustified dismissal grievance. How the threshold, transition, and opt back in work.
How the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 shares relationship property equally after a 3-year marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship, and what counts as separate property.
What the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) does in New Zealand, why mediation usually comes first, how to lodge a claim, and how appeals to the Employment Court work.
How the Tenancy Tribunal works in New Zealand: its $100,000 jurisdiction, the $29 application fee, how to apply, and what happens at a hearing.
New Zealand law on a neighbour's overhanging branches and roots: your right to cut back to the boundary, protected trees, and applying to the District Court under the Property Law Act 2007.
How trespass notices work in New Zealand under the Trespass Act 1980: who can issue a warning, oral vs written, the 2-year duration, and returning after a warning.
How the fair and reasonable employer test for unjustified dismissal works in New Zealand, the new $200,000 threshold, and the remedies available if a grievance succeeds.