What’s
goin' on?

Shareholders Agreements

Thinking of starting up a company? A Shareholders Agreement is one of the most important documents for your business to have.

Top tips for employers during a restructure process

New Zealand is forecasted to enter a recession in 2023 which is likely to have an impact on employment trends. Grab our top tips for employers during a restructure process.

4 Tips About Wills

If you're thinking about doing your Will, we’ve got 4 quick tips for you.

Vaccination Status Guidance For NZ Employers

We’d like to acknowledge that we're in really stressful times and there's lots going on.

Buying your first home

Buying your first home can be a steep learning curve, so it's a great idea to learn a little beforehand so that you understand the process.

Anti-Money Laundering – Why are you talking to me about it?!

You may feel a little taken aback when we ask you to produce proof of who you are for anti-money laundering purposes - so let us explain why!

We salute all Mums

We are here to support mums in need. Sometimes their stories are simple and sometimes they are heart-breaking.

Home Sweet Home

WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!

Not the most professional way to start a blog post I know, but I feel like we’re friends now. Besides, I don’t know how else to express the relief and excitement of having our (basically) unconditional offer accepted. You know what that means? We are just a stack of paper and a few dozen signatures away from being homeowners!

Tender Times

First Home Buyer Blog - Episode 9 For those who have lost count, we have made 5 (unsuccessful) offers on properties and were just about at our wits end.

House Hunting Desperado(s)

Amanda Clinton-Gohdes 'First Home Buyer Guide' Blog 8 continues Did we win the multi-offer and get the house?? No, no we didn’t.

How a multi-offer changes everything

We might have dodged a bullet with our last almost-purchase, but it was still a bit heart breaking.

A Building Report can save your bacon!

Got accepted! Those of you who have been avid followers will recall that we put in an offer on a house, conditional on a builders report, LIM and finance and it…

Parenting Agreements - We're here to help

Separated parents – can’t reach an agreement? Is the agreement you reached no longer working? Or are you just needing some advice on care and contact arrangements with your children? Have you…

What exactly is an offer and how do I make one?

Episode 5 - 'A first home buyers guide' by Amanda Clinton-Gohdes A few weeks into our search we found a house we love! It has the 3 bedrooms we wanted, the…

Where there's a Will there's an (easier) way

Stars dying without wills? It's a notion that's difficult to grasp, particularly when musicians' estates often continue to generate significant revenue after their deaths.

How to find 'the one'?

We’ll find ‘the one’ soon.  Wise advisers have been telling me that we’ll find ‘the one’ soon, that you’ll walk in and go “yep, this is it.

Family Trust Review - Does your Trust need to be reviewed?

The simple answer is YES.  Your Trust deed is a living document and it should be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect your current situation.

Because dividing up is hard to do

Dividing assets during a relationship break up the smart way using a relationship property lawyer Don’t leave who gets what during a relationship break up to chance, with the help of…

Enduring Powers of Attorney

Where there’s a Will there’s a (easier) way Are you one of the 40% of New Zealanders who do not have a Will? Interestingly 65% of these are Kiwi’s are under the…