On Farm Legal with Tavendale + Partners

The RMA reforms are the biggest shake-up of New Zealand's planning laws in a generation. The Select Committee was due to report back on the changes made following the submissions process on 26 June, but that's now been pushed back until the end of July. In this week's On Farm Legal series, we chew the fat with Senior Associate, Johanna King, about the biggest criticisms of the Natural Environ...

The pathway to your owning your first farm is changing, but that doesn’t mean it’s not in reach! So how can young farmers take the bull by the horns? And what models are out there to help?  In our latest On Farm Legal Series, we spoke with Tavendale and Partners Leandra Fitzgibbon all about equity partnerships. 

We catch up with founding and managing partner at Tavendale and Partner’s, Mark Tavendale, and Property Broker’s Rural General Manager, Conrad Wilkshire, to discuss the rural property market, succession and pathways. 

As part of the 'On Farm Legal' series Dairy Woman Network CEO, Jules Benton, joined the show to discuss the immensely popular DWN Monopoly NZ Dairy Farming Edition boardgame.

Trade expert and commercial mediator and negotiator, David Ferguson from Tavendale and Partners spoke with Erin Speedy on The Rural Roundup about what exactly the newly minted Indian free trade agreement will mean for New Zealand as part of the On Farm Legal series.

The Mid Canterbury Catchment Collective was the topic of the discussion today on our On Farm Legal series.

We caught up with Young Farmers CEO, Cheyne Gillooly, to chat about how things are travelling for them and the challenges they face.

We're joined by Honor Mills from Tavendale & Partners, winner of the 2025 Young Achiever Award at the South Island Property People Awards. We caught up with her to discuss her career, the complexities of rural land transactions and her advice for your professionals

RMA reform — the reality behind the announcement – Part 2. There’s been no shortage of headlines around the Government’s latest Resource Management Act reform announcements. The challenge is working out what actually matters, and what it means on the ground for farmers, landowners, councils, and rural businesses. In our Legal Matters segment, we’ve just been joined by Johanna King from ⁠Tavendale...

RMA reform — the reality behind the announcement. There’s been no shortage of headlines around the Government’s latest Resource Management Act reform announcements. The challenge is working out what actually matters, and what it means on the ground for farmers, landowners, councils, and rural businesses. In our Legal Matters segment, we’ve just been joined by Johanna King from ⁠Tavendale and Partn...

Andy chats with Anthony Drake an expert in employment law and partner at Tavendale and Partners about the impact of contracting in the farming sector.

Today, we're joined by Kirsten Todd, partner at Tavendale & Partners and an expert in rural and commercial law. She gives a straight-up breakdown on one of the biggest shifts in the red-meat sector has seen in decades. Alliance Group's farmer shareholders voted a few weeks ago to approve the sale of 65% stake to Ireland's Dawn Meats.

Today on The Rural Roundup we wrap up our multi-week look at succession as part of Legal Matters with Tavendale & Partners, expertly navigating the primary sector's legal landscape.   For the finale, Andy was joined by:Mark Tavendale – South IslandMark Copeland – North Island   We compare how succession plays out across both islands, ask whether being a cashed-up dairy operation makes succession e...

Part 3 of our Succession and Wealth Transfer discussion with Mark Tavendale. They're huge challenges for our NZ Farming families. Rising land values and modern pressures make planning vital.

Part 2 - Succession and wealth transfer are huge challenges for NZ farming families. Rising land values and modern pressures make planning vital. In the second of 3 chats with Mark Tavendale, from Tavendale & Partners, we cover succession 101 - the basics every farming family needs to know.

Succession and wealth transfer are huge challenges for NZ farming families. Rising land values & modern pressures make planning vital. In the first of 3 chats with Mark Tavendale from ⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠, we cover Succession 101 – the basics every farming family needs to know.

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Alana Crampton from ⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠ is back with Andy to discuss the importance of Vendor due diligence to realising the best sale, price as farmers prepare to list their properties in the Spring.

Sam Chidgey from ⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠ is back with Andy with an update on the wave of dairy conversion in Canterbury, the detail around the realities of conversion, and the window of opportunity.

Andy spoke with Richard Rodden from ⁠⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠⁠ about the new updates regarding the Public Works Act, and how this could impact our rural friends.

Andy and Sam Chidgey from ⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠ discuss the new powers given to the Minister to make changes to Regional and District plans. They also discuss the proposed changes to RMA by Minister Chris Bishop affecting the National Policy Statement on highly productive land.

Andy investigates the risk of de-registration for the thousands of incorporated societies that lie at the heart of many of our rural communities. Jonathan Pow from ⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠ explains the importance of changing and updating constitutions for re-registration before it’s too late.

Do you know that your 3-year sharemilking contract is the same length of time that the Property (Relationships) Act determines you should share equally all of your assets and equity if you separated from your partner or spouse? Andy and Alana Crampton from ⁠Tavendale and Partners Limited⁠ discuss the Property (Relationships) Act and how it applies to farming partnerships.