June 10, 2025 In Bramwell Bate News By Cherie Hannam

What Landowners Need to Know About the Future of Water in Hawke’s Bay: Plan Change 9

Written by Kelly Henderson Originally published in The Profit. Water is central to Hawke’s Bay’s agricultural and economic success. It sustains crops, reinforces land values and drives investment in one of the New Zealand’s most productive agricultural regions. However, a far-reaching new policy—Plan Change 9 (PC9)—is set to dramatically reshape water rights across the TANK catchments (Tutaekuri, Ahuriri, Ngaruroro, and Karamu). PC9 changes the way water is valued, managed and accessed and its impacts will be immediate and significant for landowners, agribusinesses...

January 22, 2025 In Bramwell Bate News By Cherie Hannam

Privacy Amendment Bill changes the requirements for the indirect collection of personal information

Written by Nick Aveling and Dan Barclay The new Privacy Amendment Bill (“Bill”) proposes changes to the Privacy Act 2020, by introducing changes to enhance transparency when personal information is collected indirectly. This would better enable individuals to exercise their privacy rights when their personal information is being shared from a third-party source to an agency. This bill aims to align New Zealand’s privacy laws with international best practices. The change is important as currently there is no requirement for an organisation...

January 21, 2025 In Bramwell Bate News By Cherie Hannam

Cyclone Gabrielle: an update on the response to the damaging effects of the Hawke’s Bay flooding

Written by Kevin Osborne and Dan Barclay It has been 2 years since Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events in 2023 caused widespread damage to the Hawke’s Bay region. Whilst people in residential areas are recovering more effectively, rural landowners across the region are still suffering from widespread effects of the Cyclone. Orders under the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Act (SWERLA) 2023 were made in June 2024 with the Hawke’s Bay Flood Protection Works and the Resource Management-Hawke’s Bay Rural...