Yesterday marked a significant moment for the team Turner Hopkins Law, as we commemorated the official opening of our collaborating office with Zhong Wen Law.

In June 2025, representatives from Turner Hopkins visited the offices of Zhong Wen Law in China to confirm our commitment to a shared office presence and establishing a cross-border legal network between the two firms.

As more tenants face financial pressure, landlords are encountering higher risks of rent arrears and lease defaults. In this month’s newsletter, we share practical ways to protect your investment - from setting up strong lease security to enforcing your rights if a default occurs.

New Zealand is opening the doors for those looking to invest here, in a variety of ways. With our updated Active Investor Visa, about to be released Business Investor Visa and future Start-Up Visa, there has never been a better time to consider the move, for international investors.

Turner Hopkins is very proud to have now been selected as one of the few New Zealand law firms to become an accredited partner of JustFund, Australasia’s leading family law litigation finance provider.

Cross leases were originally developed in the 1960s as a way of getting around restrictive subdivision requirements and saved developers in cost and time. They have however been labelled New Zealand’s “greatest conveyancing issue”.

If you happen to be interested in a mortgagee sale property, can you purchase it at all and how does a mortgagee sale auction differ from an ordinary auction? These are the questions we will explore in this article.

Aimed at addressing the New Zealand-wide lack of affordable houses, it requires certain councils (including Auckland) to incorporate new medium-density residential standards into their unitary plans.

When trying to cancel a contract, parties often rely on two clauses in off-plan agreements: a sunset date clause or a force majeure clause.