Presented by Lizzy Wiessing, this webinar explores the reforms in the Rating of Whenua Māori Amendment Bill.
About this event
If you would like a recording of this webinar please email webinars@taituara.org.nz.
The cost of this webinar is $250+GST per council.
The package of reforms in the Rating of Whenua Māori Amendment Bill were intended to remove one of the most frequently cited barriers to the development of Māori freehold land.
But has it?
The changes affect every local authority, whether there’s one block of Māori land or a thousand, and include a new obligation to consider remission for development, the creation of a new unit of liability, a twist on rating of contiguous rating units, and a need to do historical research.
Lizzy Wiessing covers the practical impacts of these changes. Whether you’re finishing up your submission on the Bill or figuring out how to implement these changes in practice this a webinar for those with interests in rating, finance or policy.
Presenters
Lizzy Wiessing
Read ProfileLizzy Wiessing
Lizzy commenced her career in local government as a strategic policy analyst at the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. She then worked at a law firm in Tauranga as a resource management and litigation solicitor, with a special interest in local government issues, before joining Simpson Grierson in June 2012.
Lizzy has a particular interest and expertise in rating and valuation law, and judicial review litigation. She has represented clients at all levels of the Courts, and acted for the councils in the recent high-profile judicial review rating cases.