Our thoughts on Payday filing

By now you should be aware of the new payday filing rules which came into force on the 1st of April 2019. Previously, employers could file details of employee earnings and attend to the payment of PAYE with the IRD monthly, or twice monthly…

Entering your end-of-year transactions in Cash Manager Rural

Cash Manager Rural has a lot of extra features to help you manage your business and tax compliance more efficiently. One of those features is the ability to tell the program which financial year your transaction relates to. Why is this important? It…
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New Zealand Horticultural Exports

Plant & Food Research NZ recently published their 20th edition of Fresh Facts which contains some very interesting data for the year ended 30 June 2018. Some of the key points are: Produce from the New Zealand horticultural sector…
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Rural farm houses to comply

The clock is ticking for rural farmhouses to comply with new laws for providing insulation in rental homes Insulation requirements From 1 July 2019, ceiling and underfloor insulation will be compulsory for all rental properties in New…

Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism

Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (“the AML/CFT Act” for short) is expanding to cover more New Zealand businesses. The purpose of this…
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Succession - Campbell's View

  by Campbell Brenton-Rule Succession is a word that often provokes negative images of family feuds, lengthy court battles and disputes that can tear families apart for generations to come.  We hear sad stories about elderly…

Succession planning by Richard Riddell

Succession planning takes many forms, whether it be identifying and developing people to take on roles within an organisation to safeguard against the loss of an employee or provide motivation to staff for career planning, through to the transfer…

Safety First - Robert Pattullo's story

Many of you will have heard about local farmer Robert Pattullo’s altercation with a bull on his Puketitiri farm earlier this year. We met up with Robert recently and heard first hand about his harrowing experience and how he attributes his…

Meet the team - Josh Marr

    The Farming Growth team is expanding and we would like to introduce our newest team member, Josh Marr. Josh grew up on a cropping farm in mid Canterbury and has recently graduated from Lincoln University with an Agri…

2018 Livestock Values

In May 2018 the Inland Revenue Department released the National Average Market Values of Specified Livestock Determination (NAMV).  These NAMVs are used by livestock owners to value their livestock on hand where owners have elected to use the…