Contents Section Page New Zealand in a Nut Shell 1 Business Landscape 2 Overseas Investment Regime 6 Immigration 10 Structuring the Business 13 Capital Markets and Takeovers 17 Tax 21 Trade Practices 28 International Trade 32 Intellectual Property 34 Employee Relations 36 Real Property and Resource Management 40 Taking Security over Personal Property 42 Corporate Insolvency Law 44 Climate Change and Emissions Trading 47

New Zealand in a Nutshell