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Property Disputes - neighbours 2025 - On Demand

Published: 23-10-2025 CPD hours: 1.50
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Non Member: $200.00
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Package includes:

On Demand Module  | Electronic booklet  |  PowerPoint Presentation

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On Demand Module

Presentation time: 90 minutes


Along with the intensification of neighbourhoods, the propensity for neighbourhood disputes is growing, whether about boundaries, encroachments, fences, retaining walls, trees, flow of water, rights of way or shared driveways. These issues are only exacerbated if the neighbour is about to commence a property development! This module will give an overview of the most common issues that come to lawyers, with practical advice about managing them.

Topics covered will include:

  • The law in areas touching on neighbour disputes – including the Fencing Act 1978
  • Helping your clients avoid disputes escalating
  • Practical advice on dealing with neighbour disputes for the most effective outcomes.

Learning objectives

By completing this module you will:

  • Have an up-to-date understanding of the law relating to neighbour disputes.
  • Be more confident advising your clients in this area.

Electronic paper 

Authors: Joanna Pidgeon, Ben Thomson
Published: 23 October 2025
Pages: 49

Introduction

“Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.” – Rudyard Kipling
“Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge.” – English Proverb
“How seldom we weigh our neighbour in the same balance with ourselves!” – Thomas à Kempis

With the intensification of neighbourhoods, it seems that the propensity for neighbourhood disputes is increasing also, whether they are about boundaries, encroachments, fences, retaining walls, trees, flow of water, rights of way or shared driveways. These issues are only exacerbated if your neighbour is about to commence a property development! This paper sets out the law in these areas as well as practical advice as to how to avoid disputes or how to deal with them once they have arisen.

PowerPoint Presentation

These are the slides included in the presentation.

PIDGEON Joanna THOMSON Ben  
Joanna Pidgeon
Pidgeon Judd
Auckland		 Ben Thomson
Pidgeon Judd
Wānaka/Auckland		  

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