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  • The Trusts Act 2019 – what it means for New Zealanders

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    The Trusts Act 2019 is the first major overhaul of NZ trust law in generations, replacing the 1956 Act. From Fair Way’s perspective, one of the most significant developments is the inclusion of dispute resolution for internal and external trust disputes. 

  • Perceptions of gender power in Family Dispute Resolution

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    The introduction of mandatory family mediation in many western countries over the past four decades resulted in much gender-based criticism. Feminists warned that family mediation shall disadvantage women who are not yet strong enough to negotiate directly with their husbands. Fathers’ rights groups claimed fathers are systematically discriminated against in favour of mothers.

  • He aha te tikanga?

    Article
    In this article I will discuss the idea of a tikanga Māori based dispute resolution process and what that might look like. In recent times this specific area of dispute resolution work has been a passion of mine and was the motivation for setting up my own mediation business Omeka Resolution Services.

  • mBIT – Using your multiple brains

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    A good lesson in life is learning more about how you make decisions. If you asked someone how they make decisions, generally their reply would include some reference to ‘using my head’. But what about responses that includes things like ‘it was a heartfelt action’ or ‘my gut said don’t do it’? 

  • If you can’t own your past you can’t own your future

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    The above whakataukī or proverb speaks of the importance or sanctity of people in the world and is a reminder to us all not to forget that it is people that matter the most. Of most importance here is the fact that people all share a whakapapa and whakapapa is what binds all people. 

  • Workplace conflict – common causes and effects

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    If you ask people if they have ever experienced conflict at work, you would be hard pressed to find someone who has not. Both international and New Zealand research bears that out.  In a benchmark 2008 study of 5,000 employees in nine countries, the primary cause of conflict was interpersonal (49%), followed by workplace stress (34%) and heavy workloads (33%). 

  • Family Dispute Resolution and the Family Court

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    Author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek says that “Innovation is not born from the dream. Innovation is born from the struggle”. In Family Dispute Resolution (FDR), those struggles have created opportunities for innovation in many different areas.  We are all aware that FDR is being under-utilised and this fact was highlighted by Nigel Dunlop in the last edition of the Family Advocate.

  • Ururangi - a good attitude is the key to success

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    Ururangi is ‘ko te pōtiki o te whānau’ (the baby of the family). She is the Matariki star that reminds all of us that after the cold the land will warm again and people will plant crops.

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