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Good communication and discussion can often settle problems between neighbours. But sometimes it may be necessary to use the law to reach a resolution. These pages cover the law relating ...
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A factsheet about fences and the Fencing Act (2006)
A guide to your obligations in respect to fences.
Contact:
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Fencing law (Oct 2007)
Explains your rights if you want to build a fence between your property and your neighbour's.
Contact:
Consumers' Institute
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Fact Sheet
Neighbourhood disputes (Oct 2007)
Looks at common neighbourhood problems (unreasonable noise, barking dogs, fencing disputes, tree problems, rubbish accumulation, fires, abandoned cars) and provides practical solutions.
Contact:
Consumers' Institute
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Website
Neighbourhood issues
- Fences and Neighbours
- Neighbours and Trees
- Noise and Nuisance
- Dog Control
Contact:
Neighbourhood Support New Zealand
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Website
Noise control (Oct 2007)
What you can do if neighbourhood noise gets too much.
Contact:
Consumers' Institute
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Fact Sheet
Over the fence...are your neighbours (Oct 2009)
Explains the law as it relates to disputes between neighbours
Contact:
New Zealand Law Society
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Brochure
Planning approvals - reverse sensibility (Oct 2007)
Information about how you can object to new developments on the grounds that the new neighbours might eventually complain about you
Contact:
Consumers' Institute
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Website
Trees and neighbours (Oct 2007)
Your rights and responsiblities in ensuring trees do not cause neighbourhood problems.
Contact:
Consumers' Institute
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Fact Sheet
Your Fencing Rights - A Guide to the Fencing Act 1978
Covers basic fencing law including what the terms in the Act mean practically. Also includes suggestions for fencing notices.
Contact:
Community Law Canterbury
Found In:
Housing > Fencing & Neighbours
Format: Booklet
Cost: nil