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WK Effect – Hickman Native Tree Planting

Posted in Agriculture

The Hickman Family from Taimate – Farmers, Grape Growers & Conservationists We posted about the Hickman’s Native Tree planting project last year. As a follow-up, WK was invited to participate again this year. So, on a chilly but fine Tuesday…

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Simon Ross Announced as WK Christchurch Director

Posted in News

WK Advisors and Accountants has the pleasure of announcing the appointment of Simon Ross as a Director of WK Christchurch. Simon is based at the WK Christchurch office and joins Aaron Cassidy as the…

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Hargreaves Merges with WK Advisors and Accountants Christchurch Office

Posted in Accounting & Advisory

WK Advisors and Accountants has the pleasure of announcing that our Christchurch office has merged with fellow Ōtautahi-based accountancy company, Hargreaves & Felton. The merged business will trade as WK Christchurch. Rick Hill,…

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COVID-19 Brief update – 19 August 2021

Posted in COVID-19 #business #covid19

Cabinet meets tomorrow to discuss the current Alert Level settings. While we wait on an update on Alert Levels, we suggest you consider the following (where applicable/relevant):  Start planning for the possibility of Level 3 trading. If you turn your mind back…

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Covid-19 returns, not again.

Posted in COVID-19

Well… here we go again. The inevitable has finally happened and Covid has reared its ugly head. As you will surely be aware, at this stage the Auckland and Coromandel regions have shifted into a 7-day lockdown, with the rest…

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Taimate and the Hickman family – Farmers and Conservationists

Posted in Agriculture

John and Paul Hickman are the fourth generation of their family to farm at Taimate, along with wives; Andrea and Nadine, and their families. The Hickmans see themselves as caretakers of the property that borders the iconic Lake Elterwater, a…

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Peter Forrest, Former WK Director, Receives CA ANZ Fellowship

Posted in News

Former WK Director, Peter Forrest, has recently been acknowledged with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) Fellowship – a prestigious international accounting award which recognises services to both the profession and local community.  “CA ANZ…

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Update on Covid support

Posted in COVID-19

New round of Wage Subsidy announced The Government has announced that Wage Subsidy is making a return for Round 4. This was signaled when the recent increase to the alert levels first occurred in the weekend. Applications will be able…

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Resurgence Support Payments

Posted in COVID-19

After the recent Auckland Community cases, the Government introduced a new mechanism to support businesses. The new scheme known as Resurgence Support Payments (“RSP”) is activated by a decision of Cabinet. Generally, this will be anytime Level 2 or higher…

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2020 Tax update for Property Investors

Posted in Accounting & Advisory

While 2020 has been eventful, to say the least, it has been a relatively quiet year on the tax policy front. Here is our brief summary of relevant tax matters from the 2020 year (so far).  RECENT TAX CHANGES  Depreciation…

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