Friday, 13 March 2026
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key legal and commercial considerations involved in buying, selling and leasing rural property across different agricultural sectors
- Identify practical issues affecting rural transactions, including sector-specific terminology, lease commencement and termination, seasonal factors and tax considerations
Chair
David Allen, Partner, Buddle Findlay
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Rural Property Transactions: Buying, Selling or Leasing
- Important rural terms in particular sectors
- Lease considerations from commencement and termination prospective
- Seasonal issues
- Tax considerations
Presented by Mark Dineen, Partner, Anthony Harper
Presenters
David Allen, Partner, Buddle Findlay
David Allen is a leading environmental lawyer. He works predominantly in large infrastructure projects and planning processes across New Zealand but has considerable experience in freshwater planning as well as advising large agricultural clients on planning and consenting matters. David is a teacher of the MfE 'Making Good Decisions' course required for all RMA decision makers. He is also an accredited and experienced hearings chair.
Mark Dineen, Partner, Anthony Harper
Mark brings a unique blend of legal expertise in agribusinesses of all sizes, and an approach grounded in 16 years' experience as a stock agent. Mark is pragmatic, collaborative and flexible, a style honed over years of coming to know the sector and its people. His passion for agribusiness, insights into what goes on behind the farm gate and ongoing connections within the sector mean his clients get advice that is grounded in the real world. He understands the issues that those in agribusiness grapple with every day – as well as the many opportunities on offer. Mark prides himself on being accessible, providing ‘solid, pragmatic solutions’, and bringing clients a specialist industry lens as well as a broad full-service offering. “People come for legal advice, but what they are really here for is solutions to problems,” Mark says. “We provide manageable solutions, and understand that although agribusiness is a business, some issues are sensitive and some are intensely private. We see the people behind the transactions.”
