..that we have established two trust companies in New Zealand. These have a board of directors comprising New Zealand residents and representatives of the London and International offices of Rawlinson & Hunter. This thus combining both comprehensive local administration of New Zealand based trusts and the long experience of trust formation and planning and administration of the partners of Rawlinson & Hunter around the world.

New Zealand is an attractive alternative to the more established centres for the administration of international trusts. Whilst it is not an offshore tax haven but rather a full OECD member state, it exempts from New Zealand taxation foreign trusts-whose settlors, and beneficiaries are not New Zealand residents and whose income is not derived from within New Zealand. There is no Capital gains Tax or Estate tax.

New Zealand has a number of other potential attractions. It has a fully developed trust law and excellent legal systems and professional advisors. It is politically stable and remote from areas of conflict in the world. It enjoys an expanding economy and, with modern means of communication, it can be considered a stable, secure and tax efficient trust centre.