New Zealand law explained for everyone
When you build a fence between two properties, you should put it right on the boundary line. This means the middle of the fence should be exactly where one property ends and the other begins. If your fence has posts, you should try to put these posts exactly on the boundary line too. If that’s not possible, put them as close to the boundary as you can. Remember, you and your neighbour can agree to put the fence somewhere else if you both want to. Also, if there’s a disagreement, a court can decide where the fence should go.
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or “Rules for dealing with fence disputes in court”Save as otherwise agreed or ordered by the court, the middle of a fence shall be upon the boundary line: provided that, where a fence is supported by or formed about posts, the posts shall be placed on the boundary line or as near thereto as practicable.