References

Four numbered references for /wayfinder/refs/wall-planner-cant-ask — one per sourced claim about who does and does not remind you, in the body. Each records what was checked, against what, and what the source will and will not carry. Primary-source verified on 3 August 2026; reference 2 re-verified on 4 August 2026 against a revised claim. Practice by third parties moves; re-verify on the triggers in the entry's freshness notes.

1. Commercial lease — no duty to remind, and the advice actually given. Under the ADLS / Law Association Deed of Lease a right of renewal does not operate automatically: the tenant must exercise it in writing within a window, commonly three months before expiry under the Sixth Edition. No governing instrument or published guidance found imposes a duty on the landlord, either party's lawyer, or a property manager to warn the tenant that the window is closing. What the sources actually say to do: "We therefore recommend that tenants put an entry in their diary at least four months out from the end of the current term" (LegalDocuments.co.nz, content by East Brewster Ltd); "Diarise the renewal and final expiry dates" (Core Legal); and under a "Tenants should:" heading, "diarise their lease expiry date and all renewal notice deadlines" (Chloe Wilson, Senior Associate, Steindle Williams Legal, in Hospitality Business Magazine, 15 July 2026). Why the entry says the right "can" lapse rather than "will": the Property Law Act 2007 gives the court a discretionary power to grant relief where an option was exercised late. Missing the date is serious, not automatically fatal.

2. PGDB practising licence — the Board's own advice is to diarise it. Licences and authorisations expire 31 March each year, and relicensing opens in February. The claim in the body is not that the Board sends nothing — it is what the Board itself instructs, and the Board says it in those words: "✏ Mark it in your calendar, relicensing opens on 19 February", posted by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board on its own official channel, directing licence holders to get their licence sorted for the coming year. The surrounding picture is consistent with it: the Board's pages describe relicensing as self-service — renew through the trade login or the PGDB app — and state that registered tradespeople are responsible for maintaining their details. What the sources do not carry: a claim that the Board sends nothing at all. It publishes "relicensing is now open" announcements, and its app offers reminders for exams and CPD courses. The entry makes no claim about silence; it reports that the authority's own remedy is the same one this page is about — put it in your calendar yourself. Confirmed against the Board's own published advice and pgdb.co.nz (/manage_your_licence, /trade/licensing/).

3. Alcohol licence — council practice differs. Renewal must be applied for at least 20 working days before expiry, nationally. What arrives beforehand is local practice, and it is not uniform: Auckland Council states "We will send you a reminder letter stating the fee"; Napier City Council sends a letter and application pack six weeks out but states this is not a legal requirement on Council, with full responsibility for keeping the licence current lying with the licensee. Tasman District Council "will normally send a reminder and application form"; Dunedin and South Waikato place the duty on the licensee. What the sources do not carry: no New Zealand council was found stating that it sends nothing at all — the established variance is between an unconditional undertaking and an explicitly disclaimed courtesy. Confirmed against aucklandcouncil.govt.nz and napier.govt.nz.

4. Supplier agreements — automatic renewal. An automatic renewal, or "evergreen", clause renews the term of an agreement unless a party gives notice before the current period ends. Business buyers get no automatic cooling-off period in New Zealand; cancellation rights have to be negotiated into the agreement. The Fair Trading Act 1986 unfair-contract-terms regime reaches standard-form small trade contracts, so an egregious term is challengeable — but the ordinary case is enforceable, and the objection deadline is whatever the contract says. Why the entry says "could renew itself": not every supplier agreement auto-renews. Confirmed against the Commerce Commission and NZ commercial-law guidance on long-term contracts.