This range of New Zealand non competition and solicitation agreements provide for a person or business not to compete with another, or provide limitations on business activities.

Restraint of trade clauses are becoming increasingly common in NZ employment contracts. A typical clause will prohibit a former employee from working in a specific area of employment in a specific geographical area for a limited period of time. These clauses are enforced by suing the ex-employee, usually in the Employment Court. The purpose of a restraint of trade clause is to prevent the employee from later using the employer's trade secrets or confidential information to aid one of the employer's competitors.

Additionally If you are a employer, you should ensure that whatever your employees invent or create is the property of the business. Under the NZ COPYRIGHT ACT 1994 the ownership of the copyright automatically goes to the employer if the employee is contracted to carry out the relevant work. But in addition many employment contracts impose conditions or terms that specifically provide for copyright ownership by the employer.