Entries open for 2023 Good Employer Awards
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
The 2023 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards are open for entries from New Zealand’s top food and fibre sector employers.
“People...
Working holiday wins for young travellers and employers
Source: New Zealand Government
Eligible age for Working Holiday Visas extended to 35-year-olds
Length of stay extended to three years
Work period extended to three years
Young Brits...
Auckland Council adopts final budget for 2023/2024
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Council has adopted its final Annual Budget 2023/2024, to take effect from 1 July 2023.
The budget outlines what the council plans...
Goodbye single-use plastic, hello reusable or paper alternatives
Source: Auckland Council
From Saturday 1 July 2023, the sale and manufacture of many single-use plastic products are being banned, restricted or phased out.
Bans or...
Arrest following suspicious fires, Wellington
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a series of suspicious fires in Wellington last week.
The fires occurred at...
Prolific Christchurch burglar arrested
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a number of burglaries, which have occurred in the Christchurch...
Consent News – Whenuapai business park fast-track consent declined
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has declined consent to subdivide land in Whenuapai, Auckland, for industrial development.
Neil Construction Limited made the application under the...
Auckland overnight motorway closures 30 June – 8 July 2023
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be...
SH1 Dome Valley to remain closed over the weekend, reopen early next week
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Crews have worked hard to clear truckloads of material from SH1 Dome Valley overnight and will now start building a...
LEG-23-SUB-0034: Tax Administration (Extension of Due Dates) Order 2023
Source: Inland Revenue Department –
This information release covers the cabinet paper and minute associated with the recent Order in Council.
Documents in this information release
LEG-23-SUB-0034...
Animal Welfare – Depraved attack on an animal receives a slap on the wrist...
Source: SAFE For Animals
Animal rights organisation SAFE has slammed a judge’s decision at the Porirua District Court to discharge without conviction two men who shot...
Consumer News – Budget buys that beat premium brands
Source: Consumer NZ
Consumer NZ’s expert testers have revealed, yet again, that top price doesn’t always mean top performance.
As the cost-of-living crisis rolls on, the...
