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Kmart Recalls Another Coloured Sand Product
Monday, 8 December 2025, 6:57 pm | MBIE
People must stop using these products immediately and follow the relevant advice for safe containment and disposal. More >>
Gas Supply Reducing Faster And Sooner Than Previously Forecast
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 7:19 pm | MBIE
Previous forecasts had annual gas production falling below 100 PJ by 2029, but due to revised production forecasts we now expect to reach this level by 2026. More >>
MBIE Publish Mid-Point Review Of The Phase-Out Of The Low Fixed Charge (LFC)
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 4:53 pm | MBIE
The Review concluded more consumers have seen their bills reduced by the phase-out than increased. More >>
Labour Inspectorate Swoops On Bay Of Islands
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 10:51 am | MBIE
The five-day operation called Operation Orzo, which started last Monday, included unannounced visits to 58 retail and hospitality businesses in Kerikeri, Paihia, Russell and nearby suburbs like Haruru, Opua and Waipapa. More >>
28,000 Potential Fires Still In New Zealanders Homes
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:47 am | MBIE
MBIE has been working with stakeholders such as Master Electricians to improve the information available around the recall, both to New Zealand households, and to the electricians and suppliers who are undertaking the recalls. More >>
Labour Inspectorate In Nationwide Employer Compliance Clampdown
Monday, 17 March 2025, 10:27 am | MBIE
Businesses operating in various sectors are under the spotlight as teams from the Labour Inspectorate scour the country to check employers are doing right by their employees. In some instances, these operations may be supported by teams from Immigration ... More >>
High Share Of Quarterly Renewable Electricity Generation As Industrial Demand For Electricity Fell
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 11:17 am | MBIE
Gas generation fell 29.9 per cent year-on-year, while coal fired generation fell 64.1 per cent year-on-year this quarter. As a result, emissions from electricity generation fell accordingly. Emissions were 400 kt CO2-e in the December 2024 quarter, the lowest level on record. More >>
Kiwifruit Labour Company, Director Penalised $100,000 For Underpaying Workers
Monday, 2 December 2024, 1:38 pm | MBIE
Asad Horticulture Limited, which is now in liquidation, was ordered to pay $70,000 for breaching minimum employment standards and for being in arrears with paying the employees holiday pay entitlements. Sole director and shareholder Mohammad Asaduzzaman ... More >>
MBIE Teams Visit Dozens Of Hanmer Springs Businesses In Compliance Crackdown
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:01 am | MBIE
The two-day joint-team operation at the end of last month, dubbed Operation Poplar, was launched to check if businesses in the area were complying with employment and immigration legislation. It followed allegations of exploitation of workers at some ... More >>
Further Cuts To NZ Post Delivery Service
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 10:00 am | MBIE
The document outlines the proposed future obligations moving forward. These include: Decreasing delivery days to urban and rural households, Post office boxes and Private bags. There is also a suggestion of having communal delivery points where members ... More >>
Feedback Wanted On ACC’s Occupational Diseases List
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 10:04 am | MBIE
Accident Compensation Policy Manager Bridget Duley says ACC’s list of occupational diseases, known as Schedule 2, provides a more direct route to accessing cover where it is highly likely the disease is caused by workplace exposure. More >>
Reach For The Stars With An Opportunity To Intern At NASA
Friday, 20 September 2024, 10:37 am | MBIE
Deputy Head of the New Zealand Space Agency Andrew Johnson says the New Zealand Space Scholarship programme offers students the opportunity to intern and work on space-related projects guided by NASA mentors and bring that experience back to New Zealand. More >>
Low Hydro Lake Levels Drive Increase In Non-renewable Electricity Generation
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 12:03 pm | MBIE
New data from the Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment shows that between April and June this year, extra coal and gas were needed to generate enough power for New Zealand homes and businesses. Low hydro lake levels meant electricity ... More >>
Gas Production Forecast To Fall Below Demand
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 11:51 am | MBIE
“For at least the next three years, data shows New Zealand’s natural gas reserves will produce 10 petajoules (PJ) less than recent demand levels,” says MBIE Markets Manager Mike Hayward. More >>
Know Your Public Holiday Rights And Responsibilities This Matariki
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 10:23 am | MBIE
This Friday 28 June 2024 celebrates the rising of Matariki and MBIE’s Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities during this public holiday. More >>
Natural Gas Production Continues To Decline
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:06 am | MBIE
“Natural gas net production for the quarter was 31.89 PJ, a 12 per cent decrease on March 2023 and the lowest quarterly net production since March 1985,” says MBIE Markets Manager Mike Hayward. More >>
Nelson Restaurant Paying Less Than Minimum Wage Ordered To Repay Employees
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 11:27 am | MBIE
A Nelson restaurant and the company which owns it will have to pay three employees more than $30,000 in back wages and interest for having breached several minimum employment standards between 2014 – 2018. More >>
Don’t Get Snowed Under, MBIE Offers Advice For A Successful Ski Season: Employer And Employee Rights & Responsibilities
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 11:10 am | MBIE
This includes complying with minimum employment standards, and ensuring workers have the right to work in this country and with the specific employer, and that accommodation made available to employees meets the required standards. More >>
Amended Dam Safety Regulations To Commence This Month
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 11:25 am | MBIE
New and amended regulations to improve the safety and resilience of Aotearoa New Zealand’s dams come into force on Monday 13 May 2024. More >>
Lengthy Legal Battle Over ERA Determination Ends In Failure For South Island Business
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 10:22 am | MBIE
In September 2022 Darren Angus, who with his wife Lyndal owns Caisteal An Ime Ltd (CAIL), trading as Akaroa Village Inn, was ordered by the ERA to pay $7,500 in penalties for refusing to provide a Labour Inspector with wages and time records; holiday and ... More >>
