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New Zealand And UK Agree Blueprint For Satellite Removal And Servicing Missions
Monday, 21 October 2024, 11:30 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Modern society is increasingly reliant on satellite technology and the Earth’s orbits are more crowded than ever before. There is an urgent need to invest in new technologies that can help remove debris from space and keep satellites operating ... More >>
Temporary Accommodation Service Activated To Support Those Impacted By Otago Severe Weather Event
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:51 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
TAS is working with local authorities to understand how many people have been displaced and have homes that will need to be repaired or rebuilt. TAS is now accepting registrations from displaced residents in the Otago region who need assistance finding temporary More >>
Workers Exploited - New Plymouth Business, Directors Must Pay $86,500
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 1:00 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The order made by Authority Member Geoff O’Sullivan followed an investigation by the Labour Inspectorate in August 2021 after a worker complained he had been made to pay for his job at the restaurant. More >>
MBIE Warning To Repel Magnet Attraction For Kiwi Kids
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 12:40 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
“We are aware that there is a trend going around on social media, where children are encouraged to use magnets to create the illusion of tongue, nose, and lip piercings,” says Ian Caplin, Business Specialist at MBIE. More >>
Unlicensed Immigration Adviser Sentenced To Jail
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 1:33 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Mr Lavea, who has a couple of aliases, continued to provide advice despite being warned not to by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) in July 2011 and even after charges were filed in May 2022. Mr Lavea was previously sentenced in 2008 to two ... More >>
Resolution Of Illegal Mining Case Sees Reparation To Local Community
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 1:29 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
“The vast majority of our mining operators here in New Zealand understand and meet their responsibilities but unfortunately, as with every sector, there are a few exceptions,” says Phil Latimer, National Manager of Compliance for New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals ... More >>
Labour Inspectorate To Visit Rodney District Businesses
Monday, 30 September 2024, 12:23 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
David Milne, the Labour Inspectorate’s Compliance Manager for the Northern Region, said the aim of the operation was to help businesses stay within the law. 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 >>
MBIE Teams Check Queenstown Businesses For Employment, Immigration Compliance
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:04 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Teams from the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation (MBIE) have conducted a joint-agency operation visiting 11 hospitality and retail businesses in the Queenstown area following complaints of breaches of employment and immigration legislation. 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 >>
Napier Developer Loses Bid To Have $96,000 Penalties Ruling Overturned
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 10:32 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Napier developer’s year-long bid to overturn an Employment Relations Authority (ERA) determination ordering he and his construction company to pay penalties of $96,000 has failed in the Employment Court. In July 2023 the ERA ruled that MAH Enterprises ... More >>
Licensed Immigration Adviser Fined And Prevented From Reapplying For Licence For Two Years
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 10:50 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Licensed Immigration Adviser John Lawlor has been censured and prevented from reapplying for any licence for a period of two years. More >>
Restaurant Director Must Pay Employee More Than $40,000 In Wages Arrears
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 10:16 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The sole director of a liquidated Taupo restaurant has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $40,000 in wages arrears by the Employment Relations Authority. More >>
Better Quality Data, Better Quality Services – The Latest Changes To New Zealand’s Consumer Survey
Monday, 12 August 2024, 10:51 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
For the first time, MBIE has worked with the Commerce Commission to roll out the New Zealand Consumer Survey fully online. The survey has been ongoing since 2016, however this year, changes were made to sharpen its focus and leverage a larger sample ... More >>
Calls For Tenants, Landlords And Homeowners To Check Their Bathroom Heaters
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 10:54 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) reminds New Zealanders to check their bathrooms for a potentially dangerous recalled heater. More >>
Banned Company Director Ordered To Pay $48,000 In Penalties For Employment Standards Breaches
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 9:39 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The company, Alam Horticulture (2017) Limited, was ordered to pay $32,000 and the business owner, Morshed Alam, a further $16,000 in penalties. More >>
Unlicensed Electrical Workers Leave Exposed Live Wires, Nearly Set House On Fire
Monday, 22 July 2024, 2:14 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Unlicensed electrical workers that complete prescribed electrical work significantly increase the risks of serious injury, death and damage to property across Aotearoa New Zealand. 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 >>
Temporary Accommodation Service Activates To Support People Affected By Wairoa Flooding
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 10:20 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Temporary Accommodation Service has been activated today to support people displaced by flooding in Wairoa. People who cannot return to their homes and need assistance in finding temporary accommodation ... More >>
Businessman Greg Olliver Prohibited From Being A Director For 3 Years, High Court Order Upheld
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 2:23 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Property developer Gregory Olliver has been prohibited from being a director or promoter of, or from being involved in the management of any company for three years from 20 October 2021 following the Court of Appeal judgment that upheld an earlier order ... More >>
