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Auckland building practitioner has licence cancelled
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 12:41 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) has been disciplined by the Building Practitioners Board (the Board) for several offences including carrying out and supervising building work incompetently. More >>
Net migration predicted to fall
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 9:49 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A new report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is predicting that net migration will fall to around 65,000 in June next year under current immigration settings - compared with the June 2017 figure of 72,300. More >>
Unlicensed immigration adviser prosecuted
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 3:53 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A 65-year old Auckland man has been charged by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) with multiple counts of giving immigration advice without being licensed or exempt, holding out to be a licensed immigration adviser, and unlawfully taking payment. More >>
Pacific Quota Registrations Open
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 11:31 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Pacific Quota Registrations Open Citizens of Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are encouraged to register for this year’s ballot under the Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category, which takes place between 3 and 30April. Immigration Instructions ... More >>
Restaurant chain owner fined for underpaying staff
Friday, 16 March 2018, 10:37 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Indian restaurant chain has been fined more than $40,000 in penalties after several breaches to employment law, despite having paid more than $24,000 to staff in arrears previously. More >>
Tour company to pay $110,000 for employment breaches
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 11:09 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Alps Travel, a South Island based tour company primarily aimed at tourists from China, has been ordered to pay $75,000 in penalties and more than $35,000 in arrears after a Labour Inspectorate investigation found serious breaches of employment law. More >>
Auckland accountant pleads guilty to bankruptcy offences
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 9:43 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An Auckland based accountant and bankrupt has pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Insolvency Act 2006 brought by the Official Assignee (OA) at Auckland District Court. More >>
Tourism spending data for January 2018 released
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 12:13 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today show that tourism expenditure grew in all regions over the year ending January 2018. MBIE’s manager of Sector Trends Mark ... More >>
Focus on collaboration at D5 Government Showcase
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 1:17 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Better for Business (B4B) , a cross-agency programme led by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE), has partnered with its nine other agencies to showcase a range of breakthrough government services and digital initiatives designed ... More >>
International visitors spending up five per cent in 2017
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:32 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Spending by international visitors in New Zealand was $10.6 billion for the year to December 2017, according to the latest International Visitor Survey released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More >>
Farmers should aim to be best practice employers: MBIE
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 9:34 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate is calling for dairy farmers to get it sorted in 2018 with compliant records, agreements, and all employees receiving at least the minimum wage for every hour worked. More >>
Beware of financial loss in love says Consumer Protection
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 2:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MBIE’s Consumer Protection is advising those looking for love online to be watchful for scams this Valentine’s Day, both on dating apps and online. More >>
Investigation finds Wellington café breaching employment law
Friday, 9 February 2018, 10:01 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A popular Cuba Street café was fined $2000 and stood down from issuing visas to recruit migrant labour for six months after the Labour Inspectorate found them breaching their obligations. More >>
Unlicensed woman charged with asking for fee for advice
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 3:50 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A 31-year-old Auckland woman appeared today in the Manukau District Court charged with unlawfully asking for a fee for immigration advice and taking payment from four family members and friends in the Tongan community. More >>
Restaurateurs sentenced in exploitation case
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 2:29 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A couple and their Auckland-based restaurant have been sentenced on charges of exploitation and providing false or misleading information relating to five Filipino employees they sponsored to come to New Zealand. More >>
BOP business fined $12,000 for poor employment practises
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 9:42 am | MBIE
A Labour Inspectorate investigation has found Ahead Limited, a business that provides labour to kiwifruit businesses, made several breaches to employment law. More >>
Education agent charged for unlicensed immigration advice
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 3:27 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A 47-year-old Auckland woman has appeared in the Auckland District Court today charged with unlawfully providing immigration advice and taking fees for the advice from seven Chinese nationals. More >>
West Coast: increased employment and immigration compliance
Monday, 5 February 2018, 1:51 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate and Immigration New Zealand (INZ) found increased employment and immigration compliance in the West Coast following visits to businesses in the region last week. More >>
Heat goes on Auckland landlord for not having smoke alarms
Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 9:42 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken an Auckland landlord to the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to install smoke alarms, giving all landlords in this busy rental market a timely reminder to ensure their properties ... More >>
Open access to weather data review released
Friday, 12 January 2018, 3:37 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released the report Weather Permitting: Review of open access to weather data in New Zealand ( Weather Permitting ). More >>
