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Construction To Commence On Around The Mountains Cycle Trail
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 3:42 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 26 February 2013 Construction To Commence On The Around The Mountains Cycle Trail A new funding agreement has been signed between Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail, and the Southland District Council—clearing the way for construction ... More >>
$4 million lost to scams
Monday, 25 February 2013, 1:26 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 25 February 2013 $4 million lost to scams Figures released by a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-led Consumer Fraud Working Group show Kiwis lost close to four million dollars to scams last year. Out of the 4204 reports last ... More >>
Rise In Online Job Vacancies
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 10:09 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 20 February 2013 Rise In Online Job Vacancies Online job vacancies increased in January following two consecutive falls in November and December, according to the latest Jobs Online report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. ... More >>
MBIE acknowledges OAG findings on proposed Convention Centre
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 3:15 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) accepts the Deputy Auditor-General’s findings that some processes used by the former Ministry of Economic Development (MED) to seek expressions of interest in building an international convention centre ... More >>
Marine company fined after boat explosion
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:46 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 19 February 2013 Marine company fined after boat explosion A Mangawhai-based marine engineering company has today been fined following a boat explosion which left a customer, a contractor and company director injured in January last year. ... More >>
Decrease in international visitors’ spend recorded
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 11:16 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 19 February 2013 Decrease in international visitors’ spend recorded The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s quarterly International Visitor Survey, released today, shows a six per cent drop in spending by international visitors ... More >>
Store owner fined after forklift collision
Friday, 15 February 2013, 4:16 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A company which previously operated a Taupo supermarket has been fined $22,750 with $15,000 reparation ordered following an accident where a store merchandiser was hit by a forklift - crushing his left foot and severing two of his toes. More >>
Immigration fraudsters sentenced
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 12:49 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 14 February 2013 Immigration fraudsters sentenced A Djibouti couple who obtained residence in New Zealand by providing fraudulent information to Immigration New Zealand now face possible deportation. Halimo Mouhoumed Warsama and her husband ... More >>
MBIE adopts Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Monday, 11 February 2013, 9:28 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is installing the Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to simplify its interactions with customers, reduce costs and keep its organisation better informed ... More >>
Worker’s fall costs company $62,750
Friday, 8 February 2013, 4:35 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A worker’s five-and-a-half metre fall at work, which resulted in a broken pelvis and facial injuries, has resulted in Wellington company Ebert Construction Limited being fined $33,750 and being ordered to pay $29,000 in reparations to the worker. More >>
Charges laid over Paritutu Rock deaths
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 12:11 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Charges laid over Paritutu Rock deaths The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre (TOPEC) has been charged over the August 2012 Paritutu Rock incident in which three people died. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Health ... More >>
MBIE investigating Foreign Charter Vessel
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 3:52 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
5 February 2013 MBIE investigating Foreign Charter Vessel The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is investigating allegations about employment conditions on board the Korean-flagged fishing vessel Sur Este 707, which is currently docked ... More >>
Cycle Trail a step closer to new governance model
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 12:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The New Zealand Cycle Trail Establishment Advisory Board that has been set up to oversee the transition of the Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail, to a new governance entity, met for the first time last month. More >>
Earthquake-prone buildings – first public meeting
Monday, 4 February 2013, 4:07 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The first of seven regional public information meetings on the Ministry’s proposals to improve the earthquake-prone buildings policy system will be held in Wellington tomorrow evening (5 February). More >>
Positive changes reducing harm on farms
Monday, 4 February 2013, 10:13 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New research shows that farmers are making positive changes to reduce their chances of having a quad bike accident. More >>
Employers Urged To Remember Sun Safety Responsibilities
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 3:40 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Employers Urged To Remember Sun Safety Responsibilities With New Zealand having one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world, people who work outdoors are being reminded to protect themselves as they have a higher risk of developing skin cancers. ... More >>
Unsafe power plug adaptor banned
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:10 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Media release 31 January 2013 Unsafe Power Plug Adaptor Banned A power plug adaptor has been banned in New Zealand after complaints that the devices fall apart, exposing people to the risk of electrocution. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ... More >>
Wellington meat processor fined
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 1:58 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Wellington meat processor Taylor Preston was this week (Monday 28 January) fined $65,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $12,080 after a worker had two fingers amputated by an unguarded meat skinning machine. More >>
Put farm safety first this summer
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 12:30 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The first occupational agricultural death in 2013 has the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Federated Farmers asking farmers to put safety first in 2013 to bring down the farm toll. More >>
Skilled Vacancies Fall Further in December
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 10:39 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Online job vacancies decreased further in December following a fall in November, according to the latest Jobs Online report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. More >>
