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MBIE Announces Three Appointments To The Commerce Commission
Friday, 2 June 2023, 12:50 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced the appointments of Bryan Chapple and Vhari McWha as Commissioners, and Rakihia Tau as an Associate Commissioner of the Commerce Commission. “Bryan Chapple and Vhari ... More >>
MBIE Announces New Commerce Commission Appointment
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 12:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced that Loretta Lovell has been appointed as an associate member of the Commerce Commission. “This appointment will take effect on 31 May 2023” said Andrew Hume, General ... More >>
Facebook Motor Vehicle Seller Convicted And Fined
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 4:38 pm | MBIE
Jessie Gettins was sentenced at the Auckland District Court to a $13,000 fine after being found guilty of one charge of carrying on the business of motor vehicle trading without being registered, in breach of the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (MVSA). The ... More >>
Manuka Honey Certification Mark Application Unsuccessful
Monday, 22 May 2023, 10:07 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has published its decision on the opposition to the ‘MANUKA HONEY’ trade mark application. The decision refuses the application to register ‘MANUKA HONEY’ as a certification mark. It ... More >>
Consumers Know Their Rights, But Confidence In Protection Regime Falls
Friday, 19 May 2023, 11:33 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand’s only national survey of consumer data shows consumers know laws exist to protect their basic consumer rights, but confidence in the broader consumer protection regime has fallen. The survey was first commissioned in 2016 by Consumer ... More >>
Terms Of Reference Released For Review Into Out Of Hours Immigration Visits
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 5:49 pm | MBIE
The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released the Terms of Reference for the recently announced review into out of hours visits carried out by immigration officers for deportation purposes. Carolyn Tremain says ... More >>
eInvoicing Becoming The New Norm For New Zealand Businesses
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 11:12 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
With more than 8,000 businesses across New Zealand registered to receive eInvoices and this number growing daily, eInvoicing is fast becoming the new norm. Importantly, the list of large businesses leading the way is growing. Big players, including the ... More >>
MBIE Announces Review Into Out Of Hours Immigration Compliance Visits
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:15 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced that a review is to be held into out of hours compliance visits carried out by Immigration New Zealand (INZ). Carolyn Tremain says the review, by Mike Heron KC, will consider ... More >>
Changes To The Building Code For Plumbing And Drainage And Protection From Fire
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:19 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is amending acceptable solutions and verification methods to ensure the safety and wellbeing of New Zealanders when it comes to plumbing, drainage, and protection from fire. “The changes are ... More >>
He Tipu Ka Hua Fund Opens To Advance Māori-led Research
Friday, 28 April 2023, 10:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Government fund He Tipu Ka Hua is now open for proposals from Māori organisations to advance Māori-led research programmes or platforms. He Tipu Ka Hua is one of two new MBIE-administered funds, announced in February 2023, designed ... More >>
New Zealand Research To Fly On International Space Station
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 10:05 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A research facility prototype developed in Christchurch will soon orbit Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) under a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and US space company Axiom Space. The ... More >>
Church Exploits Vulnerable Korean Migrants In Elaborate Wage Scam
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 1:26 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Trustees of Jesus Aroma Church, set up to promote and advance Christianity in New Zealand, has been ordered to pay more than $164,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for exploiting two vulnerable migrant workers and even taking premiums or payments ... More >>
Feedback Sought To Reduce Building Consent Costs And Improve Sector Performance
Monday, 17 April 2023, 2:59 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
We’re seeking feedback on proposals to reduce the consent costs of building work and use some of the surplus Building Levy funding to improve regulatory services, says Anna Cook, General Manager Building System Performance. A consultation is now ... More >>
Te Whare Hononga, A Place For Peace And Understanding, Opens In Taranaki
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 5:58 am | MBIE
A new whare (house) that creates a space to bring the Taranaki Cathedral community and mana whenua together and establish the Sir Paul Reeves Centre, will be officially opened with a dawn blessing in Ngāmotu New Plymouth today. Te Whare Hononga, the ... More >>
Te Pūnaha Hihiko Funding Supports Māori Research
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 11:13 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
From improving Aotearoa’s response to whale strandings to using eDNA to monitor biodiversity and inform sustainable development, 16 projects will receive funding through the latest round of Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund. ... More >>
Offshore Petroleum Permit Granted After Court-ordered Reconsideration
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 5:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An offshore petroleum exploration permit has today been granted to Greymouth Gas Turangi Limited (Greymouth) after the High Court ordered a reconsideration of its earlier application for a permit. New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) ... More >>
Local Research And Innovation In RNA Technology Set To Ramp Up
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 10:37 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The following statement can be Trevor Drage, MBIE’s Manager, Strategic Investments. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington and Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland have been tasked to develop a plan for a government-funded ... More >>
World-famous In Aotearoa: Golden Shears And Kupu Festival Among Those To Receive Incubator Funding
Monday, 13 March 2023, 10:18 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Four events across the motu are set to receive a funding boost from the government’s Creative and Cultural Events Incubator. The Auckland Matariki Festival 2023, Doc Edge Life Unscripted Festival 2024, Golden Shears 2024 and the Kupu Festival 2023 ... More >>
MBIE Seeks Feedback To Strengthen Building Occupational Regulation Regimes
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 9:28 am | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is commencing a public consultation seeking feedback on the Licensed Building Practitioner; Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers; Electrical Workers and Registered Architects occupational regulation ... More >>
Former Liquor Store Employees To Be Paid Outstanding Dues
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:03 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Five former employees of Auckland-based liquor stores are in the process of getting paid a total of $259,685 arrears, after the Employment Court found their former employers guilty of violating minimum pay and holiday rules. Judge Kathryn Beck ruled that ... More >>
