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ERA Penalises Brews Liquor Stores $34,000 For Migrant Worker Exploitation
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 2:52 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The liquor retail sector is once again in the spotlight for disregarding minimum employment standards with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ordering Preeminent Enterprise Limited (trading as Brews Liquor Waimauku) to pay penalties of $25,000 ... More >>
Kiwis Confronted With An Alarming Rise In Online Identity Theft
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 9:57 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Newly released data from Netsafe shows incidents of identity fraud in New Zealand have increased by a shocking 86 per cent over the last financial year, while incidents of investment fraud have risen by 37 per cent over the same period. With more and ... More >>
Rise In Online Scams Costs Millions; Together Let’s Fight Scams
Monday, 15 November 2021, 9:08 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Scams online increased sharply as New Zealanders spent more time on the internet. This Fraud Awareness Week (14 - 20 November), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Consumer Protection team is urging people to protect one ... More >>
Record Number Of Returnees Released From MIQ
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 5:31 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Interim update by Brigadier Rose King, Joint Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine. Today, over 2500 international returnees are eligible to leave MIQ, as changes to MIQ requirements come into effect. Following changes to the length of time international ... More >>
Absconding Incidents At Auckland And Hamilton Quarantine Facilities
Friday, 5 November 2021, 3:18 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
At around 5pm on Thursday 4 November a COVID-19 positive community case was being transported to the Holiday Inn Managed Isolation facility to begin their stay. Upon exiting the shuttle at the entrance of the facility they absconded on foot out of ... More >>
Consultation Opens On Defining Energy Hardship
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 1:05 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has opened a consultation today on its proposed definition of energy wellbeing and hardship, and potential indicators to measure hardship over time. “We know many households across the country ... More >>
ERA Orders Dunedin Bakery To Pay $299k After Labour Inspectorate Investigation
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 11:24 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered Dunedin based Romeeco Bakery owner to pay $299,038 in arrears and penalties after a Labour Inspectorate investigation found the employer failed to pay employees correct wages, holiday and sick leave ... More >>
New Building Regulations To Support Innovation And Better Quality Buildings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 11:14 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Cabinet has agreed on regulatory proposals developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to support greater opportunity for innovation and economies of scale, and improve trust and confidence in the building sector. “In ... More >>
New Partnership To Support More Options For Refugee Resettlement In New Zealand
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 9:31 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced a new partnership with HOST Aotearoa New Zealand to deliver an extended pilot of New Zealand’s community refugee sponsorship programme. Under this programme, 150 refugees will be sponsored to resettle in communities ... More >>
Landlord Ordered To Pay After Child Contracts Rheumatic Heart Disease Due To Substandard Housing
Friday, 29 October 2021, 10:55 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A Christchurch landlord has been ordered to pay $38,626.12 after a Tenancy Tribunal hearing found multiple breaches that resulted in a child living at the home being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease, following action taken by MBIE’s Tenancy ... More >>
Rapid Antigen Tests Now Being Trialled By New Zealand Businesses
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 2:55 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A shipment of 300,000 rapid antigen tests has arrived in New Zealand and is now being rolled out across some of the country’s largest businesses as part of a Government-approved trial to expand the tools used to find and stamp out COVID-19. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2110/614b70bcc6a10819448c.jpeg" ... More >>
Incubator Funding Round Opening For Creative And Cultural Events
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 10:04 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand’s creative and cultural events will be able to apply for a funding boost to help them grow, with the latest funding round of the Creative and Cultural Events Incubator set to open on 1 November, the Ministry of Business, Employment, ... More >>
Investigation Of Recent Absconding Incident Will Continue To Strengthen MIQ System
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 1:57 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An investigation report into the absconding incident at the Novotel & Ibis Ellerslie MIQ facility on 2 September 2021 has been released today. Joint Head of MIQ, Brigadier Rose King said a number of recommendations have been made, which she ... More >>
Statement From Joint Head Of MIQ Brigadier Rose King: Absconding Incidents At Auckland MIQ Facility
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 11:11 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MIQ can confirm that three COVID-19 positive cases community cases staying at the Holiday Inn Auckland Airport Hotel managed isolation and quarantine facility allegedly absconded last night. One is still at large. In the first incident, two community ... More >>
Digital Boost Reaches 40,000 Small Business Sign-ups, Launches Mobile App
Monday, 18 October 2021, 10:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Over 40,000 small businesses are now participating in the Digital Boost skills training initiative, and to make this on-the-go digital education more easily accessible a new Digital Boost Live app has been launched. The Mind Lab built the free Digital ... More >>
Contract Signed For Next Phase Of Tui Oil Field Decommissioning
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:55 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has entered into an agreement with Shelf Subsea Services Pte Ltd for the removal of the subsea infrastructure from the Tui Oil Field (Phase 2 of the Tui decommissioning process). Shelf Subsea is headquartered ... More >>
Self-isolation Pilot Expressions Of Interest Open On Thursday 30 September
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 2:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Government recently announced a Self-Isolation Pilot will begin in October as a key step in ‘Reconnecting New Zealanders’ and safely re-opening borders and developing new pathways for people entering New Zealand. The Self-Isolation Pilot ... More >>
Building And Construction Sector Trends Annual Report 2021 Indicates Sector Remains Strong In Face Of COVID-19
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 10:21 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released the Building and Construction Sector Trends Annual Report 2021. The report provides an overview of the building system over the past twelve months to June 2021, outlines ... More >>
New Zealand Space Agency Joins International Space Coordination Group
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 1:54 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The New Zealand Space Agency will become the 27th member of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) announced today. The ISECG is a non-binding, technical coordination ... More >>
ARLA Decision Tips Power Balance For Exploited Workers In Liquor Retail
Monday, 27 September 2021, 1:37 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate, part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, welcomes the Alcohol Regulatory and Licencing Authority’s (ARLA) decision to cancel liquor licences for five Canterbury liquor stores owned by Nekita Enterprises Limited, ... More >>
