About 100 websites purporting to offer plumbing, electrical and pest control services have been taken down after a Newsroom investigation
Emma Hatton
Emma Hatton is a business reporter based in Wellington.
Posted inBusiness
Carpet maker brings business back to Napier
Bremworth has decided to reinstate a dyehouse in its flooded-out Napier building
Posted inLegal
Relocating pokie parlours ‘illegal’; court asked to staunch the flood
An anti-pokie lobby group says 26 venue relocations over the past decade were unlawful
Posted inElection 2023
When the music stopped: A new-look Cabinet
National’s top performers have been rewarded with plum Cabinet positions in the new government
Posted inElection
Luxon announces coalition, split deputy role for Peters, Seymour
The three-way coalition agreement was signed at Parliament on Friday morning
Posted inTransport
Waka Kotahi gives Govt ultimatum on future funding plans
Transport Agency won’t take on any more debt without an underwrite guarantee
Posted inBusiness
Good vibrations as US deal gets NZ sports recovery product on shelves
A health-tech company’s partnership with a major US firm will mean its products will be in thousands of stores globally
Posted inEmployment
Carer paid for 24/7 work in surprising timesheet sign-off
A father who cares full-time for his severely disabled son banked a fortnightly pay five times higher than usual
Posted inEmployment
Super-claim filed for care work pay equity
Unions extend claim for care and support workers from 15 employers to 160
Posted inInvesting
Fresh hope for social bond scheme
‘Ministerial suspicion’ stymied referrals to a successful youth justice scheme
Posted inJustice
Corrections defends itself against record number of legal claims
In five years the number of people bringing claims against the Corrections Department has doubled
Posted inBusiness
Roaring start to deer velvet export season
Health benefit breakthroughs good news for velvet exporters
