[ad_1] A series of significant tax changes and income disruptions Thursday will leave some people better off and others possibly scratching their heads. Here’s a rundown of the key legislative changes that will go into effect on April 1. Minimum salary to raise The minimum wage will go up to …
Read More »Concern for workers after a massive fire tore through the Christchurch pizza factory, prompting a health warning
[ad_1] The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) issued a public health advisory following a massive fire at a Christchurch pizza factory overnight. The teams were called to the Romano’s Food Group pizza factory, which makes pizza and supermarket brand bases, in the suburb of Hillsborough at 1.13 a.m. Tuesday. At …
Read More »MediaWorks radio host resigns ahead of company investigation
[ad_1] MediaWorks has announced an investigation into the allegations related to its business. Photo / Archive A MediaWorks radio host resigned from one of the company’s biggest shows. The media personality submitted his resignation Monday and it was accepted effective immediately, MediaWorks confirmed to the Herald. Images and references to …
Read More »Christchurch companies and global giants form stadium consortium
[ad_1] Local companies have joined the companies behind the world’s tallest skyscraper and Yankee Stadium in a consortium chosen to build the new $ 473 million Canterbury Stadium. The successful bidding for the stadium project came from a group that included infrastructure builders Fulton Hogan, construction company Southbase, architects Warren …
Read More »Maternal suicide announcement ordered off the air after complaints warning it would ‘cost lives’
[ad_1] MOTHERS MATTER / Supplied A Mothers Matter ad has been criticized as dangerous, and the Mental Health Foundation said it could cost lives. The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered that an advertisement showing maternal suicide and alcoholism be taken off the air. Lobbyist Mothers Matter launched an advertising campaign …
Read More »Lara Trump confirms she’s considering running for Senate
[ad_1] Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, speaking to supporters during a 2018 campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota. Photo / Scott Olson, Getty Images She has been a pastry chef, personal trainer and television producer, but Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of the former president of the United States and wife of …
Read More »Super Rugby Aotearoa: Chiefs stun Blues at the end of thrilling battle of the Bombays
[ad_1] The Chiefs achieved an incredible last gasp victory over the Blues in a thrilling Bombays Super Rugby Aotearoa battle in Hamilton on Saturday night. Just as they looked out of him 12-8 down with a minute to go, Damian McKenzie pushed his way past the posts to seal a …
Read More »Fox News Sued by Dominion Voting Systems for Voter Fraud Conspiracies
[ad_1] Fox News is accused of peddling “a bogus electoral fraud story to serve its own business purposes.” Photo / Twitter Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $ 1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing that the cable news giant, in an effort to increase viewership ratings, falsely claimed …
Read More »From Six Figures to Redundancy: How Covid-19 Changed a Street Vendor’s Luck
[ad_1] WARWICK SMITH / Things Quaid Robinson was a street vendor who became a barista after the confinement ruined his career. He lost two jobs and nearly his home amid the Covid-19 shutdown. It turned out to be the best thing that could have happened. Living the good life in …
Read More »Rāhui will be placed in the Strait of Foveaux after the discovery of the oyster parasite
[ad_1] iSTOCK Wild oysters are still on the menu as the rāhui in the Foveaux Strait is unlikely to affect business operations. A rāhui will be placed in the relatively small area of the Foveaux Strait where Bonamia ostreae was first discovered in wild oysters. Biosecurity New Zealand Director Dr …
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