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[ad_1] Supplied Huka Prawn Park has been a Taupō landmark for decades. It has been a Taupō institution for a long time, but Huka Prawn Park has been forced to close its shrimp fishing facilities after the numbers mysteriously dwindled. New Zealand’s only shrimp park has been farming tropical shrimp …

[ad_1] Politics Dec 16, 2020, 4:00 PM3 minutes to read The minimum wage will increase to $ 20 an hour on April 1. Photo / 123rf The minimum wage will increase to $ 20 per hour on April 1 with the government meeting its last term commitment. The Council of …

[ad_1] The government has confirmed that it will increase the minimum wage to $ 20 an hour starting April 1 of next year. The Minister for Safety and Workplace Relations Michael Wood said that as New Zealand recovered and rebuilt from Covid-19, the government pledged to support New Zealanders by …

[ad_1] Commercial deposits have skyrocketed and borrowing has fallen, according to the latest Reserve Bank figures, prompting calls for more wage subsidies to be repaid. So far, $ 533 million in wage subsidies have been reimbursed: the Ministry of Social Development has carried out more than 10,600 audits, submitting 973 …

[ad_1] Spectator boat fleets are expected to be on the water to watch the America’s Cup races starting tomorrow, and boats are asked to obey the rules. Salama Lowe says her café is the boating crews’ favorite spot for their morning coffee. Photo: RNZ / Amy Williams The America’s Cup …

[ad_1] New Zealand Post workers are in the midst of a record Christmas amid a nationwide online shopping frenzy. Since couriers deliver two million packages a week, the service asks the public to send gifts as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. At the Auckland Operations Center, where each CourierPost …

[ad_1] Originally Posted by The Spinoff An Auckland bar attracted attention last month for hosting a US election party attended by Trump supporters in MAGA hats. Three former employees have come forward to say the incident is the least of their problems. Former staff at Auckland’s popular Hoppers bar have …

[ad_1] The defendant appeared in Auckland District Court today. Photo / Archive A prominent business leader has been indicted by the Serious Fraud Office and charged with obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars by deception of an iwi trust. Roger Haare Charles Pikia appeared today in Auckland District Court before …

[ad_1] The devastated friends of the couple who died in yesterday’s horrific helicopter crash north of Kaikōura have gathered at their family home. Pilot Andrew Hamish Davidson, 60, and his wife Lin Chen, 39, were killed when their new helicopter crashed on a stony beach 30 kilometers north of Kaikōura …

[ad_1] A man who died in a helicopter crash along with his wife was a “stalwart” of Christchurch’s tech industry, says his “devastated” manager. The plane crashed onto a rocky beach at the mouth of the Kekerengu River, about 40 kilometers north of Kaikōura, during a flight from Christchurch at …