[ad_1] A workers union is asking a strawberry farm to pay more to pick up jobs if it wants New Zealanders to do the job. Perrys Berrys in Wiri, south of Auckland, said it faces tons of fruit rotting on the ground unless it gets recognized seasonal workers (RSE) from …
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[ad_1] An Auckland restaurant and its owners have been ordered to pay nearly $ 50,000 in fines and unpaid wages to a migrant worker. The Labor Relations Authority (ERA) found that Dansan Investments Ltd, which operates as Saaj Indian Cuisine, and its two directors, Mary George Varghese and Sheik Abdul …
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[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Despite being on opposite ends of the Earth, Iceland and New Zealand have many similarities. Both are small island countries, heavily reliant on tourism and currently run by young female prime ministers. Both countries have also been praised for their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, characterized by science-informed …
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[ad_1] “In memory of the 51 Shuhadah [witnesses] who lost their lives. “ So say the words inscribed on a commemorative plaque that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled this morning at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. The Labor leader is campaigning in Christchurch today, where she will hike and …
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[ad_1] As Auckland descends to Alert Level 2 and a new community group begins to form, we will soon know if this latest outbreak has spread further in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry was expected to send its latest update at 1 pm, but no details had been …
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[ad_1] National would revoke several regulations introduced by the current government on agriculture if elected, including the possible introduction of agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2022. It has also confirmed its intention to introduce an expedited primary sector visa for skills shortages, a policy proposed by former leader …
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[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff Police at the scene of the accident where Russell Phillip Frankum died Thursday. A dead bicyclist at a Christchurch “nightmare” intersection crossed without a green light. Russell Phillip Frankum, in his 50s, was biking down Brougham St, near the end of the town of Christchurch …
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[ad_1] Whānau was reunited for Karakia after a dead person was found inside a submerged car in a Lower Hutt stream. Earlier Thursday, police said a person was believed to be trapped in the single-vehicle accident, which occurred on Main Rd in the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata. Later in …
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[ad_1] New Zealand rugby is furious after the announcement of the Rugby Championship schedule that has the All Blacks playing their last game in Australia on Saturday December 12, which is a change from the original planning. The latest scheduled clash against the Wallabies means players and staff will be …
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[ad_1] The announcement of the national deputy is under investigation after the complaints and is misleading. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule is defending billboard and newspaper ads that claim he has secured millions of dollars worth of infrastructure project funding …
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