MBIE
Disruptive radios hooked from online markets
A baby monitor could have disrupted 111 calls on One NZ's cell network Audio
Changes are on the way for NZ Post, and posties aren't happy
Posties say proposals to NZ Post that include job cuts, price increases, communal delivery points and fewer deliveries and postal outlets threaten our culture. Audio
Frustration at delays to mediation
Rising unemployment is seeing more people in mediation - putting pressure on already stretched services. Audio
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its biennial national consumer survey and Rebecca says it points to some worrying trends. The survey found that while most consumers… Audio
Lead levels allowed in drinking water taps to be cut significantly from 2025
The amount of lead that taps are allowed to be made of is being cut back to protect people's health.
Accidental comments suggest secrecy over immigration decision-making
Immigration lawyers say accidentally published comments suggest officials want to conceal information on the use of automated decision-making, algorithms and AI.
MBIE chips in on $4m bailout for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
The embattled skifield operator Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has received a $4 million rescue package - partly with help from the government - as it tries to make it to the next ski season.
The voluntary… Video, Audio
MIQ hotel contracts cost nearly $800m over 18 months, data reveals
Hotels earned an average of $1.3 million a month from being MIQ facilities, according to the data released under the Official Information Act. Audio
New insulation standards: Can New Zealand afford to delay?
The introduction of higher insulation standards designed to make homes not only warmer, but more energy efficient, could be delayed even longer. The building code changes were announced last year by… Audio
'Brain drain' of young skilled workers from NZ as borders open
With the borders finally open, a brain drain of skilled young workers is now underway. Young people are booking flights, quitting their jobs and moving overseas.
Last week, the Ministry of Business… Audio
Turning wine-making waste into hand sanitiser
Grape marc is what's left after you make wine and in Marlborough there's as much as 46,000 tonnes of marc left over every year. The MBIE COVID-19 Innovation Acceleration Fund is accelerating research… Audio
Our Changing World for 21 November 2019
Susie Wood from the Cawthron Institute talks about Lakes 380, which will reveal a 1000-year history of 10 percent of NZ lakes, plus the element terbium. Audio
Fighting exploitation in the New Zealand supply chain
Businesses are being warned to take action against migrant worker exploitation in their supply chains - or face financial penalties and customer backlash. Audio
Auckland pharmacy group fined $92,500 for underpaying trainees
A pharmacy group in Auckland has been fined $92,500 after 12 training pharmacy technicians were paid less than the minimum wage.
Fruit rots and workers suffer amid Hawke's Bay labour shortage
An official labour shortage has been extended in the Hawke's Bay region to allow tourists to apply for visa variations -- but orchardists say it's too little too late, and they're calling on the… Audio
NZ may be a launch site for space tourism, says MBIE boss
New Zealand is positioning itself to be a leader when it comes to space tourism.
Documents reveal MBIE staff trained to use fake personas
A government ministry is being summoned to the Beehive for a please explain over a training course which showed public servants how to use fake online personas to gather intelligence. Documents from… Audio
Insurers warn of composite panel suspension impact
Insurers warn the suspension of CodeMark certificates for virtually all aluminium composite panels used on multi-storey buildings could affect cover. The suspension of the certificates was made public… Audio
Public servants strike, call for better pay
About 4000 staff from Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ditched their desks for placards today, as they hit the streets calling for better pay. Video, Audio
British insurers warn against use of aluminium panels
In the wake of the Grenfell fire disaster British insurers are demanding a ban on combustable cladding on high rises - including the kind that is widely used in New Zealand. Aluminium composite… Audio
