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Hydrocarbon leaks shuts down Taranaki offshore gas pipeline

Apr 10 - A subsea pipeline which carries millions of cubic metres of gas condensate from an offshore well in Taranaki to an onshore production facility is temporarily out of action after 'bubbles' were detected coming from the structure. Gas production from the Pohokura offshore well has been halted after a defect was found in a 10.8km km pipe which carries gas condensate to an onshore production station operated by Shell New Zealand. The 10.8km pipeline carried up to 13 million cubic metres a day of gas condensate from offshore to the Pohokura production station to be processed into natural…

Peace not war in industrial relations

KiwiRail is looking to its staff to help solve problems and the results have been positive.

Apr 10 - The Government wants less “combat and conflict” in industrial relations. That could lead it to helping fund an innovative approach being championed by some of New Zealand’s biggest companies. Shane Cowlishaw reports.

Analysis: The rise of the robocall

Apr 10 - Remember last year's wave of tech support scams, where you received calls from a foreign sounding "technician" asking for access to your Windows computer as well as your credit card details? They have been replaced this year by the robocall, a less intrusive scam that simply places a call to your landline or mobile, often from an exotic calling code like Cuba (+53) or Tunisia (+216). When you pick up there is usually silence at the other end. Out of curiosity or fear of missing an important call, some of us call back the number, unwittingly connecting…

Trade and investment policy can and should be more inclusive

Apr 09 - The Council of Trade Unions says that a debate on our approach to trade and investment policy is welcome and overdue.

BlueScope poaches Tiwai Point smelter boss Gretta Stephens to head NZ, Pacific operations

Apr 09 - ASX-listed BlueScope Steel has poached New Zealand Aluminium Smelters chief Gretta Stephens to head up its New Zealand and Pacific Island operations.

First Official All Blacks Store to open at Auckland Airport

Apr 09 - Auckland Airport has announced today that New Zealand Rugby will open the country’s first Official All Blacks Store this month.

Lyttelton Port workers plan second strike as pay, roster dispute rumbles on

Apr 05, 2018 - Lyttelton Port Co workers belonging to the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) will begin striking again later this month as the union and maritime hub operator remain in dispute over pay and rosters

$20.55 - the 2018 New Zealand Living Wage rate

Apr 04, 2018 - The 2018 New Zealand Living Wage rate is $20.55 an hour – 35 cents more than the 2017 rate and the smallest annual Living Wage increase since it was first launched in 2013.

Fuel taxes have consequences

Apr 04, 2018 - National Road Carriers Association, the nation’s leading road transport organisation wants to see the benefits of the Government’s proposed nationwide fuel tax but warns it will have consequences.

NZ consumer confidence steady in March

Apr 04, 2018 - New Zealand consumer confidence lifted slightly in March, continuing to recover from last year's weakness as house price growth expectations rose

What resembles a giant car park in the middle of the desert in California is just one of Volkswagen's sprawling "graveyards".

It is filled to the brim with recalled cars after the German automaker suffered an emissions scandal in 2015.

NZ govt operating surplus still tracking ahead of expectations on rising tax take

Apr 04, 2018 - The New Zealand government's operating surplus is still running ahead of expectations in the first eight months of the financial year as high employment rates bolster income and consumption taxes Continue here to read full article | || April 04, 2018 |||