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Employment highest ever for women

The seasonally adjusted employment rate for women rose to 62.8 percent in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. This follows an employment rate of 62.6 percent last quarter.

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E tū demands action over AFFCO boiler

E tū has written to WorkSafe asking it to urgently respond to a second incident involving the boiler at AFFCO’s Moerewa meat works, which seriously injured a boilerman in an incident last month.

Source A E tū release

Air New Zealand Board Chairman Tony Carter to retire in 2019

Source A Air New Zealand release

Westland Milk to review ownership as it strives to boost returns

Westland Milk Products, whose payments to its cooperative shareholders have lagged behind rivals, may change its ownership structure as it looks at ways to improve returns

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Strike at Maori TV

Union members at Maori TV will walk off the job for 24 hours on August 8 in protest over the TV channel’s unfair and discriminatory treatment.

Source A E tū release

What does well-being mean to you?

A public consultation to find out what well-being means to New Zealand starts today, Stats NZ said.

Source StatsNZ

Contact Energy sells Rockgas LPG business for $260M to pay down debt

Contact Energy is selling its Rockgas LPG business to gas network operator Gas Services NZ Midco for $260 million, which it will use to pay down debt . . . .

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NZ Biosecurity Awards open for business

Minister for Biosecurity Damien O’Connor says Kiwis can celebrate those helping to keep our flora, fauna and vital primary sectors safe by nominating them for New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.

Source The Beehive

PANTHA Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Its Electric Bike Systems

MTB Quartz 12 speed battery in down tube

Now Seeking Community Support via Kickstarter, PANTHA is Proudly Introducing Two Different Drive Systems for its Electric Bikes!

Source/ReadMore A Pantha Release

New Zealanders join Asia Pacific business events leaders

The Tourism New Zealand delegation at SMF 2018

Tourism New Zealand is heralding new opportunities for associations, academia and professional conference organisers to work together to promote New Zealand as a business events destination favoured by Asia Pacific organisations.

Source A Tourism New Zealand release

Economists see unemployment holding steady but some say wage inflation may be emerging

Economists are tipping the second-quarter unemployment rate to remain steady but some say Wednesday's data may point to signs of wage inflation as the impact of a lift in minimum wage kicks in and migration continues to slow . . . .

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Small business owners feel lonely, says Business Mentors NZ chief executive

Many owners underestimate how much work goes into running their own small firm, research finds. Being a small business owner is a lonely position to be in says the new chief executive of Business Mentors New Zealand.