ACC levy cuts worth $50M a year to business, says Ardern

ACC levy cuts worth $50M a year to business, says Ardern

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Cuts to the Accident Compensation Corp's risk-related work levies will save New Zealand businesses about $50 million a year, while other levies will either not change or, in the case of risk-rated vehicle levies, will be discontinue...

Pattrick Smellie 10 Dec 2018
Unfair business practices on borrowed time

Unfair business practices on borrowed time

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Business owners who use unfair trading and contract terms in their dealings look likely to face a stiffer range of rules and penalties following a government review of unfair commercial practices. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Mi...

Pattrick Smellie 10 Dec 2018
Law society building stoush: voting system full of holes

Law society building stoush: voting system full of holes

By Nikki Mandow Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The battle over the sale of the Auckland District Law Society building has taken a bizarre twist, with the opponents saying the way the online voting is structured means it is vulnerable to being tampered with - from either side. Two...

Pattrick Smellie 07 Dec 2018
Just Water adds home ventilation business to its Hometech play

Just Water adds home ventilation business to its Hometech play

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland-based Just Water is continuing its expansion into healthy home ventilation and natural lighting with an agreement in principle to acquire ductless ventilation system vendor Unovent, for an undisclosed sum. Chief executive...

Pattrick Smellie 05 Dec 2018