Stuff cuts 24 jobs as it closes community, rural titles
By Sophie Boot May 16 (BusinessDesk) - Media group Stuff will cut 24 jobs when it closes 15 community and rural titles in its shift to digital, after failing to find buyers for the publications. In February, Australian parent Fairfax Media announced Stuff would close 35 per...
New employment law would stop costly serial litigation from Affco, Meat Workers Union says
By Sophie Boot May 16 (BusinessDesk) - The Meat Workers Union says changes to New Zealand's employment law would let them prevent Talleys-owned meat processor Affco from barring unions and taking bargaining to court, a tactic which costs the workers' advocate half a million do...
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares dip from record, Air NZ and Mercury fall while Synlait, Fletcher rise
By Sophie Boot May 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares dipped from a record high, with Air New Zealand and Mercury New Zealand falling while Synlait Milk and Fletcher Building gained. The S&P/NZX50 Index fell 4.45 points, or 0.05 percent, to 8,708.78. Within the index, 2...
CA ANZ survey finds most oppose fuel tax, support road improvements from current budget
By Sophie Boot May 15 (BusinessDesk) - Most people don't want to pay a new fuel tax but do want the government to make roads safer and increase access, a survey funded by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has shown. The government is proposing to rais...
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