WasteCo Group COO follows chief executive out the door
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WasteCo Group COO follows chief executive out the door

Chris Brown, chief operating officer of NZX-listed waste management company WasteCo Group, has resigned, effective Friday.Brown’s departure follows former chief executive David Peterson’s resignation.Peterson resigned in late May and stepped down at the end of June.At the time, W...

Staff reporters 11 Jul 2025
Food Chain report shows $9m owing
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Food Chain report shows $9m owing

More than $9.1m is owing in the liquidation of food supplier Food Chain, the first report in the insolvency shows. The company, which has ceased trading, had approximately 60 staff, and is also in receivership. The first liquidators' report of Adam Botterill and Damien Grant...

Staff reporters 11 Jul 2025
Senior lawyer suspended for grabbing colleague’s genitals, making lewd comments
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Senior lawyer suspended for grabbing colleague’s genitals, making lewd comments

A senior lawyer at a big law firm who grabbed a junior colleague’s penis at a Christmas party and made lewd comments about people he worked with has been suspended for 15 months.The man, who has interim name suppression, was drunk at two parties run by his firm several years ago....

Staff reporters 10 Jul 2025