Foodstuffs North Island Limited and Foodstuffs South Island Limited say they will appeal the Commerce Commission’s decision to decline clearance for the two to become a single national grocery entity.In December 2023, Foodstuffs North Island (FSNI) and Foodstuffs South Island (FSSI) jointly filed an application with the Commerce Commission for…

Regulations Minister David Seymour has announced an online portal for people to lodge “red tape horror stories” with the Regulations Ministry.The ACT leader says regulations compliance removes billions of dollars from New Zealand’s economy every year, with NZIER estimating the cost to businesses at $5 billion in 2015.”We want to…

Liam Payne will be laid to rest in a private ceremony overnight. The former One Direction star died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16 at the age of 31 and it has now been revealed that his parents have put together a “perfect service”…

Kinleith Mill plans to halt paper processing next year with 230 jobs on the line. Workers were called to a meeting at the mill in Tokoroa on Wednesday morning. The pulp and paper mill is owned by Oji Fibre Solutions, which in September announced it was closing its operation at Penrose,…

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has unveiled his plans to strip three council-controlled organisations of their responsibilities.Brown’s draft Mayoral Proposal for Auckland Council’s 2025-2026 annual plan released this morning would see the council take control of Auckland Transport’s back-office functions and strategic direction.This includes all communications, marketing, legal and finance functions.”As…

By Nona Pelletier of RNZ Consumers will soon begin paying a lot more for electricity lines charges, with average monthly increases of between $10 in the main centres to as much as $25 in some regions. But that is just the beginning. Rates will continue to rise in each of…

State Highway 1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru – known as the Desert Road – will close for nearly two months over the summer for maintenance works.The key North Island route will be closed from January 6 until late February 2025 as part of the SH1 Tīrau to Waiouru Accelerated Maintenance…

The High Court in Christchurch has heard evidence about murder-accused Tingjun Cao being stopped for a police vehicle check on the same day he was arrested.Officers involved in the stop on July 22, 2023, three days after Yanfei Bao’s disappearance, have detailed how it unfolded as the trial reaches its…

A controversial plan to enable housing to be built in Nelson’s Kākā Valley is one step closer — but the developer isn’t celebrating yet.Last week, the Environment Court issued its decision to approve Private Plan Change 28 which would rezone about 287 hectares of land from rural to urban.The rezoning…

An Auckland man and woman face nearly 30 charges after what police call a “string of violent shopliftings” in recent months — including a toy store and a supermarket.Senior sergeant MJ Riddle, of Counties Manukau South police, said the pair were arrested at their Papakura home last week.”Some of the…