The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s teams inspected, audited and investigated primary sector businesses, with powers to push for infringements or prosecutions for breaches.

A growing number of people are giving up their dream career, and settling for any job, or jobs, that will put food on the table. In the March quarter, the unemployment rate jumped to 5.1 percent, and ...

An Invercargill council manager has given a glowing review of sister city relationships despite a large cut to the programme’s budget. In May, the council opted to significantly reduce its sister city ...