What are people being paid in hospo?
Wait staff on average make just above the minimum wage.
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Council continues to embed Better Value Projects
Auckland Council’s focus on delivering better value has progressed to further influence project management across the council group.
Better Value Projects was introduced in March and, in just a few months, the programme is delivering new ways of workin… Continue reading
Morris and James set to close after half a century of pottery sales
An iconic Matakana ceramics business has made the decision to close its doors after 47 years.
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What to do when the worst happens
With winter well and truly upon us, we’ve seen heavy downpours recently cause isolated flooding and landslide issues for some homeowners. If you haven’t experienced this before, it will be overwhelming, and hard to know what to do and where to… Continue reading
‘Butter is expensive right now. There’s no getting away from that’ – Finance Minister Nicola Willis
The Finance Minister does not believe New Zealanders are getting a “raw deal” on butter.
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A big, new Waikato butter factory isn’t expected to cut prices
The country’s newest butter plant is not expected to lower soaring prices at the supermarket checkout.
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High cost of butter hurting baking industry, making things difficult for families, bakers say
The price of butter in Aotearoa is now 120 percent higher than it was a decade ago.
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KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals boom
“Even middle-income people exploring their options” as the economy and cost-of-living bite, one provider says
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Du Val founders will continue to have assets frozen and passports held by court
Du Val is in statutory management, owing more than $300 million, and its main owners, Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke, are in receivership.
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Community Grocer supermarket returns profits to Salvation Army
The supermarket has started delivering pantry staples to online shoppers in three cities.
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