New Zealand’s largest insurer IAG to pay $19.5m for widespread failures
FMA executive director of response and enforcement Louise Unger said the nature and scale of IAG’s contraventions were…
Auckland boarding house Burnley Lodge fined $27,500 for unsafe, unhealthy conditions
The tribunal found the company had breached its responsibilities by failing to maintain the premises and comply with…
Real estate agent, husband and companies fined nearly $1m for flouting foreign buyer ban
The couple admitted wrongdoing and have been ordered to sell the properties that were acquired without consent. In…
Former Southland fisherman fined $50,000 for illegally selling seaweed fertiliser online
A search warrant of a property found 14 of these containers of liquid seaweed fertiliser. Analysis of the…
Bay of Plenty company fined more than $59k for effluent spills
Theriver and its tributaries support a diverse range of native freshwater fish species and Ōhiwa Harbour is an…
Farmer fined $15k after animal neglect at Kaipara’s Kauri Farms
MPI inspectors visited the farm, which housed around 400 calves, three times. In a summary of facts read…
Queenstown hotel fined $22k over illegal heli-crayfish dining trips
Back at the hotel, for another $100 each, the guests would enjoy the crayfish as part of a…
Fisherman fined $15,000 for illegal trawl in Kahurangi Marine Reserve
Scoles brought about 700kg of finfish on to his vessel, Winbill, from the trawl. Snapper, gurnard, rig and…