IRD error means incorrect tax for thousands
“Having always done this myself longhand, I still do this and thank goodness I did.” He said, between…
Northland mouth artist Kevin Griffiths’ painting picked for MFPA calendar
Ahipara mouth artist Kevin Griffiths’ painting ‘Echoes in the Field’. The selection of the pictures for the Christmas…
Auckland fraudster Peter Austen jailed for $400k investor scam
But the judge said she did believe he spent time in an African prison, allowing a 15% reduction…
Fears thousands of medicinal cannabis users will be caught out by new drug-driving laws
Alzaher said he was advising patients to wait 12 hours before driving – ideally taking medication at night…
Health workers and firefighters to strike again on Friday
NZPFU national secretary Wattie Watson said the union has continued to issue strike notices as it thinks facilitation…
Amyl and the Sniffers put $40k on bar tabs for fans after cancelled Melbourne gig
“Our sincere apologies to the band and their fans.” The punk rock outfit shared their frustration at the…
Two Tairāwhiti-based businesses enter liquidation, allegedly owing hundreds of thousands in tax
The only creditor listed is IRD, which is claiming $158,324.58 as a preferential unsecured creditor and $333,920.54 as…
Real Life: How Sonya Wilson’s writer’s block launched Christmas book charity
Wilson – who while completing that Master’s course in creative writing penned Spark Hunter, an adventure-fantasy novel that…
Plant-based food firm Grater Goods goes into liquidation with debts owed to ASB Bank and Inland Revenue
After seeking professional advice, Grater decided to put the company into voluntary liquidation. It had 11 shareholders at…
US air travel could ‘slow to a trickle’ as shutdown bites: transport secretary
Airports that were particularly hard hit included the three New York City area airports, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport,…
Wellington rattled by magnitude 4.9 earthquake felt by thousands
“The quake seemed to last a decent amount of time and seemed noisy compared to others,” one person…
Food For Love charity raises $50,000 thanks to South Island butter bidding war
“So I was like, let’s find [another brand of] butter and see if we can beat that $10,000…