Labour pledges $21m for Māori-led trades training if it wins election
The programme would include a wide variety of trades, he said, from hairdressing to electrical trades and plumbing,…
Napier’s Reset Trade Group in liquidation with 35 job losses; staff owed money
Workers across the group were called into a meeting on July 22 at Reset’s headquarters in Onekawa, and…
Labour to expand Covid-era subsidy for apprenticeships if elected, expands eligibility to road-builders and hairdressers
Labour thinks 27,000 apprentices will benefit from the scheme by the end of the decade, up from 9000…
Barbers aren’t about to be replaced by AI. So is this 2026’s cleverest career choice?
Hair never stops growing, and robots can’t do fades – yet. So is being a barber a solid…
NZ sharemarket trades flat, down 0.1% – Market close
Leading stocks Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Infratil, Ryman Healthcare, Mainfreight and Goodman NZ are reporting their latest financial…
Seek reveals the 10 most in-demand jobs in 2026
Jobs for heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians (+118.8%), designers in engineering (+117.1%) and roofers (+108.8%) rounded out…
Tauranga and Rotorua DIY Sheds expand inclusive trades training
By 2019, the DIY Sheds Aotearoa Charitable Trust was officially registered. The trust has since supported projects in…
Trade Me marketplace hit with $138m write-down as revenue slides further
Trade Me is owned by Apax Partners. The Guernsey-based private equity firm bought the company in 2019 for…
A global tax crackdown is coming for crypto, including NZ trades worth billions – The Conversation
The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (Carf), a new international standard, takes effect from April 1 next year. This will…
Hawke’s Bay builder works through apprenticeship with BCITO after ADHD diagnosis
“It took a serious relationship with someone I love to point out that I should get checked out.”…
Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age
Sixty-five-year-old Kerry Forrest wants and needs a job. But during the three years she has been applying for…
Real Housewives star Anne Batley-Burton trades TV spotlight for local politics bid
After decades in business, Anne is confident that her people skills will be one of her greatest assets…