Ikea shuts customer support centre after delivery woes
Ikea customer Pete Targett was in the queue for the delivery of a “small desk”. “It’s now going…
Immigration New Zealand system outage prompts visa woes for travellers, firms and workers
Among those affected were travellers, workers and businesses, whose visas were essentially “stuck” because the system could not…
Resource consent woes: Owners feel let down by developer, agents, lawyers and council
Since RNZ’s reporting on a group of new home owners in Massey, who said they were misled into…
Kiwi earning $34k more in Australia says New Zealand’s economic woes sad to watch
The communications professional said she has no plans to move back to New Zealand in the near future,…
Cohen Holloway reflects on cancer battle, Taika Waititi’s support and gratitude
The New Year came around, and once again Holloway rang his bell. “[My partner] Kelly came in and…
Lower Hutt’s cost-neutral social housing strategy turns $13m into 284 homes
“It is a break-even model, which is really important and I think that’s what people, particularly in the…
Nelson’s economic woes: Kitchen Things, Eves Valley sawmill, Proper Crisps, Sealord factory closures see hundreds of jobs go
“It raises real tough questions for us regional leaders about how we can get our economy out of…
PM Christopher Luxon defends Nicola Willis after GDP decline
“Nicola Willis is the best finance minister New Zealand is ever going to have. “It was a very…