New lawyers for Wellington City Council in chamber living wage challenge

Wellington City Council is swapping law firms for a court battle over its living wage policy, after its usual lawyers warned it may be acting illegally.

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Evenflo car seat recall may not affect Kiwis badly

A major car seat manufacturer is recalling tens of thousands of seats around the world but the impact on Kiwi parents should be limited.

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Waikato Innovation Park tenants' sales turnover up 66 per cent

Kerst Stelwagen​ says shifting his start-up business from home to Waikato Innovation Park three years ago was the best decision he ever made.

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Dunedin cafe bans disposable takeaway coffee cup

A Dunedin cafe is refusing to serve coffee in disposable takeaway cups to stop 1000 cups heading to landfill each week.

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Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival a winner, but more funds needed

More public money should be put into the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival if the city is serious about taking the event to the next level, Hamilton's deputy mayor says.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77382391/Hamilton-Gardens-Arts-Festival-a-winner-but-more-funds-needed

Kiwi companies positive but global concerns brewing

 

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/77384523/Kiwi-companies-positive-but-global-concerns-brewing

Parents warn about malfunctioning car seats

An Auckland mother wants to make others aware of a potential car seat fault that allowed her daughter to fall out.

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Woman seriously injured after quiz night fall, club to pay over $84K

A workingmen's club has been ordered to pay more than $84,000 after a woman was seriously injured while attending a quiz night.

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Restaurants' flouting of accessible toilet law leaves wheelchair users isolated

Restaurants and cafes are routinely excluding wheelchair users and other disabled people from going out with loved ones by ignoring laws on accessible toilets, a disabled advocate says. 

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Authenticity and trust keys to a top business culture, says Foodstuffs' CFO David Stewart

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Future of Forlongs set to influence Frankton plan

The demise or otherwise of Hamilton retail giant Forlongs is set to have a major influence on the upcoming Frankton Neighbourhood Plan.

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Dick Smith workers told standing out key to finding a new role

Dick Smith workers are being warned to focus on making themselves as employable as possible in the up to eight weeks' work they have left.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/77309502/Dick-Smith-workers-told-standing-out-key-to-finding-a-new-role

Cera spends $100,000 on Melbourne Business School training

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) has spent about $100,000 on leadership and management programmes at the Melbourne Business School since 2011. 

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/77283257/Cera-spends-100-000-on-Melbourne-Business-School-training