23 days ago

Cafe worker owed almost $4500 after abrupt closure

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

A part-time café worker who turned up for work to find the business closed has won $4450 in unpaid wages and leave entitlements.

Sharon Shen did regular shifts at a café operated by Supreme Huang Limited from October 2021 until July 2024, a determination by the Employment Relations Authority says.

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12 hours ago

Poll: Are domestic flights with Air NZ out of your budget?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A Tauranga man has filed a complaint with the Commerce Commission, claiming that due to dynamic pricing, it’s cheaper for him to fly to Los Angeles than to book a flight for his daughter from Tauranga to Wellington.

Do you think their pricing needs addressed to encourage more people to fly?

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Are domestic flights with Air NZ out of your budget?
  • 95.4% Yes, it's too expensive
    95.4% Complete
  • 4.2% No, it's reasonable
    4.2% Complete
  • 0.4% Other - I'll share below
    0.4% Complete
503 votes
8 hours ago

Workshop friendship blooms through ANZAC poppy project

Julia Wallace Retirement Village

Rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into a ANZAC woodwork project has been the perfect way to forge a friendship, say Patrick Hogan Village residents Roger and Tony.

“We’ve made eight soldiers and 20 poppies plus the smaller poppies that go on the soldiers’ chests which we will place around the gardens and outside the resident lounge here,” Roger says, agreeing that they will make a perfect backdrop for the village’s planned remembrance morning tea.

Click read more for the full story.

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13 days ago

Poll: If you could rewind time, would you choose a different career?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It might not be too late for you, but some people look back and wish they had taken a different career path.

If you could go back in time, would you choose something different? Let us know what you would have chosen in the comments below.

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If you could rewind time, would you choose a different career?
  • 59.8% Yes
    59.8% Complete
  • 39.6% No
    39.6% Complete
  • 0.5% Other - I'll share below
    0.5% Complete
1275 votes