Are you in for a tax refund, or bill?; Company charged migrant $45,000 for a lawn-mowing job; Fire at Luxon's electorate office treated as suspicious.
Time for a tax refund – or a bill: All you need to know
Every year around this time, Inland Revenue quietly does the maths on whether New Zealanders paid the right amount of tax — and, for many, that means an unexpected deposit showing up in their bank account.
With the financial year having closed on March 31, Inland Revenue is now reconciling the books. Underpay, and you'll get a bill. Overpay — as many do — and a refund is on its way.
'Serious exploitation': Company charged migrant $45,000 for a lawn-mowing job
An Auckland company has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to pay back the $45,000 it charged a migrant worker for a job.
In condemning the "serious exploitation", a Labour Inspectorate investigator said: "A person who came here seeking a new life was charged a significant sum for a work opportunity that should have been free."
Fire at Christopher Luxon's electorate office treated as suspicious
Police say a small fire at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's electorate office in East Auckland on Wednesday morning is being treated as suspicious.
Crews were called to the office on Millhouse Dr, Botany at 9.30am after a small fire broke out at the rear of the building.
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She credited welcoming locals, a strong Kiwi community and Sydney’s beaches for helping her family settle into their new home.
ONE HOT TIME AHEAD
An El Niño that peaks over the New Zealand summer is now very likely, bringing with it the risks of drought, extremely hot days and wildfire.
Earth Sciences New Zealand and the World Meteorological Organisation both warn that an El Niño event is developing, fuelled by warmer than usual waters in the tropical Pacific.
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