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Evening business for 19 December 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Baby seal pups' beheaded bodies found in Banks Peninsula
19 Dec 2018The brutal beheading of six baby fur seal pups on a remote Banks Peninsula beach has shocked Department of Conservation staff, who are now on the hunt for those responsible. Audio
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Six houses in Dunedin now uninhabitable following land slip
19 Dec 2018Six houses now sit empty in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair, after two more households were told to get out after cracks were found under a neighbouring home. Audio
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Red-stickered homeowners’ ‘nightmare’ battle with council
19 Dec 2018Angry red-stickered landowners in Kaikōura marched on their council today, desperate for someone to listen, two years after they were forced to abandon their homes following the 2016 earthquake. Video, Audio
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Southern Response chair resigns following spying report
19 Dec 2018A day after an inquiry revealed private investigators had spied on New Zealanders on behalf of the government - and Southern Response's chair resigned - no one is willing to talk, despite Checkpoint's… Read more Video, Audio
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Nothing to see here - National responds to spying report
19 Dec 2018Former National Party ministers are being forced to defend the activities of private investigators under their watch, saying they didn't know about any unethical activity. Audio
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Minimum wage to be raised by $1.20 an hour
19 Dec 2018The largest ever increase to the minimum wage will boost the pay packets of more than 200,000 workers on the lowest incomes from next April. But there are concerns the costs to businesses will be… Read more Audio
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'Cage free doesn't mean cruelty free'
18 Dec 2018A small but noisy group of protestors have vented their anger over a proposal to build an egg producing farm in North Waikato. The protestors presented a petition signed by 30,000 New Zealanders. Audio
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Visa application changes aimed at helping regions secure workers
18 Dec 2018Immigration Minister Ian Lees Galloway has revealed plans to streamline the visa application process for overseas workers to make it easier for regions and industries struggling with labour shortages.
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Victoria University loses bid to change its name
18 Dec 2018Victoria University is threatening legal action after its bid to change its name to the University of Wellington was declined by Education Minister Chris Hipkins. Audio
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Woman jailed for 14.5 years for moving $3.5m in drug money
18 Dec 2018A woman who transported $3.5 million in cash around Auckland in suitcases during the country's biggest methamphetamine operation has been jailed for 14 and a half years. Audio
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