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WorkSafe is urging businesses to prioritise safety near overhead electric lines, after three companies were sentenced within the last week for incidents that killed or injured workers.
Without significant new generation or large-scale batteries being built in the upper South Island, upgrades to parts of the transmission grid will be necessary by the early 2030s to supply the additional electricity needed and keep voltage stable.
The Auckland High Court today sentenced company director Munesh Kumar to community detention and community service, and imposed a $500,000 fine on his construction company, MaxBuild Limited, in the country’s first ever criminal prosecution for cartel conduct following an investigation by the Commerce Commission.
It is hard for the Government, any Government, to balance the books of an economy in recession. And the forecasts have been hamstrung by poor productivity. We’re not getting bang for buck. And we’re not getting back to surplus, anytime soon.
The $13.2 million project is the permanent solution to a broken wastewater pipe deep below the Parnell Rose Gardens that was discovered after the 2023 summer storms.
'I want to thank our bargaining team of Woolworths delegates and union organisers for their many hours of hard work at the negotiating table,' said Rudd Hughes, FIRST Union National Secretary for Retail.