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Published on 11/09/2025 – 14:51 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT MEPs voted this week to exempt more than 90% of small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) from the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) — a tax imposed on imports — amid European Parliament plans to simplify existing sustainability laws. The CBAM is an import duty based on the estimated carbon footprint of certain goods like steel and cement, which has been in force in a transitional phase since October 2023. As of 2026, importers will be liable to report on the carbon footprint of their goods, and where applicable pay duty. With the simplification, small business will be…
About 13,000 patients in Wellington and Taranaki have been contacted by Awanui Labs after receiving inaccurate lab results for a diabetes test.The Terrace Medical Centre in Wellington said the processing issue has meant some of its patients might have been misdiagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes and had their medication unnecessarily adjusted.Awanui Labs, New Zealand’s largest private medical testing company, said the unexpectedly high results were spotted by GPs after it changed its testing method at the end of March. Chief operating officer Nick Champness said between March 31 and July 11, “some HbA1c (blood sugar) test results in Wellington and Taranaki may…
It was the investigation that gripped the nation. A father and his three children evading authorities for four years. RNZ’s National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood takes a look inside Operation Curly.It was about 4.30pm on Monday when Detective Senior Sergeant Andy Saunders received the text message.He was with Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers at a police cordon, awaiting updates as his colleagues searched through dense bush for Tom Phillips’ remaining children.Police had been told there were guns at the campsite and Saunders admits the wait was “nerve-wracking”.”You still don’t know how it’s going to end,” he says.”Our biggest concern was we…
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One of Tom Phillips’ children was holding a gun when police approached the remote campsite, it has been reported.According to the New Zealand Herald, Phillips’ son was holding a rifle when the police special tactics group arrived at the site on Monday afternoon.He was persuaded to put it down and the children were taken into care without incident.Police are now hunting for the fugitive father’s accomplices. (Source: 1News)It was confirmed yesterday that Phillips’ oldest daughter Jayda was with him during Monday morning’s dramatic confrontation, which saw the father fatally shot by police. He had opened fire on a police officer…
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced an updated set of secondary school subjects to be phased in from 2028.Last month, the Government announced its proposal to axe NCEA. Stanford said implementation for all changed subjects would be aligned with any changes to the qualifications, which are currently being consulted on.The updated subjects would be developed for years 11 to 13. While some subjects had already been announced or named, Stanford said there would be some “exciting brand-new” ones.The subjects would be designed to create a curriculum which “recognises the growing importance of STEM in a future focused world, alongside other…
Former Labour MP Stuart Nash has resigned from his job at recruitment agency Robert Walters, after a formal review was initiated by the company.It comes after Nash apologised for telling The Platform a woman is a “person with a p***y and a pair of t**s,” on Tuesday.Robert Walters confirmed a review was taking place after the company was made aware of his comments that were made in a “personal capacity”, a spokesperson said.”The remarks are deeply inappropriate and do not reflect our values or the standards of our business. We have initiated a formal review, and we will not be…
As a growing number of Central Hawke’s Bay residents desperately search for work, local man Bevan Thompson is helping them with everything from attaining a drivers licence, to boosting their confidence through korero and cuppas.Alexa Cook gained an insight into the mahi going on behind the scenes to get people off the benefit, as part of Pinch Point – an ongoing RNZ series about living with the cost of living.”I’ve had a couple of clients that stand there and say ‘Ohh man, I can’t get nothing’ and shed a couple of tears.”So we just sit there, have a cup of…
Dramatic audio highlights police closing in on fugitive Tom Phillips early on Monday morning, and the moment an officer reported shots had been fired. About 2.30am on Monday morning police received a call from a Piopio resident saying they believed they were witnessing a burglary in action at PGG Wrightson.The burglary involved two people on a quad bike dressed in farm clothing and wearing headlamps, which police believed was Phillips and one of his children. Police responded, eventually laying road spikes to the north on Te Anga Rd, near the intersection of Waipuna Rd. In the recording obtained by Stuff,…
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ The government was warned by officials that a card payment surcharge ban could push up prices and put pressure on small businesses. The government plans to ban surcharges on card payments for in-person payments. Legislation is expected to be introduced to Parliament by the end of the year, with the ban to kick into effect no later than May 2026. But advice released under the Official Information Act shows that Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) officials warned that there could be problems with the ban. They also recommended the ban be limited to only in-person…