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An Auckland man has been sentenced to home detention after issuing almost 700 fraudulent warrants of fitness without proper authorisation.Imroz Taki, owner of Newmarket Automotive Repairs, was sentenced to 10 months and 2 weeks’ home detention by the Auckland District Court on May 26.He was found guilty of issuing 677 WoFs between December 2022 and June 2023, despite not being appointed as an authorised vehicle inspector.Taki had used the vehicle inspector appointment belonging to a former employee and had not completed any of the inspections, an NZTA investigation found.Customers were charged $60 per WoF, with Taki pocketing more than $40,000…
ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission is confident that the European Union will manage to avoid the economic blowback from a new US Senate bill that envisions 500% tariffs on importers of Russian energy, which, if applied, would wreck about a dozen member states.”We are in the process of phasing out imports of fossil fuels from Russia, and therefore, this should ultimately not be a problem,” Paula Pinho, the Commission’s chief spokesperson, said on Tuesday afternoon.The draft law, jointly promoted by Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, and Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, foresees primary sanctions against Russia and secondary sanctions…
Both National and Labour have slid in the latest 1News/Verian poll, while New Zealand First have moved to their strongest position in eight years.If an election were to be held today the right bloc of National, ACT and New Zealand First would have 63 seats — enough to form a coalition, while the left bloc of Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori would have 58 seats.This is a small change from the last Verian poll in April, where the coalition had 64 seats.Winston Peters’ party moves up to 8%, according to the survey of 1002 eligible voters from May…
ADVERTISEMENTThe Polish parliament is set to hold a confidence vote in his coalition government on June 11, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Tuesday.He called the vote on Monday, a day after his ally, liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, lost Sunday’s presidential runoff.”We are starting the session in a new political reality,” Tusk said at the start of a cabinet meeting in Warsaw.”The political reality is new, because we have a new president. But the constitution, our obligations and the expectations of citizens have not changed. In Poland, the government rules, which is a great obligation and honour.”Trzaskowski’s defeat…
The annual meeting of media company NZME has rubber stamped a compromise deal allowing an activist shareholder onto its board.A former National government minister has also been appointed as its chairperson, with the existing board kept largely intact.Auckland-based Canadian businessman Jim Grenon bought a stake in the company and launched a bid at the start of the year to replace the current board with himself and three associates.But he ended up accepting a truce in which he alone got a seat, and Steven Joyce took over as chairperson.Grenon told the meeting that his move to shake up the company was…
ADVERTISEMENTThe European Parliament’s key catering tender holder withdrew because it struggled to make the work profitable, according to sources Euronews has spoken to, leaving essential workers at the institution concerned for the safety of their jobs.The European Parliament outsources various internal services such as management of cafeterias, canteens and office cleaning to private companies. But the unprofitability drove the company running Parliament’s food services, Compass Group, to prematurely end its contract. The catering and hospitality multinational will operate until 30 June and hasn’t pitched to renew its tender for the main staff canteen, according to three people familiar with the situation. Compass…
A man has been arrested and charged with murder after a critically injured man died in hospital in Tokoroa last week.Police were called to an Abercorn Pl address at around 4.15am on May 27 to reports a man had been injured by another man known to him outside his house.”The man was rushed to Waikato Hospital in critical condition, but has since passed away,” said Detective Senior Sergeant Ryan Yardley.A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder and was expected to next appear in the Rotorua High Court on June 27.Yardley said a homicide investigation had been launched.”Police are…
By Andrea Barolini & Fanuel Morelli Published on 03/06/2025 – 14:22 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTAs part of the European Green Deal, Europe hopes to become climate neutral by 2050. Sustainable transport is one of the cornerstones of Europe’s green transition, alongside the shift away from fossil fuels. However, making cities less reliant on motor vehicles isn’t just beneficial for the environment, it also helps protect public health. World Bicycle Day, celebrated globally on 3 June, highlights the benefits of using a bike as a sustainable means of transport. As far as eco-friendly transport goes, cycling is difficult to beat. But in order to encourage people…
Work on the Wellington Town Hall’s $329 million redevelopment continues, with the new National Music Centre under construction in the building’s basement.Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith announced an additional $2 million funding injection for the National Music Centre in the Budget last month and toured the site alongside media on Tuesday.”We’re very delighted that the works, obviously as you can see, are underway,” said Goldsmith. “There’s been real pressure around the overall funding, so this extra two million dollars will help get this project over the line.”Once completed, the centre would house recording studios, rehearsal spaces, a…
ADVERTISEMENTA future without human workers seems out of question, at least for now.Despite the growth of digital technologies, manual labour will still likely be in highest demand in the next five years, according to World Economic Forum research.The highest number of new positions – over 35 million worldwide – will be created for farmworkers and other agricultural employees.There could also be almost 10 million additional jobs for truck drivers (including delivery drivers), plus over 5 million new app and software developers, as well as building framers.Speaking about the fastest-growing sectors however and it’s all about tech.Big-data specialists top the chart…