Hon Gerry Brownlee Minister of Energy and Resources 2 July 2009 Media Statement Report shows positive shifts in energy use and supply Energy and Resources Minister, Gerry Brownlee has released the latest edition of The New Zealand Energy Data File.

Migrant workers in trouble have no one to turn to for help and groups wanting to help find themselves unable to, says a migrant aid group. "Foreign workers on temporary permits simply fall between the cracks in services provided," said Mike Bell, spokesman for the Skilled Migrant Information Centre.

A new survey shows that some skills in the building industry are still very difficult to source even despite an unprecedented contraction. The 2009 New Zealand Institute of Building/Hays Construction Salary Guide said, Despite the credit crunch and an unprecedented contraction within the residential...

Auckland postal workers who left with "undue haste" when they heard there would be no toilet facilities at their New Lynn office will not be paid for the time they were absent, the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ruled.

A worker sacked for sending dozens of grubby emails has got his job back after successfully arguing that the correspondence was part of a wider work culture.

Members of the new Global Women network say the chance to mentor emerging female leaders is a key reason for the formation of the powerful group. The 75-strong membership of Global Women - officially launched in Auckland tonight - reads like a who's who of successful New Zealand females.

Source: NZPA ONE NewsWheeling luggage at airport New Zealand may be able to boost its trade opportunities by targeting a different sort of immigrant, researchers suggest.

The Employers and Manufacturers Association has launched a new business to business trading portal called E-MArket (www.e-market.net.nz) to assist businesses heighten their productivity and competitiveness.

Leveraging more rewards for and from Maori business will be the focus for a breakfast forming part of the Atamira: Maori in the City event in Auckland later this week.

A migrant support group has accused the Government of "taking migrants' money, using their skills and then telling them to bugger off". Mike Bell, a spokesman for the Move 2 New Zealand Trust, representing mainly migrants from Britain, Europe and South Africa, says migrants not only bring skills and...