20th May 2022 Legal / MPIA man has been banned from fishing and sentenced to home detention for his part in taking 319 pāua to sell on the black market.
18th May 2022 A2 Milk / LegalThe dairy company is now facing a class action in the NZ High Court, which relates to earning disclosures in the same period as Australian claims.
13th May 2022 Legal / MPIA Southland company has been fined $10,400 after failing to keep a fish sales record system for seafood it was moving between its Te Anau restaurants.
11th May 2022 Employment / LegalThe Employment Court has found three former Gloriavale commune members on the West Coast were employees not volunteers at the registered charity which has F&B ventures.
5th May 2022 Food Safety / LegalA milk business has been fined $30,000 for not following the rules that regulate the supply and sale of raw milk.
25th March 2022 Legal / SynlaitThe dairy company has launched legal action against the vendors of loss-making Talbot Forest Cheese Co, which Synlait bought for close to $40m.
25th March 2022 Legal / VMSTwo shareholders in Oceania Natural have been fined a combined $310,000 after they admitted to charges of market manipulation and disclosure breaches..
18th March 2022 Legal / Me TodayThe healthcare and wellness company has had to turn to its investors for cash after being surprised by inventory levels after its acquisition of King Honey.
10th March 2022 Legal / Talley'sTalley’s says it did not direct the master of a vessel to fish in a closed area.
9th March 2022 Legal / Talley'sAmaltal Fishing Co Limited, along with the master of its fishing vessel, the Amaltal Apollo, have been found guilty of 14 charges of breaching the conditions of a high seas fishing permit.
18th February 2022 Legal / MPIThe director of Tuna Fishing Company Limited has been sentenced for offences under the Fisheries Act for a second time in two years.
16th February 2022 Kiwifruit / LegalGisborne District Council is appealing a decision from the Land Valuation Tribunal, relating to the capital value of a gold kiwifruit orchard in the Gisborne district.
10th December 2021 Legal / Talley'sThe company says the broadcaster made a series of false and defamatory claims about its operations.
15th November 2021 LegalA Southland fishing company has been fined $18,000 and their boat skipper $6,750 for set netting in marine protected areas, along with removing fins from sharks and discarding the bodies at sea.
4th November 2021 Employment / LegalThe owner of Dunedin-based Romeeco Bakery has been ordered to pay $299,038 in arrears and penalties after a Labour Inspectorate investigation.
26th October 2021 Legal / Westland MilkAn appeal related to the Overseas Investment Office decision to approve the sale of Westland Milk Products to Chinese conglomerate Yili is set to start on Wednesday.
22nd October 2021 A2 Milk / LegalThe A2 Milk Company says it is aware of reports about a potential class action led by Australia’s Shine Lawyers but has no knowledge of any further legal proceedings.
6th October 2021 A2 Milk / LegalA2 “considers that it complied with disclosures notifications at all time,” following a class claim filing in Australia alleging misleading or deceptive conduct.
5th October 2021 Fishing / LegalThe commercial scam was responsible for almost $1m worth of black market pāua and crayfish from the Chatham Islands.
5th August 2021 LegalNZHFC made representations such as “100% New Zealand” knowing the royal jelly ingredient was from China, finds a court.
14th July 2021 LegalThe director of Auckland restaurant Kiran Cuisine has been ordered to pay full arrears of $75,026.18 in unpaid minimum wage, leave, and holiday pay to a former employee, as well as a further $50,000 in penalties.
22nd June 2021 Legal / ShellfishA serial offender will face serious charges under the Fisheries Act after thousands of empty pāua shells were discovered at his home during a search warrant executed by MPI fishery officers.
17th June 2021 Fishing / LegalForest & Bird has won a High Court legal decision confirming tarakihi catch limit decisions must put sustainability before the commercial interests of the fishing industry.
9th April 2021 ComCom / LegalCartel conduct included price fixing, market allocation and bid rigging.
29th March 2021 Fishing / LegalA former master of a Hawke’s Bay fishing vessel has been fined for not deploying seabird protection equipment.
9th March 2021 Legal / MPIA farmer from Kinloch near Taupō has been fined $12,000 and ordered to pay vet costs of $5,292.20 for failing to feed 245 calves.
25th February 2021 LegalThe companies pleaded guilty in separate cases to pollution charges.
24th February 2021 Legal / SanfordThe fishing company, the master of its San Waitaki ship, and its first mate have been fined a total of $53k.
