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.
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.
