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We are almost half-way through October and Halloween is creeping up on us! (It’s easy to miss — Christmas decorations seem to be popping up earlier every year!)
The Neighbourly team was having a bit of fun and got to wondering about New Zealand-inspired outfits! 🦇
💬 Bonus … View moreWe are almost half-way through October and Halloween is creeping up on us! (It’s easy to miss — Christmas decorations seem to be popping up earlier every year!)
The Neighbourly team was having a bit of fun and got to wondering about New Zealand-inspired outfits! 🦇
💬 Bonus question: What is the best kind of costume? Funny, scary, DIY, or pop culture themed?
E-commerce deal website GrabOne has ceased trading after its owner went into liquidation today.
Daniel Stoneman and Neale Jackson of Calibre Partners were appointed liquidators of Global Marketplace New Zealand Limited, which operates the GrabOne business in New Zealand.
GrabOne’s website has … View moreE-commerce deal website GrabOne has ceased trading after its owner went into liquidation today.
Daniel Stoneman and Neale Jackson of Calibre Partners were appointed liquidators of Global Marketplace New Zealand Limited, which operates the GrabOne business in New Zealand.
GrabOne’s website has disappeared, replaced by a message from the liquidators.
“Due to funding constraints, the business has ceased trading and the liquidators are immediately commencing a sales process for the company’s business and assets,” the liquidators said.
“As a result, the company will not be promoting any existing or future deals whilst in liquidation.”
The liquidators said the company was unable to provide refunds to customers who hold onto unredeemed vouchers.
“Consumers will need to take steps themselves - including contacting individual merchants - to assess how unredeemed vouchers will be treated.”
Retail expert and managing director of First Retail Group Chris Wilkinson said the GrabOne model became “quite a dated concept”.
“There was a lot of euphoria around that type of model around a decade ago.
“It’s almost like the catalogue model of digital marketing, where catalogues were superseded by e-commerce. It’s a legacy digital marketing model.”
Wilkinson said a decade ago deal websites tended to be nationwide models but over time became more localised.
“The deals were always typically good, often to help businesses get some cashflow and to reach new markets.
“Particularly as time went on, they became a very localised response, and it really was down to smaller businesses who needed a boost and were prepared to cut the prices.”
New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME), publishers of the New Zealand Herald, sold GrabOne in 2021 to Global Marketplace New Zealand for $17.5 million.
GrabOne was founded in 2010 as a 50/50 venture between IdeaHQ - controlled by entrepreneur Shane Bradley - and then Herald publisher APN. APN progressively bought out Bradley’s stake, taking full control in 2013 in a deal worth up to $12.2m.
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With a little imagination, one roll of Resene wallpaper can add touches of colour and design throughout your home, from artworks to table runners or to refresh furniture or the inside of your drawers. It’s an easy way to get started and grow in confidence using wallpaper, then expand to bigger … View moreWith a little imagination, one roll of Resene wallpaper can add touches of colour and design throughout your home, from artworks to table runners or to refresh furniture or the inside of your drawers. It’s an easy way to get started and grow in confidence using wallpaper, then expand to bigger features and rooms. Find out how to use wallpaper in your projects with these easy step by step instructions.
From 19 October to 30 November 2025, we will be installing new signalised pedestrian crossings at the intersection of Beach Road, Churchill Street, and Parnell Rise. Works will take place Sunday to Thursday nights, between 9 pm and 5 am
These new signals will improve safety for road users, … View moreFrom 19 October to 30 November 2025, we will be installing new signalised pedestrian crossings at the intersection of Beach Road, Churchill Street, and Parnell Rise. Works will take place Sunday to Thursday nights, between 9 pm and 5 am
These new signals will improve safety for road users, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Lynette Davies said the $1000 the department is trying to take each week from her is an unfeasible amount of money.
RNZ reported earlier this week that Inland Revenue is taking a tougher line on recovering debt that it is owed - with 16,500 notices sent about planned bank deductions since … View moreLynette Davies said the $1000 the department is trying to take each week from her is an unfeasible amount of money.
RNZ reported earlier this week that Inland Revenue is taking a tougher line on recovering debt that it is owed - with 16,500 notices sent about planned bank deductions since mid-June, 25 percent more than for the whole of last year.
Between mid-June and 30 September, there had been 8181 deductions completed, which had recovered $17 million. There were another 6026 deductions in progress, which had collected $5.5m.
There is an estimated $10 billion in tax debt owing, although that does not include child support, which sits at about $1 billion.
Davies said she could not afford the $1000 a week the department wanted from her account, which is to cover child support debt.
She shared concerns expressed to RNZ last week about the way that child support is calculated. There have been calls for an overhaul amid concerns about how custody arrangements are assessed and transparency around parents' income.
She said the debt arose about a decade ago, when her daughter was 15, when she moved between her care and that of her ex-husband.
Amid a dispute between the parents, Inland Revenue continued to tell her that she was liable for child support.
"I let the IRD know that I was no longer the liable parent but was the custodial one. They wouldn't believe me."
The debt grew with penalties to about $23,000. The penalties were wiped, which took it back to $16,000.
"Three weeks ago they took $1000 out of my bank account. I was pretty upset at that, I'd had no notifications. It's actually more than I have available a week to pay," she said.
She was told to submit a complaint to suspend the payments.
"At that time I thought they were talking about $1000 a month - until the next week my eftpos card was declined and I found out they're taken another $1000. They're fully intending on taking $1000 a week. The child in question is now 25."
She has started trying to block the payments and had been told too much time had passed to take the issue to court.
A spokesperson for Inland Revenue said it could not comment on the specifics of her case but it had received extra funding for compliance so there was an increase in activity.
'We look at every case's individual circumstance and consider these before we take any deductions from people's account. We also contact or try to contact customers before taking these actions."
Another man who contacted RNZ said he too had money taken without warning. "We were not notified in advance nor did we know any money was owed. This tax was for my wife who does not have an IRD login and does not need to fill in an IR3 form. Her only income is superannuation and bank interest.
"Taking the money caused our account to go into debit, costing us still more. We are outraged that they did this without first asking us to pay whatever they thought was due."
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Fish card game.
Cards only, no storage tray.
Instructions included.
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Westpac has reported a new scam targeting businesses.
Scammers are reportedly messaging businesses with screenshots of bank statements that appear to show two identical payments to the business, and asking to be refunded for the falsified duplicate payment.
Businesses should double-check any… View moreWestpac has reported a new scam targeting businesses.
Scammers are reportedly messaging businesses with screenshots of bank statements that appear to show two identical payments to the business, and asking to be refunded for the falsified duplicate payment.
Businesses should double-check any payment details before responding to queries or processing refunds for customers.
If you receive suspicious communication regarding your accounts, contact your bank directly.
This is a little house, made from (I think), plaster of Paris
Height - 12 cm
Width - 6 cm
Depth - 4.5 cm
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Wooden, simple puzzle - 5 pieces.
Made by Goki, Germany.
21 cm x 21 cm
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Touch n tell
Matching the sticks to the board.
Various materials - sandpaper, mirror, cork, etc
Good for visual awareness & touch sensitivity.
Board length - 40 cm
Depth - 10 cm
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Wooden sound matching sticks.
Find the two sticks that sound the same by shacking them.
Box - 11 cm x 8 cm
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Wooden shape stacking puzzle.
4 shapes
4 colours for each shape.
Base - 12 cm x 12 cm
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Wooden toy.
Apple with a worm on a string that threads through the holes.
Great for hand eye coordination & fine motor skills.
Height - 10 cm
Collection is from Herd Rd, Hillsborough
Finding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation": data shows there are many times more potential job hunters than jobs advertised.
The Rotorua Daily Post reported Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told local business leaders that unemployed school leavers needed to … View moreFinding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation": data shows there are many times more potential job hunters than jobs advertised.
The Rotorua Daily Post reported Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told local business leaders that unemployed school leavers needed to "get off the couch and stop playing PlayStation".
And he told Morning Report on Monday there were employers "crying out" for young people.
But data shows in almost all parts of the country, there were more people unemployed than there were jobs available.
Using just the number of people on Work Ready JobSeeker benefits, not including those who are on the benefit for sickness or disability reasons, there are just under four people for every job ad, nationwide.
A Hamilton woman says her ten year search for work has uncovered employers bad attitudes to disabled job hunters.Professor Matthew Roskruge, from the Massey Photo: 123rf
That's down from about nine in 2020 but about twice the rate of 2021 and 2022 and the number has stayed relatively constant since then.
The number of unemployed per job ad is five, which is not as high as the 2010 peak but higher than the 2020 number.
Luxon said Hawke's Bay and the South Island were particularly keen on workers but Hawke's Bay had 7359 jobSeekers and 568 jobs on Seek.
Based only on Trade Me jobs data, Kawerau had the highest ratio of jobseekers to jobs, at 228.
Queenstown-Lakes was the only area in balance by that measure.
Unemployed people per job ad.Unemployed people per job ad. Photo: SUPPLIED
Professor Matthew Roskruge, from the Massey University school of economics, said it was an "incredibly difficult" time to be looking for a job.
"Especially where they don't have really specific experience or certification… the regions from what we have seen have been hit particularly hard. Public service cuts look like they've hit regions hard and we've seen manufacturing go, too."
He said policies designed to push people off the benefit would work better when the labour market was stronger. "It might make sense if there was demand out there for employees but if we increase supply they have got to have somewhere to go."
Craig Renney, policy director at the Council of Trade Unions and previously an adviser to former Finance Minister Grant Robertson, agreed it was a tough market. "We're seeing more and more people want more work and can't get it."
He said the number of unemployed per job ad would understate the real picture because about 400,000 people were underutilised - not working as much as they would like to.
"We still appear to be shedding work, we see on a weekly basis at major plants and in particular manufacturing sites closing across the country."
He said the situation was worse in the North Island then the South.
He said many job ads were for temporary positions or commission-based roles that would not give security.
He said young people had been particular hit by the downturn. The number of unemployed 15 to 19 year olds had risen by 10,000 in two years, to 37,200.
Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub said jobhunters without experience would be "at the back of the queue".
Shamubeel EaqubSimplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub. (File photo) Photo: Supplied
He said people should be careful about comparing regions because the boundaries could be arbitrary.
"People travel across territorial authority boundaries all the time."
But he said there were some localised areas of pain such as Tokoroa where there had been major employer closures.
"That means those local job opportunities are further reduced."
He said young people trying to enter a workforce during weak economic times could feel the effect for a long time.
"They miss out on that entry into the job, the career pathway. And then by the time the economy recovers, there's a new cohort of people who are competing for those positions."
Massey University Dean's Chair in Management Professor Jarrod Haar said it did not help anyone to have young people on benefits.
But he said it would be better to use the money that would have been spent on teenagers' benefits on encouraging businesses to hire them.
"The reality is there's just no jobs, you know, or let's be honest, there'll be the few jobs out there, but there'll be hundreds of young people wanting them, applying for them. And it'll be the case that demand outstrips supply in a big way."
Meanwhle, An orchardist says the horticulture industry is not crying out for workers.
Yummy Fruit Company chief executive Paul Paynter, who grows apples and stone fruit in Hawke's Bay, said the industry wasn't short staffed right now.
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