
Inland Revenue
54 stories since January 2025 Ongoing
Topics
- Inland Revenue overdue tax debt collection3 stories · October 2025Quiet since 20 Oct 2025
- Ka Ora, Ka Ako school lunch programme issues39 stories · January – March 2025Quiet since 21 Mar 2025
- Smiths City collapse6 stories · September – October 2025Quiet since 9 Oct 2025
- Ikea New Zealand store opening12 stories · November – December 2025Quiet since 18 Dec 2025
- Home loan rates and OCR pass-through17 stories · September – December 2025Quiet since 18 Dec 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Invercargill motorcycle business enters liquidation owing over $535,000


- Christchurch contractor fined for failing to provide Inland Revenue information


- Paraparaumu pizza shop owner sentenced to home detention for tax evasion




- Creditors unlikely to be paid after Hamilton cafe company collapses


- South Auckland couple sentenced for $560,000 tax evasion


September 2026
- Christchurch man jailed for evading nearly $1.4m in tax



+1 - Nelson bar O’Shedigans enters liquidation but remains open


August 2026
- Inland Revenue stops more than $4m in fraudulent tax claims


- Inland Revenue warns horticulture sector over tax non-compliance


- Police investigate threatening video posted by Brian Tamaki


- NZ First proposes payments for families with three children


July 2026
December 2025
- Property prices in New Zealand holiday hotspots have risen significantly




- Major banks increase some fixed home loan interest rates




- Auckland superyacht designer sentenced for tax evasion



- Shoppers travel from across the country to new Ikea store


- Nearly 7000 pensioners affected by Inland Revenue error




November 2025
October 2025
- Domino's Pizza store in Red Beach enters liquidation


- GrabOne liquidation leaves creditors owing more than $16.5 million




- Inland Revenue reports success in recovering overdue tax



- Woman disputes Inland Revenue attempting to take $1000 weekly


- Inland Revenue begins calling taxpayers with overdue debts


- Smiths City owes creditors approximately $26.9 million


- Christchurch director sentenced to home detention for PAYE fraud


September 2025
- Wellington man jailed for tax fraud and fraudulent loan applications


- Christchurch builder sentenced for evading over $260,000 in tax


- Pukekohe woman sentenced to home detention for tax evasion




- Christchurch pair receive extra jail time for tax fraud




- Absolute Traffic Solutions liquidated owing over $1.5m in debt


August 2025
- New Zealand businesses owe more than $1.4 billion in unpaid tax




- New Zealand tax settings may require rethinking



- Auckland cafe chain Little and Friday liquidated over tax debt


July 2025
- New York Bagels enters liquidation after nearly 30 years


- Nanogirl Labs unlikely to pay Inland Revenue debt



- Auckland mayor's chief of staff puts property company into liquidation


- New taskforce launched to tackle corruption in the public service


- Auckland man sentenced in first New Zealand tax evasion tool case



- Wellington mayoral candidate ordered to pay former employee $28,000


- Former Inland Revenue employee loses employment dispute over period products



- Finance Minister reviews tax settings for New Zealand banks


- Government increases FamilyBoost rebates and income thresholds



+2 - Overseas Kiwis face rising student loan debt due to penalties




June 2025
- Southland caterer sentenced to home detention for tax evasion


- Woman sentenced for $30,000 fraud using stranger's licence details



May 2025
March 2025
- School lunch provider Libelle Group enters liquidation owing $14 million




- Nick Mills settles tax debt with Inland Revenue


- Former tax agent sentenced to home detention for decade of fraud



- Inland Revenue to continue security calls despite scam concerns


February 2025
- Auckland man sentenced for fraudulent Covid-19 subsidy claims



- Man sentenced to prison for supplying methamphetamine

