Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
government agency
Topics
- Asbestos in children's coloured sand recallsQuiet since 23 Dec 2025
- MBIE immigration IT project failureQuiet since 23 Sep
- Rising fuel prices September–October 2026Ongoing
- Taranaki LNG import terminal decisionOngoing
- New Zealand property values 2025Quiet since 17 Mar 2025
- Aaron Coupe sentencing and leaky home disputeQuiet since 17 Jun 2025
- New Zealand economic recovery 2025Quiet since 25 Jun 2025
- Falling rents across New Zealand 2025Quiet since 26 Sep 2025
- Electricity market reform and power pricesQuiet since 1 Oct 2025
- Rising food prices and supermarket competitionQuiet since 16 Sep 2025
- Dunedin student flat conditionsQuiet since 4 Sep 2025
- Holidays Act replacementQuiet since 24 Sep 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Criticism follows progress on Port Taranaki LNG terminal proposal
- Government selects preferred provider for Taranaki LNG import facility
- Government rejects industry plea for aluminium import tariffs
- Wellington landlord ordered to pay $7700 after MBIE tenancy investigation
- Auckland landlord fined for renting unweathertight North Shore property
- EV rush and broken holiday plans as Cantabrians feel petrol price pain at the pump
- Ponsonby early learning service closes due to asbestos concerns in rangoli powder
- Foodstuffs disputes plan to spin off Pak'nSave
September 2026
- Average petrol prices approach post-war highs
- MBIE confirms $50.7 million wasted on abandoned biometric project+2
- Labour demands MBIE chief executive resign after misleading MPs
- Around 10,000 public servants to strike over pay next week
+1
August 2026
- Woman dies in hospital after Timaru car accident
- Woman charged after Canterbury rugby team members injured in crash
- Officials found to have deliberately misled MPs about failed IT project+2
- MBIE ruling requires Christchurch Airbnb owners to obtain consent
- Former MBIE worker wins unjustifiable dismissal case without payout
- Auckland builder fined for unlicensed foundation work
- Blogger Martyn Bradbury to appear in court over blog posts
July 2026
December 2025
- Ombudsman complaint lodged over asbestos-contaminated play sand
- Auckland man jailed for running illegal immigration scheme
- Nic Blakeley appointed MBIE chief executive and Secretary for Economic Growth
- Inspections reveal maintenance failings in Dunedin student rentals
- Jetstar ordered to stop using non-compliant scales at Wellington Airport
- Kmart recalls sensory sand sets due to asbestos risk
- FMA chairperson steps aside during MBIE investigation+2
- Kmart cancels recall for three magic sand products
- Volunteers call for restoration of Ōhope Beach West End walkway
- Kmart sand product recalled after testing positive for asbestos
November 2025
- MIKI Sand Art Set recalled due to potential asbestos contamination
- Two more coloured sand products found to contain asbestos
- Rainbow sand art toy recalled due to asbestos concerns
- Kmart recalls Anko Pop and Surprise Playset over choking risk
- Lyttelton landlord ordered to pay $33,000 for tenancy law breaches+1
- Ministry of Education supplied asbestos-tainted sand to schools
- Authorities test sand products for asbestos following three brand recalls
- Bay of Plenty schools close following asbestos-contaminated sand recall
- Hungarian couple sentenced for long-term immigration and identity fraud
- Schools close following asbestos recall in coloured sand
- Schools and early learning centres contact ministry over asbestos sand recall
- Christchurch and Dunedin schools close for asbestos testing
- Canterbury schools close following asbestos detection in Kmart sand products
- Kmart sand products recalled after asbestos is detected+1
- Schools and early learning centres urged to stop using contaminated sand
- Two brands of children's coloured sand recalled over asbestos concerns+1
- Online job advertisements increase for the first time in a year
October 2025
- Auckland landlord misses deadline to pay $240,700 tenancy breach penalty
- Police investigate construction director accused of taking homeowners' money
- Former real estate agent jailed for concealing assets while bankrupt+1
- Government approves changes to NZ Post mail delivery requirements+1
- Auckland boarding house operator fined for unsafe and unhealthy conditions
September 2025
- Government to reform Holidays Act to simplify leave entitlements
- ANKO portable blender recalled over risk of self-activation
- Coroner links teen's death to unsafe sofa and lack of regulation+2
- Police launch escape, hide, tell campaign for crowded places
- Investigation launched into alleged illegal mining near Wellington ecosanctuary+2
- Queenstown landlord fined for operating unlawful boarding houses
- Dunedin student fights for bond after living in filthy rental
- Asbestos found in fire door materials triggers nationwide safety investigation
August 2025
- Finance Minister's staff sought dairy price data before Fonterra meeting
- MBIE warns gas supply may be falling faster than expected
- Hamilton business owner fined for immigration and employment offences
- Electricity Authority introduces reforms to increase competition and lower prices
July 2025
- Government draft plan aims to double geothermal energy production
- PSA takes legal action against MBIE over flexible work rules
- Nanogirl Labs unlikely to pay Inland Revenue debt
- National median rents fall for first time since 2009
- New Institute for Advanced Technology to be based in Auckland
- Lower Hutt sushi restaurant fined for employment standard breaches
- Immigration adviser's licence cancelled following history of wrongdoing
- Queenstown tenants told to hide from housing inspectors
- Second Samoan national sentenced for migrant exploitation in Auckland
- Queenstown landlord fined for operating unlawful boarding house+2
- Rental properties must meet Healthy Homes Standards by Tuesday deadline
June 2025
- Regional data shows varying economic performance across New Zealand
- Businessman Aaron Coupe receives additional prison sentence for deception
- New Zealand gas reserves may be dwindling faster than expected
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
- Christchurch landlord ordered to pay for unlawful rental conditions+2
- Businessman Aaron Coupe jailed for causing millions in losses+3
- Former real estate agent Aaron Drever jailed for 15 months
- Auckland landlords ordered to pay compensation after unlawful evictions
February 2025
- NZ Space Agency declines to explain MethaneSAT handover delays
- Wellington sees largest median property value drop in main centres
- Higher fuel margins may limit petrol price relief for motorists
- More than 21,000 Hutchwilco lifejackets recalled due to faulty inflator