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Household saving up as households spend less – Media release
Household saving increased to $2.1 billion in the June quarter after dropping to $230 million in the first quarter of 2022, Stats NZ said today. “New Zealand households spent less in the June 2022 quarter, while also experiencing steady income growth. The decrease in household spending partly reflected reduced purchases of durable goods, such as second-hand cars and electronics,” national accounts ...
Smoke alarms in rental properties
Tenancy Services is working with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) to raise awareness of the requirement for qualifying smoke alarms in rental homes. You are four times more likely to survive a house fire if you have working smoke alarms. What you can do If you are a property manager or landlord, you must ensure smoke alarms are correctly installed and ...
Why workplace wellbeing is important
Providing your team with a safe and healthy workplace is an important part of running a business. If employees feel their wellbeing is being looked after at work, they are usually more productive, healthier, and less stressed. We caught up with Dr Georgi Toma (MA, PhD) founder of Heart and Brain Works, and an expert on employee wellness, to talk about ...
Tax Talk Newsletter Spring 2022
Keeping your business alivein difficult times "It’s the reputation and relationships we’ve built that will get us through . . if you do everything with integrity, you’ll always be rewarded in the long term."Newspaper editor Ian Carson Networking is investing We have been offered the following story for our newsletter. It illustrates the benefit of investing time into networking. When business is buoyant most people ...
Take your cyber security to the next level
Cyber Smart Week is back and will be held between 10-16 October this year. Cyber Smart Week is CERT NZ’s annual campaign aimed at raising awareness of cyber security across Aotearoa. Get Cyber Smart(external link) — CERT NZ CERT NZ director Rob Pope says most New Zealanders are doing something to keep themselves secure online. “This may be as simple as not clicking ...