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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 ...
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 ...
IRD Credit and debit interest rate change on 30 August
On 30 August 2022 the interest rate on overpaid (credit interest) and underpaid (debit interest) tax will change. This is often called use of money interest, or UOMI. The new rates are: debit interest - 7.96% (up from 7.28%) credit interest - 1.22% (up from 0%). IRD review the rates regularly to make sure they align with market interest rates. Source: www.ird.govt.nz ...
What you need to know about exporting
If you want to make your brand a global household name, you’ll need to export. But first you’ll need to be clear what exporting is, and be sure you’re ready for it. Exporting means making your goods or services in one country and selling them in another. Most people would realise that making shoes in New Zealand and selling them overseas ...