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Nearly 250 schools raise safety fears after play sand asbestos recall

Some NZ schools are closed this week while they undergo contamination testing.

Multiple schools raise alarm over potentially contaminated sand

Ministry staff have been contacted by about 30 schools and 30 early childhood services.

'Landmark development': $300m apartments planned beside Henderson film studios

Apartments, creative studio spaces and offices are all planned beside the Westie studios.

Labour calls for safety standards for baby slings, wraps and carriers

Last year 11 infants and toddlers in NZ were injured in products made for babywearing

‘Unspoken crime’: Nail salon owner backs beauty industry crackdown

'If I conducted myself how some do, I would be in jail tomorrow.'

'End up with an amputation': Beauty therapist welcomes nail salon crackdown

Kim Ryan says rising ACC nail-related claims point to poor hygiene and untrained staff.

MBIE launches crackdown on nail salons, massage businesses

The beauty sector has seen a rise in complaints and referrals.

'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rents

National rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.

Economists see patchy signs of job market lift

Job ads rose 3.5% in the year to September, the first lift since 2022.