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Lift death prosecution declined
![Brendon Scheib was killed when a lift came down as he was working in the lift shaft, and crushed him.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/n/k/o/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idvws.png/1491549589199.jpg)
Widow's private prosecution over husband's death won't go ahead after legal glitch.
Consent granted for bottling plan
![Jacksons Bay, the site for the proposed water scheme.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/g/9/m/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idw7i.png/1491548951117.jpg)
A controversial proposal to export West Coast water in bulk is a step closer to reality.
Mozzarella plant a source of pride
![Fonterra Clandeboye laboratory supervisor Ian Pierce testing the mozzarella melt.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/y/5/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idpny.png/1491548309669.jpg)
Fonterra Clandeboye managers are clearly excited about their "new baby" - a $240 million mozzarella plant - which had its first public showing on Friday.
'We're legally correct' says Sewell
![Auckland-based managing director Mark Francis of Augusta Capital says his company has a proven track record in turning ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/r/b/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idegg.png/1491538785242.jpg)
NPT directors are encouraging shareholders to accept a deal with Kiwi Property but Augusta is intent on blocking it and sacking the NPT board.
Got a spare $2m? Buy this town
![The asking price includes a one-room schoolhouse conversion and 19 tidy brick houses.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/8/7/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id88t.png/1491540718579.jpg)
The asking price for this US town includes a one-room schoolhouse conversion and 19 tidy brick houses.
Council buys $1m forest against advice
![Wellington city councillors Peter Gilberd, Jill Day and Malcolm Sparrow celebrate the council's purchase of the 36 ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/o/9/v/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iddjg.png/1491539924300.jpg)
City councillors go against staff advice to spend $1m on Forest of Tane in Tawa.
Quake generosity extends to Japan
![Damage on a farm caused by the Kekerengu fault.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/l/g/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idcrv.png/1491531931344.jpg)
Faith in the human spirit has been restored after generous donations to quake and drought hit farmers.
Govt must act on redundancy
![New Zealand's flexible labour market made it easy for workers to be hired, but also allowed for easier firing, the OECD says.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/0/n/f/p/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id43b.png/1491530850007.jpg)
Union calls on the Government to implement OECD's recommendation for minimum worker redundancy notice period.
Dairy food for the well heeled and poor
![Fonterra says it has a responsibility to make sure New Zealand is part of creating the future of food](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/9/m/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id9vb.png/1491530255325.jpg)
Fonterra is front footing the creation of food for every part of society.
Former inmates hired
![Waste Management has 800 trucks is struggling to find drivers, says CEO Tom Nickels, seen here with Jeanette Burns of ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/q/w/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icsnh.png/1491532652098.jpg)
"If we don't give these people an opportunity, what options have they got?" asks Waste Management boss.
Home detention in a mansion?
![The Lower Hutt mansion that convicted tax evader Tao Li bought was previously owned by the man responsible for New ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/d/8/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idcvl.png/1491531825110.jpg)
Tax evader's home detention could be served in the house previously owned by fraudster David Ross.
Big bank customers less happy
OPINION: Local banks are still doing a better job of keeping their customers happy than their big Aussie rivals.
Hefty fee to keep free store open
![The Free for All store's Dee Glentworth and councillor David Lee.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/8/r/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i9ggl.png/1491283557704.jpg)
Parking dispute and other complaints may mean a charity store in an upmarket Wellington suburb has to shut.
The end of an institution
![Leanne and Dave Frandsen decided it was the right time to put their shop on the market.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/9/m/5/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i9fdx.png/1491195132932.jpg)
There are not many left shops where you can sit around the pot belly stove and chat about your hunting adventures.
From drab to fab
![Changing Rooms founder Mandy Crozier partially staged an Ian Athfield house in Ngaio.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/v/1/s/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hulfe.png/1491352544071.jpg)
Wellington woman makes homes look warm, inviting, and you'll walk away wanting to buy it.
Women urged to aim higher
![Women shouldn't take no for an answer, Marie-Claire Andrews says.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/l/t/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic6kw.png/1491525946068.jpg)
Breaking into the boys' club is tough if you're not a boy, but one Wellington woman is on a mission to change that.
Farmers grilled over clothing ethics
![More than four million people, mostly women, work in Bangladesh's garment industry which has been accused of exploiting ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/l/3/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iclmr.png/1491513503765.jpg)
Shopping chain gets into hot water over the ethical background of its clothing suppliers.
Kendall's Pepsi ad falls flat
![Kendall Jenner's new Pepsi ad is strange, at the very least.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/b/b/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ib9ai.png/1491350354710.jpg)
Jenner joins a protest march and gives a police officer a soda. What is going on?
48,000 apply, just 100 get LookSee
![Applications have closed for LookSee Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/l/t/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iahso.png/1491272816578.jpg)
People looking for a free holiday are weeded out from the wave of jobseekers who applied for a trip to Wellington.
A small step to cheaper housing
![Plans for a Housing New Zealand "cluster" within an SHA in MeadowPark, Auckland.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/t/r/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idtaz.png/1491548039670.jpg)
It won't solve the housing crisis but it's a valuable step on the way, economist says.
Got a spare $2m? Buy this town
![The asking price includes a one-room schoolhouse conversion and 19 tidy brick houses.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/8/7/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id88t.png/1491540718579.jpg)
The asking price for this US town includes a one-room schoolhouse conversion and 19 tidy brick houses.
Family won't sell to golf course
![Augusta spent US$40 million to buy neighbouring homes, offering the residents price tags that were simply too enticing ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/6/8/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idiot.png/1491530001375.jpg)
The Thackers turned down millions of dollars for their modest 3-bedroom house next to the US Masters course.
Smaller malls get day in the sun
![Trafalgar Square in Whanganui has been put on the market by syndicate manager Augusta Capital.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/9/b/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic6u6.png/1491522251501.jpg)
Whanganui's Trafalgar Square tests the waters of keen retail market.
Stop whining about tax
![It's the first week of the new financial year. Are accountants out celebrating having completed last year's books or do ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/9/b/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibvau.png/1491507644527.jpg)
OPINION: Paying tax totally sucks. But you gotta do it to pay your share for the essentials.
We need a flexible education system
![You won't learn anything about becoming a ski instructor at university.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/l/f/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iay3e.png/1491513311475.jpg)
OPINION: Looking at my own kids and their futures, there are six things I want them to know
Circle closes on zero hours
![15042015 News. Photo: Ashten Macdonald/Fairfax NZ.
McDonald's workers protest their zero hour contracts in Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/k/8/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ick6i.png/1491444550832.jpg)
OPINION: Changes should make workplaces fairer, but it's up to employers to ensure they're implemented.
A desire to stay small
![Switzerland has numerous local councils which compete for residents rather than shy away from them.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/j/r/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibghm.png/1491420043906.jpg)
OPINION: Local councils are hard-wired to discourage new citizens, and it's part of Auckland's housing crisis.
Flooded, but still at work
![EastPack and Fonterra are the biggest employers in the town of 1638 people.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/z/7/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idc69.11jq0k.png/1491534763265.jpg)
Their houses may be underwater, but some Edgecumbe residents aren't letting that stop them from going to work.
Wet fields infuriate farmers
![Federated Farmers meat & fibre chairman Richard Morrison, left, inspects his wet farm near Marton with James Stewart.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/d/d/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icef7.11jq0k.png/1491522019596.jpg)
Sodden paddocks leading up to winter are irritating Manawatu and Rangitikei farmers.
Lamb eating myths busted
![A report reveals many key lamb traits do not impact eating quality.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/n/d/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iclol.11jq0k.png/1491522019596.jpg)
Sheep traits long thought to make lamb tasty have no consistent impact on eating quality.
Workers push for salmon farms
![Pelorus Sound could get an extra salmon farm under the MPI proposal. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/6/1/o/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icbde.11jq0k.png/1491523143613.jpg)
King Salmon staff back relocation plan over job loss fears, but their boss says that won't happen.
BP cuts CEO's pay 40%
![BP's Chief Executive Bob Dudley earn US$11.6](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/f/x/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idf6g.png/1491525904535.jpg)
BP boss will take home a US$11.6 million pay packet, after salary cuts to rein in executive spending.
UK employers must reveal pay gaps
![Women eared 18 per cent less than men in the UK in 2016.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/7/p/m/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icdn9.png/1491439350246.jpg)
Companies in Britain required to report pay discrepancies between male and female employees under a law.
US corn fields threatened
![Iowa produces around a fifth of corn grown in the United States.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/1/1/w/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icckm.png/1491439116227.jpg)
Farmer mistakenly planted a strangling weed in a conservation effort, now burns it with old tyres to destroy it.
Big fines for anti social media
![Social media companies in Germany would struggle to carry out the requirements of the new law, a Facebook spokeswoman said.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073640im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/2/q/y/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic22m.png/1491427180209.jpg)
The likes of Facebook and Twitter could find it costly in Germany if they don't move quickly to remove hate speech.
Lift death prosecution declined
Consent granted for bottling plan
Mozzarella plant a source of pride
A small step to cheaper housing
'We're legally correct' says Sewell
Got a spare $2m? Buy this town
Solid Energy Southland mines sold
Council buys $1m forest against advice
Taranaki farmers escape worst of Debbie's deluge