867 days ago

Food importers fined $28k for failing to label food allergens properly

Reporter Central Leader

Kia ora neighbours, two Auckland food importers have been fined a total of $28k for not translating food allergen warnings into English.

Tokyo Food Company was sentenced to two charges under the Food Act, while Japan Mart was sentenced to one charge in the Auckland District Court.

Tokyo Food Company was fined $21,000 and Japan Mart was fined $7,000, after being prosecuted by New Zealand Food Safety compliance investigators.

Read the full story at the link below.

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8 hours ago

Valentine’s Special | Custom Massage & Energy Healing

Rebecca from Sandringham

A 120-minute bespoke massage and energy-healing session designed to bring awareness and sensation back into the body. Ideal for a grounding, nervous-system reset, and embodied presence.

Valentine’s Special: $200 (120 minutes)

Session includes
- Intuitive, tailored full-body massage
- Integrated energy-healing work
- Premium organic massage oils
- Custom aromatherapy
- 432Hz healing frequency soundscape throughout

Why Valentine’s?
Valentine’s doesn’t have to be outward or performative. This session is a way to reconnect internally, release stored tension, and return to the body with clarity and ease.

About
Experienced professional masseuse and energy healer. Sessions are one-on-one only and adapted precisely to what the body presents on the day.

Available in Helensville, Auckland CBD, or as a mobile service.

Limited Valentine’s availability.
Message to book or enquire.

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22 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.2% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.2% Complete
  • 43.7% I want to be able to choose.
    43.7% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2465 votes
20 days ago

Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?

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