by Red Scribble | Dec 19, 2025 | Strategy
The ContextOn 13 November 2025, a WorkSafe subsidiary, Energy Safety New Zealand, enacted a change to the Electricity (Safety) Regulations. It deleted the clause banning switches in the main earth (PEN) conductor for homes and businesses. The regulator’s own technical...
by Red Scribble | Dec 18, 2025 | Governance
The ContextIn January 2025, Meta terminated its core DEI programmes. The internal memo cited a “charged” legal landscape. The real trigger was a meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and Trump advisor Stephen Miller in late 2024, where Zuckerberg assured him of...
by Red Scribble | Dec 18, 2025 | Governance
The ContextIn December 2025, the Privacy Commissioner took the rare step of publicly naming two PAK’nSAVE stores—Clendon and Royal Oak—for serious breaches of the Privacy Act 2020. The trigger was third-party security guards sharing customer images, including...
by Red Scribble | Dec 18, 2025 | Strategy
The ContextIn December 2024, a Chinese migrant worker died at an Auckland aluminium company’s warehouse. He was loading beams into racking above two metres when he fell from a scissor lift. WorkSafe has now laid a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act...
by Red Scribble | Dec 18, 2025 | Integrity
The ContextMillinium Capital Managers Limited recently referred a former adviser to the Financial Markets Authority and Serious Fraud Office. The adviser allegedly recommended the sale of shares from the Millinium Alternative Fund (MAX) while possessing undisclosed,...