Bunnings
Facial recognition's creep into commercial spaces - are we ready?
Two weeks ago Australian consumer group CHOICE outed three retailers - Bunnings, The Good Guys and KMart - for collecting the biometric data of their customers. The watchdog last week referred the… Audio
Bunnings muzzles dogs
Outrage from dog owners in Australia is reverberating across the Tasman to New Zealand, as Bunnings introduces a rule to have all dogs on their premises muzzled. The rule came into affect after a girl… Audio
Onions on top of sausages, Bunnings tells fundraisers
Bunnings has issued new guidelines to community groups running fundraising sausage sizzles at its stores, and it's become far more controversial than managers ever dreamed. Alex Perrottet and camera… Video, Audio
Sausage sizzles - new rules
People fundraising with sausage sizzles in Bunnings carparks will be given revised health and safety instructions. Audio
Bunnings to pay staff $11m for holiday pay miscalculation
Hardware retailer Bunnings says it will pay more than $11 million to current and past staff members for miscalculating holiday pay.
Sixteen retail chains accused of underpaying staff
Tens of thousands of minimum wage workers are potentially collectively owed millions of dollars in unpaid wages, with 16 of New Zealand's largest retailers now accused of forcing their employees to… Video, Audio
Bunnings ban on pesticide just for show
The nation-wide hardware chain Bunnings says it will stop selling some pesticide products by the end of the year because of concerns they are harmful to bees. Audio
Bunnings charged with misleading customers
Bunnings is facing 45 charges of falsely advertising its products as the lowest priced on the market.
Bunnings management removes defribillators
Bunnings is under fire from its staff members after reportedly removing staff-financed defibrillators from its stores. Audio
Bunnings accused of removing three defibrillators
Bunnings has removed three defibrillators from its stores, two bought through staff fundraising, a union says.
Bunnings' gesture: Goodwill or cost-saving?
Concerns have been raised over hardware chain Bunnings using cheap 'volunteers' to run the company's stocktakes. Audio
Bunnings responds to yesterday's apron-removal protest
Bunnings declined an invitation for interview, but said that their proposal offered staff two weeks' notice on rosters and the opportunity to appeal. Audio
Bunnings offers volunteers $12.50 p/h for stocktake
Concerns have been raised about Bunnings' use of volunteers to run their stocktakes. Alex Ashton reports. Video, Audio
Suspension notifications for Bunnings workers removing aprons
Bunnings workers from 29 stores around the country have received suspension notifications after removing their work aprons, as part of low key industrial action. Audio
Bunnings workers suspended over apron actions
Bunnings workers have received suspension notifications after removing their work aprons, as part of low-key industrial action on contract negotiations. Video, Audio
Hundreds protest Bunnings roster changes
About 250 Bunnings workers have walked off the job in their fourth strike this year to protest a proposed roster system change.
Bunnings roster change dispute escalates
A Dunedin-based dispute between Bunnings and its staff has escalated from weekend to week-day strikes.
Bunnings staff strike over roster changes
Bunnings employees around the country are striking in a dispute over changes to their rosters, which their union says are a "slippery slope" to zero hour contracts.