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Celebrating a golden career in local politics
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:41 pm | Auckland Council
A career in local politics spanning more than 50 years was celebrated at Henderson’s Civic Chambers last night (3 October) at a special gathering to mark the retirement of Assid Corban OBE, JP. More >>
Elections 2013: One week to go
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:27 pm | Christchurch City Council
With just over a week until election day, and numbers of processed votes now trailing 2010’s numbers, Electoral Officer Clare Sullivan is urging all Christchurch residents who haven’t yet done so to get in their votes for the local body elections. More >>
Palino Launches Animal Welfare Policy
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:23 pm | John Palino
With only 4% separating John Palino and Len Brown in the Auckland Mayoral Race, there is a good chance that Palino will be stepping into the Mayor’s Office and making some significant changes. Among these are a series of changes to Auckland’s Animal ... More >>
This Week On Q+A: Living Wage, Australia
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:18 pm | Television New Zealand
On the programme this Sunday, we look at what people earn and why; should the living wage be the minimum wage and how ratepayers could end up picking up the tab for much of it. More >>
Interested in Criminal Justice Reform?
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:11 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Kim Workman has decided it’s time he was put out to pasture, and the Robson Hanan Trust are seeking someone who can run the Rethinking Crime and Punishment project and the ‘JustSpeak’ initiative, and provide support services to the Justice Coalition. More >>
Generation Zero: Feedback on Wgtn Public Transport Spine
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:09 pm | Generation Zero
512 people had their say about Wellington’s future public transport options using an online submission form created by youth climate change group Generation Zero, outnumbering the approximately 300 official submissions received by Greater Wellington ... More >>
Open Letter to John Key on Tobacco
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:39 pm | Joint Press Release
Dear Mr Key, We note you are a featured speaker at the APEC CEO summit in Bali on 5-7 October. This meeting has, as a major sponsor, Sampoerna, an Indonesian subsidiary of Philip Morris, the tobacco giant that manufactures and markets Marlboro cigarettes. More >>
Statistics show Government action needed on gender pay gap
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:21 pm | Pay Equity Challenge Coalition
“The income figures from the New Zealand Income Survey released today show that there is no progress in reducing the gender pay gap,” says spokesperson for the Pay Equity Challenge Coalition, Angela McLeod today. More >>
High Court decision that Ministry of Health acted unlawfully
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:15 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission welcomes yesterday’s High Court decision upholding the rights of disabled people and their families to seek compensation for discrimination under the Ministry of Health's former policy of not paying family carers to provide ... More >>
Operation Goose - Them spying on us, us spying on them
Friday, 4 October 2013, 12:06 pm | New Zealand People's Mandate Party
No doubt the National led government has been feeling somewhat smug, that since the passing of the GCSB and TICS spying laws the opposition to them has all but died, as happened with the passing of the Search and Surveillance Bill. More >>
PM urged to ensure New Zealanders’ health not signed away
Friday, 4 October 2013, 11:39 am | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) has written an open letter to Prime Minister John Key amid health sector fears the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) could seriously jeopardise public health in New Zealand. More >>
Barrier to migrant workers exposing abuse still unaddressed
Friday, 4 October 2013, 11:04 am | First Union
UNEMIG, Union Network of Migrants, says that changes to migrant worker rights announced yesterday are a step in the right direction, but don’t address one of the biggest barriers migrant workers face in speaking out. More >>
Wake-up call to National as 5000 sign TPPA petition in 3 day
Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:49 am | It's Not Right
In just over three days, more than 5000 New Zealanders have signed the petition to release the draft text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The petition was launched on Tuesday as the TPPA trade ministers prepared to meet in Bali this ... More >>
High Court Decision on Margaret Spencer Case
Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:43 am | New Zealand High Court
AND HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL in respect of the Ministry of Health First Defendant More >>
Range of MPs to debate animal welfare issues
Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:22 am | NZ Companion Animal Council
At 2pm on Monday 7 October the Hon Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries will present the Government’s proposed Animal Welfare Act Amendments at the NZ Companion Animal Council Conference, Stamford Plaza, Auckland. More >>
CTU Supports Intention of New Immigration Law
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 5:11 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU supports moves by the Government to crack down on employers who exploit migrant workers. More >>
Transgender Prisoner Rights Issues
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 4:31 pm | Equal Justice Project
Transgender people are especially vulnerable in prisons due to the disconnect between their state-recognised gender and their personal, inherent gender identity. More >>
Project on 1982 attempted bombing of the ‘Wanganui Computer'
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:53 pm | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
On 18 November 1982, educated anarchist and young activist Neil Roberts took a planned, radical and finite step; he attempted to blow up the “Wanganui Computer” at Wairere House on the Whanganui River. A then-powerful symbol of ‘Big Brother’, the computer ... More >>
TV3's 'The Vote': Are NZers Losing Trust In The Police?
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:46 pm | Mediaworks
The police are our thin blue line - keeping us safe and enforcing the law. But do we still have confidence that they're on our side and playing fair? This month, The Vote asks whether New Zealanders are losing faith in the police force. More >>
New Zealand’s most vulnerable young people need more help
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Association of Counsellors
The New Zealand Association of Counsellors says if the government is serious about wanting to improve the country’s suicide rates it needs to provide more help for vulnerable young people. More >>
US Government shutdown warning to our farmers
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:13 pm | Federated Farmers
The budgetary deadlock, which has sections of the United States Government shutting down, should serve as a warning to New Zealand farmers to run conservative farm budgets. More >>
Expression of Interest for IRD's Transformation programme
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:55 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has today released the formal Expression of Interest (EOI) process of its Transformation programme. This is to procure a service provider(s) who will help Inland Revenue design the first stage of Transformation and also provide high ... More >>
Key’s Comments On Copper Tax “an Early Sign of Progress”
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:51 pm | Coalition for Fair Internet Pricing
The Coalition for Fair Internet Pricing says comments by prime minister John Key that the government will wait for a Commerce Commission ruling before deciding its next step on its proposed copper tax are an early sign of progress. More >>
Interactive Vote Auckland panel discussion, students invited
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:40 pm | Auckland Council
This Friday, 4 October, Auckland Council is holding an interactive “Vote. Don’t” panel discussion aimed at educating students about the importance of having a say by voting in the 2013 local elections. More >>
15 jobs saved at Safe Air as Government sits on its hands
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:09 pm | EPMU
Unions and employers are working together to save jobs while the Government refuses to act on a high New Zealand dollar which is hurting businesses, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
OCEANZ investigation leads to Australian arrest
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police’s child exploitation prevention unit OCEANZ says that the appearance of a 38 year old man in a New South Wales court yesterday demonstrates the resolve of international law enforcement agencies to tackle child exploitation. More >>
Crowds Expected at Russian Embassy Event in Wellington
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Crowds Expected at Russian Embassy Event in Wellington as Charges Anticipated for Two Kiwi Greenpeace Activists More >>
New Prisoner Reintegration Service a Bold Move
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:57 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“The decision by the Department of Corrections to fund a very different set of providers to deliver prisoner reintegrative services, is a bold and innovative move”, said Kim Workman, of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. More >>
Over 58,000 New Zealanders Agree - Animals Don’t Do Drugs
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 5:29 pm | Paw Justice
New Zealand’s animals went on strike last week in a world-first protest against a law making it legal to use animals for testing synthetic party drugs. More >>
Call for Herald to apologise for articles
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:24 pm | Wellington Rape Crisis
The agency Wellington Rape Crisis is calling on the NZ Herald to cease the publication of articles that contribute to rape culture and to apologise for the damage done to survivors of rape and sexual assault. More >>
Reserve Bank moves to protect banks
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:17 pm | Democrats for Social Credit
“The Reserve Bank’s new housing deposit policy that came into force yesterday requiring a minimum of 20 percent deposit on mortgages has nothing to do with trying to contain a housing bubble driven by Auckland property prices” said Chris Leitch, ... More >>
EPMU asks Simon Bridges to stand tall on mine inspectors
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 1:42 pm | EPMU
The union representing miners has welcomed the progress of the Health and Safety (Pike River Implementation) Bill through Select Committee, but is concerned that the Government has scaled back the role of mine check inspectors. More >>
Stop Wasting Money on the IPCC
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 1:17 pm | Carbon Sense Coalition
The Carbon Sense Coalition today called on the Australian government to stop wasting money on IPCC activities – “no submissions, no delegates, no funds”. More >>
Including 17-year-olds in Youth Justice System a Strong Investment
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 1:11 pm | JustSpeak
Documents released to JustSpeak today under the Official Information Act show that government agencies have costed raising the youth court age to 17 at a maximum of $66.1m a year. JustSpeak spokesperson Danielle Kelly says, “This would be a great ... More >>
More investment needed in tertiary education
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary says more investment is needed in tertiary education to lift the opportunities for people to gain relevant skills. More >>
Misguided Joyce Gutting University Democracy -Students
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 12:22 pm | Victoria University Students Association
Today Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association President Rory McCourt criticised Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce for proposed changes to University Councils that remove legislative requirements for student and staff representation ... More >>
NZ Football urged to speak out against slave labour
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 10:50 am | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has asked New Zealand Football to speak out against inhuman conditions for workers building infrastructure for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, says CTU General Counsel, Jeff Sissons. More >>
NZ ignores calls to protect Maui’s dolphins from extinction
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 9:51 am | NABU International - Foundation for Nature
In the past 15 months three international scientific bodies have repeatedly urged the New Zealand Government to protect the world’s smallest and rarest dolphins from extinction. But the calls by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the ... More >>
Open Letter from Oz Kiwi to John Key on NZers in OZ
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 9:12 am | Oz Kiwi
We, the undersigned Oz Kiwi committee members, are writing to you as we are deeply concerned about some of your recent comments concerning New Zealand citizens permanently residing in Australia and the attitude your government is taking to resolving the ... More >>
Ombudsman offers advice on new LVR restrictions
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 6:34 pm | Banking Ombudsman
“The Reserve Bank’s new loan to value ratio (LVR) restrictions which come into force today are expected to lead to a further spike in mortgage-related issues, the highest single category of complaint for the Banking Ombudsman Scheme,” says Banking ... More >>
CTU responds to Minister’s attack on Health and Safety reps
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The attack by ACC Minister on the training of Health and Safety representatives today undermines the commitment over 27,000 workers have made to taking on the challenging role of representing workers in health and safety in their workplaces”, said Helen ... More >>
Redrawing of Electorate Boundaries Soon to Get Underway
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:42 pm | Representation Commission
The Representation Commission will soon start its work to redraw the electorate boundaries for use in the 2014 and 2017 general elections. More >>
Strong performance for ACC
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:07 pm | Accident Compensation Corporation
Improved client rehabilitation services have helped put ACC on a sound financial footing at the end of the 2012/13 financial year, says ACC Board Chair Paula Rebstock. More >>
Toby Hutton: It's about time we considered digital voting
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:50 pm | Toby Hutton
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Candidate Toby Hutton is calling for a switch to a digital form of voting for future local government elections. “A digital, online medium for casting votes in local elections is something that would really make life ... More >>
Court decision on Australian company rights should concern
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:29 pm | Zone IP
A recent High Court judgement about the intellectual property rights of Australian companies in New Zealand should be a real cause for concern to New Zealand companies. More >>
Miners’ union welcomes Solid Energy deal
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:04 pm | EPMU
The deal announced today between the Government, Solid Energy, and its backers is a relief to mine workers and offers hope for their future says the EPMU, the union for miners. More >>
Len Brown – more colours than a chameleon
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:03 pm | John Minto
From the New Zealand Herald election Guide this morning: Do you support the SkyCity pokies for convention centre deal? Len Brown: I support the need for Auckland to have an international convention centre and the economic benefits it will deliver ... More >>
Director-General for Primary Industries appointed
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 1:36 pm | State Services Commission
Deputy State Services Commissioner Sandi Beatie has today announced the appointment of Martyn Dunne CNZM as the new Director-General for Primary Industries and Chief Executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). More >>
14 October closing date for Whey Inquiry submissions
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 1:24 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
People who want to make submissions to stage one of the Government Inquiry into the Whey Protein Concentrate Contamination Incident have until 14 October to do so. More >>
Successful outcome of the Open Area Calculator
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:34 pm | Cancer Society
Earlier this year the Cancer Society joined with, Salvation Army Trust and The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, to call for a judicial review of the open area calculator used to approve smoking areas in licenced premises. The case cited SkyCity ... More >>
Re: Second Coronial Inquiry into Death of Corporal Hughes
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:21 pm | Crown Law
On March S 2015, the Solicitor-General received a request from Ms Poa to consider ordering a second Coronial Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of her son, Corporal Douglas Hughes of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). On 14 March ... More >>
Update On Electoral Booklet Botch-up
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:19 pm | Franks and Ogilvie
The public are responding to Wellington specialist public law firm Franks & Ogilvie’s call for information to establish the scale of the local election booklet botch-up. More >>
Surfers to hit Piha ‘Maui’s Trail’
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:14 pm | WWF
What : WWF is running a ‘Maui’s Trail’ event to coincide with the 2013 National Scholastic Surfing Championships. Maui’s action stations will be set up to help surfers learn more about the threats to these dolphins, where they are found and ... More >>
CTU calls on Minister to resign
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 9:12 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Comments by ACC Minister Judith Collins today that there is not a health and safety issue in New Zealand workplaces is so unbelievable and so out of touch that she should either resign or the Prime Minister should dismiss her”, CTU President Helen Kelly ... More >>
Kiwi celebs call for release of the TPPA text
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 9:04 am | It's Not Right
Prominent New Zealand actors, musicians and media commentators are calling for the government to release the draft text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). More >>
Key must stop misleading NZers that Parliament has power over the TPPA
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 8:59 am | Jane Kelsey
‘The government seems intent on misleading New Zealanders that Parliament will have the final say about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement’, said Professor Jane Kelsey. More >>
IPCC report endorses water storage
Monday, 30 September 2013, 7:07 pm | Federated Farmers
The logic for water storage is irrefutable with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicting New Zealand could face a future climate of heavier extreme rainfall, stronger and more extreme winter winds as well as longer periods of drought. More >>
Preparations Underway for 2013 Citizens Initiated Referendum
Monday, 30 September 2013, 5:25 pm | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission wants to make it easy for people to take part in the Citizens Initiated Referendum on the question “ Do you support the Government selling up to 49% of Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power, Genesis Power, Solid Energy and Air ... More >>
Commission Preparing for Christchurch East By-Election
Monday, 30 September 2013, 5:03 pm | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission is gearing up for a by-election in the Christchurch East electorate on Saturday 30 November 2013. More >>
Q+A Panel: In response to Gareth Morgan interview
Monday, 30 September 2013, 4:18 pm | Television New Zealand
But I do think he’s right about his approach to obesity. What I love about Gareth Morgan is he’s one of our few genuine public intellectuals. You know, and by that I mean someone who is prepared to look really critically and analytically at big ... More >>
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