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Reorganisation will force tough decisions on staff
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:58 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the massive scale of a planned reorganisation at AgResearch has taken staff by surprise and will force many into a very difficult position. More >>
Additional MPI investment welcomed
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:53 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the Ministry for Primary Industries is taking a responsible approach by not seeking to blame individuals over the Chinese meat documentation mix-up and committing to more staff training and resources. More >>
Searching for the empty mailbox
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:51 pm | Face Television
Rather than investing in a new laptop, the guest In Conversation with Noel Cheer on Face Television this week recommends that you take her advice as to how productivity can be improved with existing equipment. More >>
Changing times - NZ Youth engage in less risky pursuits
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:38 pm | University of Auckland
Drinking, drugs and other risky behaviours are on the decline according to a nationwide report on New Zealand youth launched at Parliament today. More >>
Speaker of the UK House of Commons to visit New Zealand
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:36 pm | British High Commission
Britain’s Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, will visit New Zealand from 5-8 August. More >>
Statement from Andrea Vance
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 3:47 pm | Andrea Vance
Thank you to all media outlets for their interest. I wrote the piece because I wanted to explain why an important line was crossed by the Henry inquiry at a time when privacy issues are being hotly debated across the world. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Speaking of accidents
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 3:34 pm | Martin Doyle
There seem to have been no end of 'accidents' regarding Andrea Vance's phone records. Now the Speaker is apologising. More >>
Taranaki Regional Council publishes Pre-Election Report
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 3:06 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
The Taranaki Regional Council has published a Pre-Election Report under a new mandatory requirement for councils to publicly report on their financial affairs ahead of elections. More >>
Iwi Suggests To Pull Plug on Dam
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 3:03 pm | Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc
At a Hui an Iwi held at Matahiwi marae last night, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated was asked by several Heretaunga hapū to oppose the Ruataniwha Dam project on their behalf. More >>
McKenzie Friend
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:22 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Paki Toia, the prisoner currently bringing a case against the Department of Corrections for breaches of the Bill of Rights, has Arthur Taylor, a fellow prisoner as his McKenzie friend. More >>
Dunedin Mayor unhappy with Govt reneging on regional promise
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:15 pm | Dunedin City Council
Mayor of Dunedin Dave Cull calls on Government to put its actions where its rhetoric is and reverse the trend of stripping resources from the regions and relocating them largely in one or two main centres. More >>
Good bye and Thank You Ian McKinnon
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:46 pm | Mark Peck
Labour's candidate for Lambton Mark Peck today said "good bye and thank-you" to Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon who announced his retirement from local body politics yesterday. More >>
New Challenger in Christchurch Mayoral Race
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:26 pm | Hugo Kristinsson
“Democracy, transparency and accountability.” These are the three guiding principles that Hugo Kristinsson will bring to one of the top positions in the city if he is successful in his campaign to become the next mayor of Christchurch. More >>
Mayor hails historic step for Tāmaki Makaurau mana whenua
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 12:59 pm | Auckland Council
The Mayor has welcomed the next step in the historic Tamaki Collective settlement. The Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Bill was introduced to Parliament today for its first reading. More >>
3RD Degree Airs New Revelations in Teina Pora Case
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 12:02 pm | TV3
Thursday 1 August, 2013 3RD Degree Airs New Revelations in Teina Pora Case 3rd Degree has broadcast an explosive new investigation into the case of Teina Pora. Pora was arrested in 1993 for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett in her Papatoetoe home, ... More >>
Pre-election Report - Palmerston North City Council
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 11:43 am | Palmerston North City Council
To enable informed debate during the 2013 Local Government Elections the Palmerston North City Council has released its first ever Pre-election Report. After the last local government elections the Local Government Act 2002 was amended and now all ... More >>
Ministry helps New Zealanders offshore
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 11:29 am | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
New Zealand’s Embassies offshore received nearly 40,000 consular queries during the year to 30 June 2013. More >>
ERO report on Guidance and Counselling in Schools
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 11:07 am | New Zealand Association of Counsellors
The NZ Association of Counsellors has welcomed the release of a study by the Education Review Office into guidance and counselling in schools. More >>
Don't Be in the Dark, Say Animal Welfare Advocates
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:53 am | SAFE
New Zealand's Stop Factory Farming Month, August 2013 New Zealand’s Stop Factory Farming Month, ‘Don’t be in the Dark’ has been launched today by animal advocacy group SAFE. The month-long event will raise awareness of the high level of cruelty ... More >>
Long struggle comes to an end for Tai Hobson
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 9:36 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Yesterday, ten years after filing a claim against the Corrections Department over their grossly negligent management of the man who killed his wife, Tai Hobson finally received a miserly payout from the government by way of ex gratia payment – a payment ... More >>
New Invesigation into the Case of Teina Pora
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 7:21 pm | TV3
Tonight on 3rd Degree: a New Invesigation into the Case of Teina Pora TV3’s 3rd Degree will tonight air an explosive new investigation into the case of Teina Pora. Pora was arrested in 1993 for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett in her Papatoetoe ... More >>
Resource Management Reform Bill bad for trees
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 5:25 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society is urging regional and district councils to urgently consider the implications of the Resource Management Reform Bill on their indigenous biodiversity functions. More >>
Foreign charter vessels exemption appalling
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 4:50 pm | First Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union is backing calls from the CTU this morning that boats fishing under settlement quota should not exempted from proposed requirements for foreign charter vessels. More >>
Local leaders unite for Manurewa and Papakura
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 4:30 pm | Joint Press Release
Two local leaders are teaming up to secure a local voice on Auckland Council for Manurewa and Papakura at this year’s local government election. Manurewa local and New Zealand icon Sir John Walker is teaming up with former Papakura Mayor Calum ... More >>
Charter School Overreaction Narrow Minded
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 2:44 pm | Conservative Party
Conservative Party Leader Colin Craig recommends David Shearer listens to Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk on schools and creativity, and considers a more broad minded approach to Partnership (Charter) schools. More >>
Funding boost for sexual violence crisis services
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 2:04 pm | Help
HELP (formerly Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation) are thrilled to announce the signing of an integrated three year contract with the Ministry of Social Development. More >>
Journalists’ union condemns release of phone records
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:45 pm | EPMU
The Parliamentary Service’s decision to hand over a reporter’s telephone records to the Henry Inquiry strikes at the core of journalistic freedom, says the union that represents journalists, the EPMU. More >>
Media Commentator Calls for Civil Service to be Reined In
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:33 pm | Massey University
Professor Malcolm Wright, head of the School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing at Massey University, has called on the State Services Commissioner to do more to protect New Zealand's democratic traditions, such as the freedom of the press. More >>
Iron Sand Mining Permit Will Be Opposed By Local Communities
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:31 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
“We will join forces with other community groups in our region to protect the sea from Trans Tasman Resources' plans to start seabed mining in South Taranaki” states Climate Justice Taranaki. More >>
Government exempts ships of shame in NZ fishing industry
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:20 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says that an exemption for Japanese tuna fishers and some iwi quota holders in the Fisheries (Foreign Charter Vessels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill should be thrown out. More >>
Governor-General to visit South East Asia
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:30 am | Government House
The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, is to visit South East Asia to promote New Zealand interests in Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos. The Governor-General and Lady Janine Mateparae arrive in Viet Nam on 3 August before visiting Cambodia ... More >>
Union concern at fishing crew exemptions
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:06 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is critical of a proposal to exempt settlement quota from requirements of the Fisheries (Foreign Charter Vessels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. More >>
EWRB brings prosecutions against unlicensed workers
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:56 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Four unregistered people have been prosecuted within the past month, following separate investigations by the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB). More >>
Tougher laws no silver bullet for road accidents
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:18 am | University of Otago
A leading University of Otago injury prevention researcher’s policy brief is casting doubt on increased penalties as the answer to reducing careless driving causing injury to vulnerable road users** (VRU) such as cyclists and pedestrians. More >>
Focus on rights for rainbow residents in aged care
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 10:09 am | University of Auckland
Quality care for lesbian, gay and bisexual residents in aged care facilities is the focus of a new resource kit aimed at educating staff about homophobia. More >>
Public meeting: Nothing to hide – everything to fear
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 9:41 am | OASIS
An evening to look at surveillance beyond the GCSB Bill and talk about what is wrong with the slogan “if you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to fear”. More >>
Solid Energy fined over miner’s serious injury
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 8:47 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Failing to protect a miner from a large block of falling coal at Solid Energy’s Spring Creek mine in July last year has cost the company a fine of $71,283.56 and reparations to the victim of $46,000. More >>
Statement from David Henry in relation to the Henry Inquiry
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 8:31 pm | David Henry
Statement from David Henry in relation to the Henry Inquiry The Inquiry I led never requested the phone records of journalist Ms Andrea Vance. The Inquiry recorded this fact immediately the information was received. “Quite simply, we did not request ... More >>
Solid Energy fined for injuring miner
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:08 pm | EPMU
The EPMU is welcoming the Greymouth District Court’s decision to fine Solid Energy $71,000 plus $46,000 in reparations for safety failings that led to miner Paul Burton being seriously injured. More >>
Part two of research series into Child Abuse and Poverty
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 4:41 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group will launch 'Child Abuse and Poverty: what are the links?' at its AGM in Auckland tomorrow. The document analyses the data from Child Youth and Family to answer the question 'Child Abuse: what role does poverty play?' More >>
Whole of Sectors approach needed to address racial abuse
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils
The New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils is calling for a Whole of Sectors approach to work together to address racist abuse as it is becoming awkward and embarrassing for ethnic communities after the recent incident in Invercargill with the Taxi driver. More >>
Documentary Closely Investigates NZ Role In Afghan War
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:27 pm | Sally Woodfield
New footage in the documentary He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan will expose further evidence challenging the New Zealand military and Government’s account of the role of our troops in Afghanistan. More >>
New dwelling consents reach five-year high
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents issued for new houses hit a five-year high in the June 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Humans Need Protection From Psychoactive Substances
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:06 pm | Simeon Brown
Manurewa Local Board Member Simeon Brown responded to protests against animal testing in the Psychoactive Substances Act today by saying that the law is needed to protect humans. More >>
Rising Auckland House prices are really a tax issue
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:56 pm | New Economics Party
Rather than ban the buying of homes by people who pay tax in other countries it would be more sensible to impose on them a full ground rent on all urban and suburban properties, according to the New Economics Party. Spokesperson Deirdre Kent said ... More >>
Long-term options for affording our future
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:19 pm | NZUSA
The Treasury, in conjunction with the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations, is sponsoring a series of nationwide workshops starting in Dunedin tomorrow which will address long-term options to maintain prudent Crown finances in the decades ... More >>
Credit Union to beat loan sharks by joining them
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:13 pm | Westforce Credit Union
Auckland and Whangarei based Westforce Credit Union recently launched a payday loans service in an attempt to undercut loan sharks who are locking Kiwi families into a crippling cycle of debt – sometimes with terms that can include an annual percentage ... More >>
CPIT research explores Gen Y nurses’ discontent
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 11:28 am | CPIT
Demanding shift work and intergenerational tension are two factors turning otherwise enthusiastic young nurses off their profession. Research by senior nursing tutor Dr Isabel Jamieson shows that concerns voiced by ‘Gen Y’ nurses could have significant ... More >>
70,000 Voters Removed From the Electoral Roll
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 10:50 am | Electoral Commission
70,000 Voters Removed From the Electoral Roll About 70,000 local election enrolment packs have bounced back to Registrars of Electors marked ‘gone no address’. The Electoral Commission mailed update packs to the 3.1 million people on the electoral ... More >>
Loony Left Spend Weekend Imitating Pretzels
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 10:20 am | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath said it was interesting to watch the various largely socialist-leaning politicians and protestors who turned out to register their opposition to the GCSB Bill over the past two days. More >>
CPAG members gather for AGM in Auckland this week
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 10:18 am | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group hold their AGM on Wednesday July 31st at the Western Springs Garden Community Hall and welcome all to attend. More >>
Two more deaths, same old problems
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 9:22 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League – Wellington Branch thanks Peter Williams QC and Heeni Phillips for attending the inquests into the deaths at Ngawha Prison of Eruera Murray and George Little. Peter was previously the President of the Auckland Branch of the Howard ... More >>
Everyday KiwisTo March in Protest at 12pm
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 9:09 am | Joint Press Release
Today at 12 noon thousands of New Zealand animal lovers the length of the country will meet and join forces to demonstrate their disgust at the recent decision by Government to allow the testing of legal highs on animals. More >>
RMA Claims Another Victim
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 9:04 am | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath extended his party's sympathy and support to a farmer being punished for cutting down some of his own trees. More >>
Labour Dog-Whistles Support From Anti-Asian Racists
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 9:01 am | Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz leader Richard McGrath today said David Shearer's call to restrict ownership of existing homes to New Zealand residents is another direct assault on the free market, and the death knell for Labour's hopes of attracting Asian voters. More >>
More Work for Lawyers in Labour's Plan to Ban Foreigners
Monday, 29 July 2013, 6:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour’s policy to restrict foreigners from purchasing a home will hit Kiwis in the pockets and will line lawyers’ wallets, ACT Leader John Banks said today. On Radio New Zealand this morning, David Shearer confirmed that Labour’s policy would ... More >>
Workshops address long-term options for affording our future
Monday, 29 July 2013, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Treasury
The Treasury, in conjunction with the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations, is sponsoring a series of nationwide workshops starting in Dunedin tomorrow which will address long-term options to maintain prudent Crown finances in the decades ... More >>
Council candidates encouraged to come along and get informed
Monday, 29 July 2013, 3:37 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council will be hosting its candidate information evening on Tuesday 30 July to assist potential candidates in running for council. More >>
Q+A Panel Discussion - Response to Lain Jager Interview
Monday, 29 July 2013, 3:35 pm | TV One
Yeah, doing business in China is complicated, but I have to say ZESPRI knew damn well what was going on. The warning signs were there. They took legal advice. They could have brought this to a head. They allowed a double invoicing system to go ahead. More >>
Q+A Panel Discussion - Response to John Key Interview
Monday, 29 July 2013, 3:33 pm | TV One
Yeah, I mean, we should congratulate John Key for achieving the restart of the talks. But make no bones about it, he had used it as a Trojan horse More >>
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