ACC: Levies To Increase

“It is clear that these increases will be unpalatable, especially in the current economic climate. But if New Zealand is to retain the ACC Scheme then I believe they are necessary.” More>>

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• Greens - Massive levy increases will undermine ACC
• Labour - Scaremongering on ACC exposed again

Coming For You?: Police Powers Extended

Police have expanded surveillance powers which enable them to apply for an interception warrant to investigate participation in an organised criminal group, and for a wider range of serious violent offences. The maximum penalty for participation in an organised criminal group is doubled, from five to 10 years’ imprisonment. More>>

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• NZ Govt - New illegal street racing laws take effect

Kiwiright Video: How NZers Stopped An Unfair Copyright Law

Hundreds of thousands of people protested against controversial law change that would allow copyright holders to seek disconnection of Internet users’ accounts simply on accusation of a breach of copyright law without a trial. Kiwiright tells the story of the Internet Blackout. More>>

Scoop Full Coverage: 35 Recommendations To Bridge Income Gap With La-La Land

The 2025 Taskforce has made a total of 35 recommendations to the Government which it says would bridge the income gap with Australia by 2025 – an income gap currently sitting at around $64,000 a year for a family of four. More>>

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• Keith Rankin - 2025 and All That: the 2009 Brash Report
• 2025 Taskforce - First Report (PDF)
• Public Address - Keith Ng on the Taskforce
• Dave Wolland Cartoon - Brash Recovery Plans
• Labour - Brash completely out of touch on minimum wage
• Scoop Business - NZ economy not yet out of the woods: NZIER
• NZEI - Taskforce Recommendations Take Education Back
• Unite Union - Brash needs to learn up from down
• Dairy Workers Union - Proposals will kill national economic security
• Public Address Out-Link - OnPoint - Taskforce 2025: A Space Odyssey
• Public Address Out-Link - OnPoint - From the floor of the Tax Working Group
• Pundit Out-Link - 2025 taskforce report: If lions ran the circus...
• TV3 Video - Brash's 'catching the Aussies' plan too radical - English
• TV3 Video - Don Brash on the 2025 tax taskforce
• TV3 Video - Business New Zealand says Brash's report is useful

Hospitals: Serious And Sentinel Health Events Report Released

Waikato DHB welcomes today's publication of New Zealand's serious and sentinel health events. Health Waikato chief operating officer Jan Adams said the organisation actively encouraged reporting of any adverse event or any event that had the potential to cause harm. More>>

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• Hawkes Bay DHB - DHB continually looking at improvements
• TV3 Video - Medical errors cause 92 deaths