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Super-Wards: Commission Proposes New Boundaries For Auckland
The Local Government Commission presented its proposals on the boundaries and representation arrangements for the new Auckland Council today.
Under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, the Commission is required to determine boundaries for the new Auckland Council, wards and local boards, ward and board names and the number of members per local board. More>>
Polytechs: Council-Slashing Bill Now Also Removes Student & Staff Reps
Student representatives are outraged at today’s release of an Education and Science Select Committee report on a Bill which will fundamentally alter the nature and quality of Polytechnic Councils. More>>
Greenwash II: Government Baits Guardian Columnist
"When New Zealand's sink forests are harvested in the 2020s, as is likely, all that carbon will return to the atmosphere. The government of New Zealand responded with some irritation to my column last week ... " More>>
John Minto: Hone Harawira - Speaking Truth To Power
If you drive from Auckland to Hamilton you pass through some of the richest farmland in the world… virtually everything you see in all directions is confiscated land. More>>
Harm Mimisation: NZ Needle Exchange One Of World's Most Successful
Initial results from the National Needle Exchange Blood-borne Virus Seroprevalence Survey 2009 show New Zealand continues to have the lowest rate of HIV amongst its intravenous drug users compared to other countries, and that a significant reduction in hepatitis B and C among injecting users has been achieved over the last five years. More>>
Protest: Smacking March, On Day After UN Child Convention Anniversary, Also Has Popera
“We’re thrilled to have such awesome talent as Yulia and Lapi Mariner make themselves available to lead us in the national anthem and to perform other items before and after the march,” says organiser Colin Craig. More>>
Submissions: Finance Unions Says ACC Changes Dangerous For Workers
“The changes present a real threat to the coverage of workers with gradual process injuries or OOS,” said Finsec General Secretary Andrew Casidy. “These injuries are common in the banks and raising the bar for their rehabilitation could be devastating for those affected.” More>>
Military: Airman Killed At Waiouru, Another Injured
Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott, has confirmed that at just after 9 am, in the Waiouru Training Area, an unexpected explosion occurred, causing instant and fatal injuries to Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster. A second Air Force Sergeant received minor injuries. More>>
Gordon Campbell: Putting The SAS Back Into Afghanistan
Who has stolen John Key’s brain? The Prime Minister who only a couple of months ago was demanding to see a viable exit strategy before he would put New Zealand combat troops back into Afghanistan, has been replaced by a John Key impersonator for whom the vaguest of goals – combatting global terrorism – now seems like a darn good reason for doing so. More >>