Thursday 8 September 2011
Christchurch City Council CEO
reappointed
Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Tony Marryatt has today been reappointed until 31 December 2014, subject to contract negotiations.
Deputy Mayor Ngaire Button says Councillors will meet on Monday 12 September in the morning to discuss the terms and conditions of the contract.
ENDS
Gordon Campbell: On Populism’s Changing Of The Guard, Plus A Soul Music PlaylistThe weekend’s Newshub/Reid Research poll results - Act up to 11.1%, National up 1% but still sitting at only 28.7%, Labour down to 43%, the Greens up to 8.5% - shows that the combined centre right vote is still languishing nearly 12 points behind the combined centre-left vote, 45 months after the last centre-right government was voted out... More>>
Finance: Finance Minister And RBNZ Governor Agree To Update MOU On Macro-prudential Policy
Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr have updated the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on macro-prudential policy to further protect the financial system and support the Government’s housing objectives... More>>
Government: Offers Formal Apology For Dawn Raids
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today formally apologised to Pacific communities impacted by the Dawn Raids in the 1970s.
Between 1974 and 1976, a series of rigorous immigration policies were carried out that resulted in targeted raids on the homes of Pacific families... More>>
Government: Bill Introduced To Protect Against Conversion Practices
Legislation has been introduced to Parliament to protect against practices intended to change or suppress someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression... More>>
Te Kahu Tika Tangata / Human Rights Commission has today launched Framework Guidelines on the Right to a Decent Home in Aotearoa and announced that it will hold a national inquiry into housing... More>>
NZUS Council: Welcomes Nomination Of Senator Tom Udall As US Ambassador To NZ
The NZUS Council welcomes the nomination of Senator Tom Udall to the role of US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, NZUS Council executive director Jordan Small said... More>>
BusinessNZ: Visa Extensions Welcomed
BusinessNZ has welcomed the extension of some critical skill visa durations and changes to immigration systems to speed processing. Chief Executive Kirk Hope says move acknowledges advocacy by the hospitality sector, the BusinessNZ Network and others, and comes not a moment too soon.... More>>
Human Rights Commission: Successive Governments Responsible For Massive Breaches Of The Right To A Decent Home