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The ways the ACT Party are aiming to redraw the lines between being an employee and being a contractor will set back the clock, and reduce the ability of workers to organise collectively. In all parts of the gig economy, ACT wants to individualise the employment relationship. ACT wants the gig economy to be governed not by general principles of employment law, but mainly via a signed contract between an individual and their boss. What's left unsaid is that the terms of any such “agreement” can readily be presented to jobseekers as a precondition of them getting the job.
On 19 September, 131 years ago, New Zealand became the first nation in the world where women gained the right to vote. Suffrage Day continues to inspire our nation to keep striving for equality and equity for all of society.
While CANZ have always encouraged responsible pet ownership as a voluntary practice, these new regulations are an essential step forward for the welfare of New Zealand’s feline population.
“Our message to the Government is simple: scrap this proposal, and stop the attacks on workers and our communities.”
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says cumulatively 137 charges have been laid against the gang’s members and associates. This investigation represents the single biggest blow to the Comancheros’ operations since Operation Nova.
"Since the 1992 settlement, increases in TACC for any species should have been met with the same increases to Māori quota. This government has been continuous in its breach of this settlement and the Treaty,” said Tākuta Ferris, spokesperson for fisheries and MP for Te Tai Tonga.
The letter emphasizes that increasing speed limits directly undermines New Zealand's commitments to several UN Resolutions and Political Declarations regarding road safety.