Sport – Auckland set to benefit from two new funds for the region
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Aktive
Over $670,000 has been made available to the Auckland sport and recreation sector with two additional funds: Junior Players Tāmaki Makaurau and...
Marine Environment – Government ‘covering tracks’ for NZ bottom trawler that destroyed ancient coral
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Greenpeace, Environment & Conservation Organisations (ECO)
Friday, 29 January: The government is refusing to release details of a New...
Covid-19 Vaccination – 42 groups and respected experts call on PM to back a...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
An Amnesty International spokesperson is available for comment on the below joint letter.
42 different groups and noted experts,...
Education – Ara IT and digital technology courses free to all under the TTAF...
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Ara Institute of Canterbury
Ara Institute of Canterbury has just had all of its IT and digital technology courses added to the...
Union members’ Safer sick leave campaign; a step closer
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions has today presented an oral submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee (Education and...
Name release – fatal car / train crash, South Wairarapa
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Western Lake Road on...
Funding
Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Last updated 29 January 2021Last updated 29 January 2021
How National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence funding is set.How National Centre for...
Police officer assaulted in Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Attribute to Superintendent Karyn Malthus, Auckland City District Commander:
Police are aware of footage circulating on social media of an...
Terms of reference for independent review of data breach
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Release date
29 January 2021
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has released the Terms of Reference...
An open letter to Jacinda Ardern on a People’s Vaccine
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
ASMS, along with 41 other organisations, has backed an open letter to prime minister Jacinda Ardern, minister of foreign...
Loving Learning – the importance of emotion in second-chance education
Source: University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) Doctor of Education graduate, and previous Fulbright Distinguished Teacher, Lynnette Brice has collected and analysed stories from...
More transparency needed for government contracts and payments
Source: Taxpayers Union
29 JANUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENew Zealand’s high ranking in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index should not be cause for complacency, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.New...