Can the coronavirus pandemic sound the alarm on climate change?
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
In the past few weeks, our entire planet has been experiencing an unprecedented crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with extremely...
COVID-19 Health and Disability System Response Plan
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
The COVID-19 Health and Disability System Response Plan establishes a framework to prepare for and manage the national response...
Interim Standards for Abortion Services in New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Summary
On 24th March 2020 New Zealand changed the law to decriminalise abortion, align the regulation of abortion services with...
Government ministers and chief executives take pay cut
Source: New Zealand Government
The Prime Minister, Government ministers and public service chief executives will take a pay cut of 20 per cent over the...
20 new cases of COVID-19
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Today New Zealand’s total number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 20, made up of 6 new confirmed cases...
Kiwis could hold the clue to COVID-19
Source: ESR
Kiwis involved in two ESR-led influenza studies are stepping up as part of the global research effort to better understand the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two...
Union leaders join call for end to welfare relationship rules
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: CTU
In the face of growing unemployment, the Council of Trade Unions is joining the call for Work and Income NZ’s relationship rules...
Finance Minister Speech to Business New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government
Thank you to Kirk and Business NZ for hosting me again today, and indeed for all your help and input into...
Smokers turned off by plain packs, survey shows
Source: University of Otago
Wednesday 15 April 2020 12:47pmPlain packaging is making tobacco products less appealing and warning labels more noticeable, researchers at the University...
COVID-19 Economic Package at a Glance: He Waka Eke Noa: We Are All Working...
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
We are working across government, and particularly closely with the Reserve Bank, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the Ministry of...
Public Sector – Parliament’s independent watchdog to inspect secure aged care facilities
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Office of the Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is to begin a series of targeted inspections this week to provide an independent assessment...
ESR and Epi-Interactive produces vital dashboard for COVID-19
Source: ESR
ESR has been working in collaboration with Epi-Interactive to create a COVID-19 dashboard to provide the public with information about cases of COVID-19...
