Category: Middle East
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Public health units waste our money. Don’t give them more!
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Source: Taxpayers Union 28 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe calls for public health specialists for more taxpayer funding could be taken more seriously if they stopped wasting money on pointless public relations campaigns under the guise of public health, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Before agreeing to more money, the Government should be asking how…
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UN Security Council failing civilians caught in conflict
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Source: Amnesty International NZ The UN Security Council must live up to its decades-old pledge to minimize civilian suffering caused by war, Amnesty International said ahead of an open debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict due to take place today [27 May]. “This year marks 21 years since the Security Council promised to…
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Technology – InternetNZ: Government Internet filtering not the answer
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Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: InternetNZ This week the government introduced a proposed legal framework for Internet filtering, alongside proposed new powers for the Chief Censor on online content. The proposed law change is part of the government response to the Christchurch terror attacks. But InternetNZ says Internet filtering is not the best answer to the problem.…
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DHB prioritises patients according to race: Health Commissioner must intervene
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Source: Taxpayers Union 27 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Capital and Coast DHB’s decision to place Māori and Pacific at the front of elective surgery wait lists, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams says: “We all pay tax into the health system with the expectation that we will receive help when we need it. Now, Wellington’s DHB…
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Keeping Learning Alive
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Source: Save The Children Education and learning is a key pillar of Save the Children’s Agenda for Action to #ProtectAGeneration throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit us, the world faced a global learning crisis. More than 250 million children lacked basic literacy skills, despite spending on average four years in school, and…
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COVID-19: Advice for New Zealanders Overseas
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in 24-7, 24/7 News, AM-NC, Americas, Asia, Asia Pacific, Aviation, canada, China, CoronaVirus, Covid-19, DJF, europe, European Union, Eurozone, FifthEstate1, Great Britain, Health, Housing, KB, Latin America, Middle East, MIL NZ OSI, MIL OSI, MIL OSI – New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand Government, Politics, Recreation, Sport, Taxation, Trade, Transport, United Kingdom, United States of AmericaSource: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel COVID-19: Advice for New Zealanders Overseas New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2 at 11:59pm on Wednesday 13 May. For more information on what this means, visit the New Zealand Government’s dedicated COVID-19 website. Advice for New Zealanders currently overseas Do not travel overseas at…
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Pay cut law failure: Remuneration Authority refuses to use new powers
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Source: Taxpayers Union 25 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Remuneration Authority’s refusal to cut salaries for councillors and mayors paid under $100,000 makes a joke of the Government’s much-vaunted pay cut legislation, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “In some parts of New Zealand, someone paid $100,000 will be among the very…
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West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of destruction not development
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Source: Dr David Robie – Café Pacific – Analysis-Reportage: A Papuan with a face painting of the banned Papuan independence flag Morning Star. Image: The Road REVIEW:By David Robie The 4300-km Trans-Papua Highway costing some US$1.4 billion was supposed to bring “wealth, development and prosperity” to the isolated regions of West Papua. At least, that’s…
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HUMANITY APPEAL
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Source: Amnesty International NZ Within everyone is the power of humanity. As we navigate a path to the other side of COVID-19, there has been an outpouring of kindness. People have shown a tremendous capacity to care for each other. This is more than just a flurry of nice gestures – it’s the mutual respect and selflessness that…
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Taxpayers’ Union congratulates Todd Muller
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Source: Taxpayers Union 22 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has congratulated Todd Muller on his successful bid for the National Party leadership.Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “It is to Todd Muller’s credit that he is one of the few MPs to have taken a pay cut – in his case of over $600,000 a year – to…
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UN Security Council Fails to Support Global Ceasefire, Shows No Response to COVID-19
Source: Save The Children Civil society criticizes US, China role in Security Council failure; still sees hope in global ceasefire call. Civil society leaders have condemned the failure of the UN Security Council to agree a resolution on Covid-19 and to back the UN Secretary General’s call for a global ceasefire. Almost two months since…
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Revealed: Covid-19 funding for GPs is race based
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Source: Taxpayers Union 20 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that COVID-19 support funding for general practice clinics was allocated significantly on the basis of enrolled patients’ ethnicities. Information obtained under the Official Information Act 1982 showed that organisations received $4.50 in funding per Māori or Pacific patient with any other ethnicities worth only $1.50…