Door opened for bed tax revenue grab
Source: Taxpayers Union
7 FEBRUARY 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE“The High Court’s decision in favour of Auckland’s bed tax will embolden other councils to board the gravy train,”...
Reflect on past, be ambitious for future
Source: New Zealand Police
Celebrations of Te Rā o Waitangi were special to people all over New Zealand – including Police staff who attended events...
Public media monolith threatens diversity of views
Source: Taxpayers Union
7 FEBRUARY 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAny business case for a taxpayer-funded mega-broadcaster must ensure taxpayers are not funding political propaganda, says the New...
MPS OCR and FSR dates for 2021
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Release date
07 February 2020
The Reserve Bank today announced the 2021 dates for releasing its quarterly Monetary Policy Statements (MPS),...
Work to begin on a possible new public media entity
Source: New Zealand Government
The Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media has announced work will begin on a business case to assess the viability...
Bowel screening programme detects cancer in 500 New Zealanders
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
South Aucklander David Broughton has just got back from a surprise visit to whānau in Australia. He was prompted...
Physical Restraint Rules Place All Children At Risk
Source: Family First
Media Release 7 February 2020Ministry of Education data gained under the Official Information Act show that almost 6,000 reports of physical restraint...
Government support for communities impacted by flooding
Source: New Zealand Government
Minister of Civil Defence Hon Peeni Henare announced today that the Government will contribute $100,000 to the Southland regional Mayoral Relief...
Same Same But Different 2020
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
07 Feb, 2020
2020 is a big year for Same Same But Different, as AUT alum Sam Orchard takes the helm as programme director.
Sam took...
Two Christchurch writers named 2020 UC Writers in Residence
Source: University of Canterbury – statements
Writer Nathan Joe
This year the University of Canterbury’s annual Ursula Bethell Writer’s Residency is being split between two award-winning...
Marsden Fund grant supports UC study on ‘killer robots’ debate
Source: University of Canterbury – statements
UC Associate Professor Amy Fletcher
First there was gunpowder, then nuclear weapons. Now another revolution in warfighting is under way...
Scanning the brain to understand stuttering – new study
Source: University of Canterbury – statements
Dr Catherine Theys and test subject, Doreen Hansmann (seated).
There is no known cure for stuttering and other speech disorders...
