Petition launched against golden handshake for Napier CEO
Source: Taxpayers Union
Napier City Council is reportedly negotiating a nearly $1 million payout for departing CEO Wayne Jack.12 FEBRUARY 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’...
Oranga Tamariki Report – Normalise Adolescent Sex & Teen Parenting
Source: Family First
Media Release 11 February 2020A disturbing report on teen parenting recently released by Oranga Tamariki has called for adults to “normalise adolescent...
Parliament Oral Questions – Oral Questions – 12 February 2020000166
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Oral Questions and Answers
MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Salvation Army’s State of...
Proposal to list haemodialysis equipment and products supplied by Baxter Healthcare Limited
Source: Pharmac
What we’re proposing
PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list a range of haemodialysis equipment and products (“Haemodialysis Products”) in Part III of...
Transport – Using road funds for rail “highway robbery” – Road Transport Forum
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Road Transport Forum
The Government’s plan for “user-pays” road funding to further subsidise KiwiRail is highway robbery, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive...
Novel coronavirus, China (Covid-19)
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Novel coronavirus, China (Covid-19)
We have reviewed our travel advice for China, and now...
Old Pukekohe signs restored by locals
Source: Auckland Council
Move over Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson…Pukekohe has a couple of sleuths of its own.
Signs that were once a feature of the...
New homes around 20 percent smaller – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Building...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
New homes around 20 percent smaller – Media release
12 February 2020
The average floor area of new homes consented in 2019 was about 21...
Lower spending on food and beverage dampens retail card sales – Stats NZ Media...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Lower spending on food and beverage dampens retail card sales – Media release
12 February 2020
Retail card spending dipped in January with less spent...
Budget 2020 date announced
Source: New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 will be delivered on Thursday 14 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today.
“This year’s Budget will continue the Coalition...
New TEC board chair
Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Last updated 12 February 2020Last updated 12 February 2020
Jenn Bestwick has been announced as the new TEC board chair.Jenn Bestwick has...
A Second Chance at Life and Learning
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
After suffering a stroke and then becoming single parent, Candice Donner proved she’s not the type of woman to...