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Statement by outgoing Secretary to the Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf – The Treasury
“Mr Ombler’s investigation was conducted thoroughly and fairly. I have read the report carefully and encourage others to do so….
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The revolution that failed to eventuate – Childrens’s Commission
Almost 30 years ago New Zealand had the opportunity to revolutionise how we whakamana Māori children and young people affected…
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Area school teachers vote to ratify their settlement with the Ministry of Education – NZEI
Teachers in area schools and wharekura have voted to ratify a settlement to their collective agreement negotiations. The settlement comes…
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Is the new gov strategy enough to address gambling harm? – Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora congratulates Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa and her colleagues on today’s launch of the 3-year strategy to…
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Secondary teachers vote to accept government offer – PPTA
Secondary teachers have voted to accept the government’s offer to settle their collective agreement. Meetings were held around the country…
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Appointing Henare to associate health role: A “strategic decision” for Smokefree 2025 – Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora believes appointing Minister Peeni Henare, to Associate Minister of Health was a strategic move which has the…
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NZDF’s key evidence in Operation Burnham issue is not what it was made out to be – Nicky Hager
Important new evidence relating to the allegations of civilian casualties during the 2010 SAS raid was released at lunchtime today by author Nicky Hager in a media briefing in Wellington. The information came from requests to the US military under the US Freedom of Information Act by the lawyer for the villagers, Deborah Manning and Nicky Hager, followed up by a Washington court case that secured the information.
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Sunday 30th June 2019
5: THEY COME FOR US AT NIGHT: INSIDE CHINA’S HIDDEN WAR ON UIGHURS
4: Trade war escalation averted as US-China agree to resume talks
3: LATINX VOTERS WILL BE A CORE 2020 VOTING BLOC. ARE DEMOCRATS PAYING ENOUGH ATTENTION?
2: Supreme Court Hands GOP Big Victory on Gerrymandering, Ensuring “Massive Election Rigging”
1: Montpellier melts under a 45C high as Europe hit by record heatwave -
Retirement policies falling under the radar screen
It is very strange that we are getting drip fed some important changes to NZ Super with little fanfare or discussion. Even stranger, given this is the year that the Retirement Commissioner has a statutory duty to review all retirement incomes policy.