COVID-19 Likely Cause Of Sharp Drop In Marriages In 2020 – Statistics New Zealand
The number of marriages, civil unions, and divorces fell sharply in 2020, Stats NZ said today. “Last year, 16,779 New…
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Environmental, Fishing Groups Renew Call To Ban Bottom Trawling On Seamounts
A coalition of environmental and fishing groups will this morning renew their call for bottom trawling to be banned on…
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Government Short-changes ECE Teachers’ Pay Parity Funding – Early Childhood Council
Early learning centres say the government’s $170m budget initiative to close the pay gap between kindergarten and early learning centre…
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Almost 20-thousand Strong Petition Handed To Iranian Embassy In Wellington – Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The signatures are across three petitions focusing on the rights of women and children. One calls for an end to…
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‘Just Transition’ Plan Essential As Refinery Closure Vote Passes – E tu
E tū strongly advocates for a Just Transition in the face of a shareholder vote in favour of closing the…
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Panel discussion to pull apart WHO’s latest tobacco report
“The WHO is condemning millions of smokers to certain death by denying them the right to safer alternatives. With biased…
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More People Employed – Now Wages Need To Rise – CTU
“The news that the number of people who are unemployed has decreased to pre-covid level of 4% is welcomed by…
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CTU Urges Government To Focus On Resolving Industrial Dispute With Nurses
The Council of Trade Unions is calling on the Government and Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little, to focus on…
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Sharp Falls In Unemployment And Underutilisation
The seasonally adjusted unemployment and underutilisation rates fell to 4.0 and 10.5 percent, respectively, in the June 2021 quarter, Stats…
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Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: At 28 July 2021 (provisional)
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world. Comparing the…