[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition Leader Judith Collins confronted the Parliamentary Press Gallery in parliament ahead of the Labor Party and National Party caucus meetings this morning. The meetings come after WorkSafe, the government’s workplace health safety regulator, announced that it would press charges for the Whakaari / …
Read More »Live: Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins leading the way before the game caucuses
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition Leader Judith Collins will confront the Parliamentary Press Gallery in parliament ahead of the Labor Party and National Party caucus meetings this morning. The meetings come after WorkSafe, the government’s workplace health safety regulator, announced that it would press charges for the Whakaari …
Read More »Sky TV boss resigns effective immediately, plans to return to Europe
[ad_1] Things Sky TV CEO Martin Stewart has been in office for just 21 months. Sky Television CEO Martin Stewart has resigned less than two years in office and plans to return to Europe, the pay TV firm said in a surprise announcement. The company said in a statement to …
Read More »Dad finds chilling new clues in Mozambique’s mysterious death of his daughter Elly Warren
[ad_1] Elly Warren had been found dead in Mozambique in 2016. Photo / Supplied It is the moment when chills ran down the spine of the man investigating the mysterious death of the Australian Elly Warren, 20, his own father Paul Warren. Trapped in Victoria at the start of the …
Read More »The government is moving to pass a law to double sick leave from five days a year to 10
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson arrive for their post-Cabinet press conference in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell The government will begin the process of granting each New Zealander an additional five days of sick leave per year before Parliament suspends its summer sessions. Prime …
Read More »Global giant Unilever to test four-day workweek in New Zealand
[ad_1] Deal November 30, 2020 04:00 pm4 minutes to read Unilever will use its New Zealand arm to test a four-day work week. Photo / Getty Images Global consumer goods giant Unilever will test a four-day workweek at its New Zealand branch before possible deployment to its more than 165,000 …
Read More »Milford Track becomes more accessible with new water taxi service
[ad_1] Barry harcourt Fiordland Outdoor Company owner Mark Wallace with his twin water taxi that will be used for a new service that will offer hikers access to the Milford Track. Hikers who want to get onto the Milford Track, but can’t get a reservation, will have a different way …
Read More »WOMAD NZ organizers make ‘heartbreaking’ decision to withdraw from 2021 festival
[ad_1] The organizer of WOMAD New Zealand says it had no choice but to withdraw from the 2021 event. The crowd at the Bowl Stage, WOMAD 2020 Photo: Isabella Brown Taranaki Arts Festival Trust said it risked losing millions of dollars and being declared bankrupt if Covid-19 disrupted the festival. …
Read More »GNS Science, White Island Tours included in 13 WorkSafe prosecutions for the Whakaari / White Island eruption
[ad_1] WorkSafe has filed charges against 13 parties for the Whakaari eruption in December 2019 that claimed 22 lives. WorkSafe CEO Phil Parkes said at a news conference Monday afternoon that details of the investigation would not be released to avoid compromising the judicial process, and that he would not …
Read More »New mental health facilities for Christchurch by the end of 2022
[ad_1] Christchurch mental health services that were stranded in an abandoned and earthquake-damaged hospital building for nearly a decade will move to new buildings in November 2022. The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) announced Monday the appointment of a prime contractor, Leighs Construction, for the $ 81.8 million project to …
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