[ad_1] The loss of millions of dollars in foreign student fees means that hundreds of jobs are at risk in the country’s schools, universities and polytechnics. There are only about 50,000 foreign students in the country, less than half the normal number, and school principals and university leaders have told …
Read More »Heritage New Zealand proposes to include the Wellington Central Library, built in 1991
[ad_1] Heritage New Zealand proposes to make the Wellington Central Library building a Category 1 Historic Site. If successful, it will be the first heritage site of the 1990s. The library, which opened in 1991, was closed in March last year due to new seismic concerns after the House of …
Read More »Trump’s contradiction on Covid-19: he just wanted to be an ‘cheerleader’ for the nation
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump spoke privately about the “deadly” coronavirus last February, even as he declared to the United States that it was no worse than the flu and insisted it was under control, according to a new book by the journalist. Bob Woodward. Trump said Wednesday that he …
Read More »Patient Safety at Risk After Canterbury Board of Health Cuts, Outgoing Head of Nursing Says
[ad_1] One of its architects has questioned the feasibility of a plan to cut $ 56.9 million from Canterbury’s healthcare system, who has admitted that it will put patient safety at risk. Mary Gordon, Canterbury’s outgoing director of health nursing, told Nursing Magazine Nursing Nursing New Zealand the plan, which …
Read More »Comanchero gang trial: dad told him ‘use your brain’ after texting defendant
[ad_1] By RNZ The president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club of New Zealand feared he would be arrested eight months before a major police raid and also suspected that the police were tapping his phone, a jury was informed. Five people, including Chief Pasilika Naufahu, are on trial in Auckland …
Read More »South Island port wants ‘too rigid’ coastal rules refined with a balancing approach to prohibition
[ad_1] Supplied The port of Dunedin is managed by Port Otago. New Zealand ports are watching and waiting as one of their own tries to add a bit of gray to a “black and white” legislation created to preserve coastal protected areas. Port Otago is trying to push for a …
Read More »There is not a single day for Matariki, so how do we choose a new vacation date?
[ad_1] There is not a single day that marks Matariki, so when could a holiday that celebrates the Maori New Year fall? Brittney Deguara speaks with experts, advocates, and iwi to hear their thoughts. Trying to find a single date to celebrate a Matariki holiday would be like trying to …
Read More »Education sector with liquidity problems facing a widespread loss of jobs
[ad_1] This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. The loss of millions of dollars in foreign student fees means that hundreds of jobs are at risk in the country’s schools, universities and polytechnics. There are only about 50,000 foreign students in the country, less …
Read More »Racism Row professor distances job loss from claims of racism
[ad_1] CHRISTEL YARDLEY / Things The outrage that the high-profile Maori faculty contract will not be renewed at the University of Waikato was misdirected One of the six Maori academics who wrote a letter alleging racism at the University of Waikato has told his supporters not to include “malicious intent” …
Read More »Kim Jong Un told Trump about killing his uncle, new book says
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s comments on the threat of the new coronavirus attracted widespread attention after excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward’s book. Rage they were released. The excerpts also provide new details on the president’s thoughts on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, the race riots, and a mysterious new …
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