[ad_1] Simon O’Connor / Stuff Seventy-five percent, or about $ 8.7 million, of the government’s recent $ 11.7 million for the Taranaki Green School is a loan, says CEO Chris Edwards. (File photo) A week after it was announced that it would receive nearly $ 12 million in government funding, …
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[ad_1] I don’t think James Shaw has managed to fix this problem that he has created. He is clearly struggling to find a solution and so far that solution appears to be reclassifying the $ 12 million for Green School not as a grant but as a loan. But that …
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[ad_1] Ross Giblin Several women have been indecently assaulted near the Porirua train station. (File photo) Police are concerned after a series of indecent assault incidents in Porirua that are believed to be related. On Wednesday, police said the Porirua community should be on the alert after a series of …
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[ad_1] One of Kiwi’s top sports stars has continued his fight in court for the permanent removal of the name after prosecutors accused him of being involved in a worldwide drug conspiracy. The athlete was named during the drug trafficking trial of Tevita Fangupo, Tevita Kulu and Toni Finau in …
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[ad_1] Government officials are assuring air passengers that they have not been exposed to Covid-19, as Wellington records its first case of the virus in months. A man in his 50s arrived at Auckland Airport on an Air New Zealand flight from Los Angeles on August 18. He continued to …
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[ad_1] The Department of Conservation has softened its plan to control tahr in the Southern Alps, an invasive species that kills and destroys native plants in New Zealand’s alpine environment. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The Tahr Foundation told 1 NEWS that the revised policy does not address …
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[ad_1] Government Digital Services Minister Kris Faafoi has rejected harsh criticism from Trade Me founder Sam Morgan that “unhelpful” officials had missed an opportunity to improve Covid-19 contact tracing. Morgan said he would stop putting up money and promoting an initiative to implement “CovidCard” Bluetooth tracking devices after being frustrated …
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[ad_1] The prime minister has defended James Shaw’s decision to approve $ 11.7 million in funding for a Taranaki green school, but Winston Peters says the mistake is characteristic of his inexperienced coalition partner. Your playlist will load after this announcement. Partners in the coalition government again disagreed today, with …
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[ad_1] Some recipients will lose more than $ 60 of their weekly payment next month, even though demand for food banks and emergency assistance is at record levels. The government doubled the winter power payment this year to soften the economic impact of Covid-19, but it will run out on …
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[ad_1] New Zealand’s top-tier security apparatus has come together to defend against ongoing cyber attacks. Government officials that make up the ODESC (Officials Committee for the Coordination of Internal and External Security) met on Friday to discuss the cyberattacks, which last week crashed the website of the NZX stock exchange …
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