Minister supports Corrections’ decision
Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says he supports Corrections’ decision not to renew Serco’s contract to manage Mount Eden Corrections Facility.
Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says he supports Corrections’ decision not to renew Serco’s contract to manage Mount Eden Corrections Facility.
Senior teachers have told Parliament’s enquiry into dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism that there is a growing number of students who are not getting educational needs met because of a lack of investment in trained experts to support them.
News from Otago Polytechnic While his Black Caps teammates put themselves to the test against Sri Lanka this week, star player Grant Elliott will be celebrating another achievement. His broken arm may be keeping him off the sports field, but it means he can attend graduation. New Zealand cricketer and Wellington Firebirds team member Grant […]
For some time I have been considering whether the current contract is the best way to deliver services for this prison. I have decided that it is not and so I have invoked a break point of March 2017 contained in the current contract that allows ...
The Treasury has released findings from an analysis of integrated administrative data which aims to identify the risk factors for young people aged 15 to 24 who are most at risk of poor long-term outcomes.
Dec. 9 (BusinessDesk) - An Otago University research project to develop a weaning food fed to toddlers in the evening that will allow them to get a better night’s sleep, will use 100 percent New Zealand-sourced dietary fibres.
News from VUW Nearly 1200 students are this week marking the end of years of hard study, by graduating from Victoria University of Wellington. Victoria’s December Graduation will be made up of four ceremonies, with a total of 1288 qualifications being awarded to 1191 graduands, including 75 who are graduating with a PhD. Three of […]
News from WCC The Wellington City Council is working with the Wellington Mountain Bike Club to stop unsanctioned trail building on Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori) Hill. “The actions of a few individuals are undermining an otherwise productive relationship between the Council, club and the wider mountain bike community,” said club president Dave Preece. “We are in […]
A very useful post on Facebook by Pharmac build members Jens Mueller: Let me see if I can help with some of the background to the discussion of whether PHARMAC should make its own decisions as to the funding of new, expensive and largely unproven-but-promising medicines, or be overridden by political agendas. Firstly, everyone at […]
Dec. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Complectus, which owns trustee firm Perpetual Guardian, has bought New Zealand Trustee Services (NZTS) as it continues its purchasing spree of supervision firms that began with the acquisition of Perpetual Trust in 2013.
1. METIRIA TUREI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that “I will lead a Government that will govern for all New Zealanders”?
Over 200 people from New Zealand’s close-knit information security (InfoSec) community gathered last night in Wellington to formally celebrate the achievements of those working on the frontlines of cyber security.
New Zealanders are waiting for over 35 cost-effective medicines recommended by PHARMAC’s technical advisory committee. The average waiting time is now over 3 years. “Accessing the right medicines at the right time is crucial. The reality is that New Zealanders ...
Youth Justice Facility Korowai Manaaki is being rocked by nearly two security incidents a day – yet the Minister ignores concerns.
National is ignoring world moves to eliminate abusive activities of business cartels, says New Zealand First. “It’s common sense to stop cartels, associated with price fixing and disreputable activities, from gaining a foothold, but the government has ...
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has today announced his intention to establish a new polytechnic in the Bay of Plenty that will better service the tertiary education needs of the Bay of Plenty region.
Data allows Govt to identify and protect at-risk youth The Government is making good progress in providing better social services by publically releasing data which will assist its agencies – and the social sector - understand the needs of the ...
Sexual health in Hamilton is getting international attention, but this time for all the right reasons. Itchy Burny Bits, an interactive website designed to raise awareness about sexually transmitted infections created by Pinnacle Midlands Health Network, ...
Santa has received tens of thousands of letters from Kiwi kids with their wish lists for Christmas this year.
Native Affairs will launch its tenth season in 2016 with a new 30 minute format of indigenous stories from New Zealand and around the world.
Giving up smoking is consistently at the top of the list for New Year’s resolutions, and this year smokers have another incentive to quit: a scheduled tobacco tax increase takes effect from 1 January 2016, adding a further 10% to the price of cigarettes ...
It’s time again to celebrate the Wellies, the annual comedy awards for the Wellington region. This event has a proud comedy heritage; with past recipients becoming household names such as Ben Hurley, Steve Wrigley and Cori-Gonzales Mecuer .
Dunedin band Summer Thieves team up with one of the country’s foremost producers alongside rising rapper Raiza Biza on new track ‘Don’t Matter’, available for free download for a limited time. Produced by multi-platinum, award-winning producer ...
Late last month Reriti was sentenced to more than 10 years prison after being found guilty of seven sex abuse charges against a boy who was aged 11 – 13 at the time the offending took place.
Open Letter to Ministerial Committee on Poverty from Deborah Morriss-Travers