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Research at Massey University has shown that agricultural workers have the highest incidence of leukaemia of all New Zealand occupation groups. The cause is expected to be exposure to pesticides. The Centre for Public Health Research has just released...
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The National government has made changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme which allows overseas workers, mainly from the Pacific, to work in New Zealand temporarily in the horticulture and viticulture industries. Included is a change...
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ACT Party leader and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has gained Cabinet approval to look into law changes that will strip city and district council spending back to ‘core services’ at the expense of cultural, environmental and social...
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On June 5, World Environment Day, hundreds of people “froze” across New Zealand, together at 1pm in public places people stopped moving and became human statues “stopping and standing for united action on climate change.” the flashmob type...
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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, a Catholic aid, development and social justice agency, says it has both reservations and relief over the government’s 2009 Budget. The agency welcomed the the government maintaining benefits and family support at the...
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Westpac, the bank that has put clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin into receivership is saying there is no money to cover the redundancy entitlements or unpaid holiday pay of workers who have lost their jobs in the process, and ’someone...
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The Otago Daily Times is reporting that the dairy industry will be releasing details from a case study under the Government’s greenhouse gas “footprinting strategy” next Friday. Fonterra, the worlds largest milk company, has been...
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The New Zealand Herald reported this morning that Justice Minister Simon Power wants to see judges alone as opposed to 12 jurors decide the sentences for people facing charges punishable by less than three years’ jail.
The proposed revamp is...
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Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson announced earlier this week that the Department of Labour’s Pay and Employment Equity Unit (PEE) will be disestablished as part of the re-prioritizing of Government spending currently being undertaken. The...
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Up to 200 people face redundancy at the Ministry of Social Development, the ministry responsible for social welfare and student loans, in a “structural change” which was announced this afternoon. The staff affected will include managers,...
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