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New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has ordered two reviews into NZAid, the outcome of which is expected to be its re-integration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This has led to concern that New Zealand’s...
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Yesterday in a coordinated effort a message was faxed, emailed and snail-mailed to New Zealand’s Minister of State Services, Tony Ryall, who recently canceled two inquires into pay inequality in state sector jobs. The inquiries were aimed at...
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Christchurch’s Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale has told The Press that he is exploring plans to install speakers in Stewart Plaza, a part of the central business district, to play “nice, easy listening” music...
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Sealord, a New Zealand company that the Herald describes as “a global seafood enterprise” announced yesterday restructuring plans aimed at “improving its financial performance amid the recession” and positioning the company for “further...
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One of the most interesting projects to come out of last Fridays “job summit” a conference organised to discuss protecting and creating jobs during the recession, is the idea of building a cycle way covering the length of New Zealand, to attract...
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New Zealand’s government has stalled a controversial change to copyright law that would have seen Internet Service Providers removing Internet access from anyone accused (not convicted) of violating intellectual property laws though...
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Trade unions recently have expressed concern that prison work schemes could cost jobs during a recession The Amalgamated Workers’ Union told The Press that about 130 workers have lost their jobs in the concrete industry over the last few years...
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Private companies operating in New Zealand will soon be able to compete with the public Corrections Department to run new prisons, including a 900-to-1200-bed jail due to open by 2012. Corrections Minister Judith Collins has told officials to draw up...
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South Auckland hip-hop group Smashproof have reached number 2 on the New Zealand singles chart with their song Brother which also features vocals from singer/songwriter Gin Wigmore. Unlike most ‘top 40′ songs the lyrics and music video are...
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Bruce Emery, the businessman who a year ago stabed to death then 15 year old Pihema Cameron after catching him and another teenager he caught spray painting (’tagging’) his garage in Auckland and chasing them 300 meters down the street...
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