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This is the welcome New Zealand is giving some refugees, a story @miss_jodyo and I have been working on for some time. @NZStuff @the_postnz
"It's sink or swim."
The questions to ask about the major changes coming for the public service.
- Why now?
- Is the reliance on technology overstated?
- and will it actually stick? linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Board member of Nigel Farage’s ReformUK, Gawain @Towler was in NZ looking to deepen ties with NZFirst. It comes as both parties see lifts in political polling, with Towler describing the shifts away from UK Labour & Conservatives as "utterly unprecedented"
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Outages and hacks: Health IT double whammy and what it means for patients
Underinvestment in health IT, fragmented legacy systems and the loss of specialist digital staff have left the system brittle and increasingly exposed to cyber threats critics say
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Major cost-saving efforts are underway but Seymour says he hasn't been given a specific project to date & “maybe there'll be a different approach this year”.
It comes after Ministers accepted just under 4% of the savings he proposed for Budget 25
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Should pepper spray be accessible? The govt thinks there's “legitimate questions" about whether it should be made available, "particularly for women, for whom such options can offer reassurance and a sense of personal security".
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Channelling Churchill: New Public Service Minister Judith Collins is expecting a simpler, cheaper and less bureaucratic service.
In other words, it’s back to basics.
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We're putting politics to the side (somewhat, and only momentarily) to ask the people in power how they got there, who they are and what makes them tick. I talk sleep, style and satisfaction with National Education and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford thepost.co.nz/politics/36060…
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Chinese warships warn NZ military plane to steer clear: reports
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Corrections’ “male-dominant workplace culture is an enabler of sexual harassment”, a review has found. It reported a “continuum” of incidents including indecent assault and rape, described by Corrections as unacceptable and unlawful behaviours.
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Speaker Gerry Brownlee has moved to eject former Green MP Darleen Tana from Parliament, issuing a notice her seat is now vacant. @the_postnz
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The Post understands the Green Party has voted in support of party-hopping Darleen Tana. @the_postnz
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has told Kim Dotcom, the former Mega Upload owner, that New Zealand will deport him to the US.
Dotcom can appeal this decision, and in a statement he said he would.
by @GlennMcCNZ stuff.co.nz/politics/3503802…
Frontline care providers are say they are being forced to reconsider their staff and services as uncertainty about Oranga Tamariki funding continues.
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Our new series: Inside the Beehive, getting to know the people behind the politics. Starting with 10 minutes with @nzfirst's @CaseyCostelloMP
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