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Winston Peters returns to right 'an upside-down world'
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Election 2023. Winston Peters returns to right 'an upside-down world'. The leaders of Labour and Act don’t want to work with him, but his voter support looks to be growing. NZ First leader Winston Peters sits down with Newsroom to discuss the polls, social media, and wayward candidates. by Mark Jennings 31/08/202317/11/2023.
Push to merge small credit unions to help protect $3b assets
WEBNov 4, 2021 · The number of licensed finance companies is also shrinking. UDC Finance Ltd asked to have its licence cancelled last year. And FE Investments went into liquidation holding around $55m of depositors’ funds.
Co-governance explained and defined – by politicians - Newsroom
WEBOct 6, 2023 · It’s the best way forward. Co-governance is about a common ground and common way of achieving something that is desired by both, and again, I don’t know of a co-governance model that doesn’t have cooperation of both. It’s a common way, goal, common partners – and it’s the best of these two partners – and it will work when both ...
Oranga Tamariki slashes size of leadership team
WEBDec 16, 2021 · The ministry’s bloated leadership team has been questioned in the past. National Union of Public Employees secretary and lead organiser Janice Gemmell told Newsroom last year senior leaders were “increasingly removed from the frontline staff, tamariki and whānau”, with significant resources appearing to go towards management and not the front line.
Why we left: Ex-DHB bosses speak out - Newsroom
WEBSep 10, 2020 · A Canterbury DHB operating review, done jointly with the ministry, made recommendations about cost savings. There was apparent agreement about how to get back to financial sustainability, before depreciation and capital charge, White says.
Why does NZ imprison so many Māori
WEBAug 28, 2020 · More recently, he believes the Bail Amendment Act, which came into effect in 2013, has resulted in more Māori on remand and, as a result, a rise in gang recruitment behind the wire, with 70 percent of imprisoned Māori having gang connections. On a visit to Christchurch Men’s Prison, Frank Film meets southern regional commissioner Ben Clark ...
RNZ National audience takes a tumble - Newsroom
WEBMay 6, 2021 · RNZ has seen its flagship RNZ National station fall from a commanding first to fourth biggest radio audience in the country in the latest GfK ratings survey. The station’s loss of 47,700 weekly listeners, is its second consecutive fall – from record highs during the pandemic and general election campaign in 2020 Its stablemate RNZ Concert ...
Māori values giving Māori businesses an edge - Newsroom
WEBMar 6, 2022 · The ‘Tanga values’ for many pakihi Māori (Māori businesses) are the foundational values on which businesses are built. And, as consumers become more environmentally and socially conscious about what they purchase, the ingrained uara Māori within pakihi Māori is creating commercial opportunities around the world.