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2 days ago · The BBC reports:. Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. … Siddiq, whose role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury included tackling corruption in UK financial markets, was named last month in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh.
The Commissioner gets it | Kiwiblog
19 hours ago · The Herald reports:. There are too many meetings in the public service, too many layers of management, too much duplication, not enough clarity about its role and not enough focus on outcomes, new Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche told chief executives in a letter ahead of their first meeting.. He said improvements in efficiency, decision-making, and responsiveness were needed.
Luxon’s 2nd reshuffle | Kiwiblog
4 days ago · PM Christopher Luxon has done his second reshuffle, and it is a pretty significant one. Changes are: Nicola Willis gains Economic Growth (formerly Economic Development) and loses Public Services Chris Bishop gains Transport and loses Sport Shane Reti gains Science, Stats and Universities and loses Health Simeon Brown …
In the NZ Herald: Why the Waitangi Treaty Grounds should be a ...
Nov 7, 2024 · Agreed. We should visit historical sites and be enthused by NZ history, but using religious language like “pilgrimage” and “awesome – in the true sense of the word” endows the location with a mythical status it neither has nor deserves.
Three Strikes law slightly improved but still unlikely to be an ...
Nicole McKee announced: The Government is listening to New Zealanders and Cabinet has agreed to recommend modifications to the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. I'm glad they took on board that the bill as introduced was so watered down from the old law, that it would not be
Caution needed with Public Works Act review | Kiwiblog
Oct 24, 2024 · The Herald reports: A review of legislation that gives the Crown the power to take private land for public infrastructure projects like roads, schools and police stations has been completed. The review could potentially lead to faster and simplified land acquisition processes. Some caution is needed here. The RMA reforms are about allowing people who
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Labour stopped 480 houses, and four years later we have nothing
The Herald reports: The Māori Development Minister has cautioned the group tasked with deciding the future of Ihumātao – which has so far cost the Crown $500,000 – that they could be shown the door, if they fail to find a solution. It has been almost four years since former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern
The fast-track projects | Kiwiblog
Chris Bishop and Shane Jones announced: The 149 projects released today for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop Fast Track Approvals Bill will help rebuild the economy and fix our housing crisis, improve energy security, and address our infrastructure deficit, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says. ... “While the independent Advisory Group …
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Radio NZ reports:. Traffic in Manhattan’s central business district fell by 7.5 percent last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered the borough’s central business district after the first congestion pricing fee in the US took effect on 5 January, New York City transit officials said on Monday.. The fee was designed to reduce traffic and raise billions for mass transit, with most of the ...