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Daily crossword, Friday 27 September - Newsroom
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Stepping into China’s 'parallel universe' - Newsroom
WEB4 days ago · A daily morning email of news and insights curated by Newsroom Pro editorial team. Start 14-day free trial now. Corporate subscriptions also available. Sitting down with China and its contentious military guests feels awkward but it's important to talk; if you’re not at the table you’re on the menu, writes Suzannah Jessep.
The 80s dream of ‘teleworking’ is today’s reality – and problem
WEB4 days ago · Opinion: Public Service Minister Nicola Willis’ announcement that working from home is “not an entitlement” for state servants turns full circle many of the ideas that were in vogue at the time of the explosion in new telecommunications technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Back then, with the arrival of innovations such as videoconferencing, …
Paddy, positively - Newsroom
WEB4 days ago · Paddy Gower portrait by Stephen Tilley. Paddy Gower’s book is out, and he is looking for publicity. Gower is a great self-publicist, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. He just has a knack of talking about himself without appearing to be egotistical. The media release that went out last week announcing a nationwide tour to support sales of ...
The Secret Diary of .. Working from home - Newsroom
WEB3 days ago · Our gold and black empire believe in a libertarian framework set within a kind of communal dictatorship. Please continue to secure methamphetamine deals out in the open or in your homes otherwise known as prisons at Paremoremo, Waikeria, the Northland Region Corrections Facility, the Spring Hill Corrections Facility, and Rangipo/Turangi.
Super strain from NZ's ageing population - Newsroom
WEB3 days ago · Population ageing is expected to substantially increase the fiscal cost of superannuation and health care.”. New Zealand’s fertility rate had fallen to 1.53 births per woman in the year to June 2024, and was forecast to stay at about 1.65 for the rest of the century, below the 2.1 replacement rate required to maintain population size.
Govt chooses anecdotes over data to justify work from home stance
WEB4 days ago · Photo: Lynn Grieveson. Analysis: Monday’s work from home announcement for the public sector was a chance for the “data and evidence” Government to rely on data and evidence – but it didn’t. Instead, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis leaned on anecdotes to give their claim credence without specifying a ...
Mission compostable - Newsroom
WEB5 days ago · We looked at products marketed or perceived as compostable: paper cups, a tea bag, a bin liner, flat brown paper bags, wooden cutlery and a fibre tray. We found that we really don’t know what is being added in these products. The pizza box tested was found to have every contaminant that we tested for, including phthalates (hormone-disruption ...
Vege co-op offers a meaty challenge to supermarkets
WEB3 days ago · Wellington’s regional fruit and vege co-op is expanding into meat as it looks to create an affordable local food system that bypasses supermarkets. Hauora Kai is in talks with Wellington meat processor Taylor Preston following “very popular” demand for a meat offering from its members, said regional co-ordinator Cory Hope.