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WEBSeptember 14, 2024 15 comments. Wellington.Scoop. Former MP Peter Dunne has joined the crowd that’s expressing opinions about the health Wellington. He commends Nicola Willis’s statement that “Wellington is not dying,” but says such upbeat comments do nothing to overcome the city’s basic problem. Here’s what he has to say: Read more ».
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WEBSep 20, 2024 — Gordon Campbell: Good cop / bad cop. This past week has seen Wellington’s ruling coalition of chaos in fully dysfunctional mode. In the last six days, the ACT Party and New Zealand First have had two strikingly different responses to two strikingly similar problems in two key sectors of the …
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WEBJul 26, 2024 — Wellington.Scoop There was startling news in Tom Hunt’s Post report yesterday about the rates increases and the costs of water infrastructure – Porirua Mayor Anita Baker told him she expects to be voted out of office next year due to the city’s 17.5 per cent rates increase.
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WEBSeptember 14, 2024 15 comments. Wellington.Scoop. Former MP Peter Dunne has joined the crowd that’s expressing opinions about the health Wellington. He commends Nicola Willis’s statement that “Wellington is not dying,” but says such upbeat comments do nothing to overcome the city’s basic problem. Here’s what he has to say: Read more ».
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WEBSep 16, 2024 — by Gordon Campbell Like the arms race, the funding of new cancer drugs is an endless upwards spiral. First though, the good news. Yesterday, the Pharmac office in Wellington announced that from October 1st, the expensive cancer drug Keytruda will be made available to eligible people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, and ...
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WEBSep 11, 2024 — Gordon Campbell: Good cop / bad cop. This past week has seen Wellington’s ruling coalition of chaos in fully dysfunctional mode. In the last six days, the ACT Party and New Zealand First have had two strikingly different responses to two strikingly similar problems in two key sectors of the economy: supermarkets and energy companies. Read ...
Wellington.Scoop » Wellington Water’s new chief executive warns …
WEB23 hours ago — September 27, 2024. Wellington Water’s new chief executive says fixing recurring leaks is not a good use of money, with at least a break per day in the pipe network since he started two weeks ago. A meeting this morning of the Wellington Water committee, which includes the region’s four mayors, was told that thousands of leaks have been ...
Water restrictions start on Sunday (is there a shortage?)
WEB1 day ago — Report from RNZ. Summer water restrictions begin in Wellington this Sunday, an annual shift to conserve water as rainfall decreases. Restriction level one takes effect in Wellington City, Porirua and Lower Hutt on 29 September, a yearly occurrence which coincides with daylight saving, and is in effect year-round in …
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WEBSeptember 20th, 2024. RNZ report by Anneke Smith. More than 100 Wellington families caring for mentally-ill children have lost access to government-funded respite care which they desperately need. The change came as news to government ministers on Thursday, who nevertheless insisted it was not a cut because the programme’s budget was intact.
Mayor Whanau wants more job security for Wellington’s public …
WEB4 days ago — The government should give public servants more certainty about their jobs so they have the confidence to spend in the capital, says Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau. Public servants returning to their offices would be a boost for local businesses, she said. But she said public sector job cuts and the cost of living are also having a big impact on ...
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