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WEB2 days ago · The Ministry of Justice is consulting on two possible changes to jury trials, to reduce the huge delays in scheduling them as the number of trials has been increasing. It now takes an average 498 days from charging to trial conclusion. At the moment you only have a right to a jury trial for offences that carry a maximum sentence of two years or more.
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WEBMar 8, 2023 · Retail crime doubled in four years February 10, 2023. Minimum Wage Increase – Employee Impact February 10, 2023. Remember how he was a reformed man! February 9, 2023. A rare article focusing on boys’ education February 9, 2023. Shortage of Workers January 25, 2023. Productivity incentives November 24, 2022.
Remember these when the Wellington City Council claims it had …
WEB1 day ago · Defenders of the massive 20% rates increase in Wellington would have you believe this has nothing to do with decisions made by Councillors, but it was instead just due to the need to spend more on water infrastructure etc. So the next time you hear someone claim this, recall the following decisions made by WCC:
Was the Polkinghorne jury note for the Judge or the public?
WEB1 day ago · After the jury note in the Polkinghorne Trial was read out, I commented on Twitter it is hard to see a guilty verdict based on it. In fact the nature of the question was so easy to answer, that I seriously think the jury may have in fact been sending a message to the public, not a question to the Judge. The note was reported as saying:
NZ’s problem is too much spending, not a lack of tax
WEBMar 25, 2024 · NZ’s problem is too much spending, not a lack of tax. Labour and Greens in 2017 campaigned on capping core crown expenditure at no more than 30% of GDP. This was their election pledge. At one Budget I asked Grant Robertson about the policy and he (admirably) replied it was a limit, not a target. The latest …
The need for massive change in Education in New Zealand
WEBBecause more than 500 state schools are over-capacity —a massive problem that new Charter Schools will ease. And because in secondary schools, 27% of vacant teaching positions are going unfilled and a growing number of teachers leave the profession mid-career. Independent schools, however, can recruit more broadly and have more liberty to ...
Kiwiblog’s 2022 Predictions
WEBHere’s my 20 predictions for this year, which I’ll score at the end of the year. Peeni Henare will not be Minister of Defence by the end of 2022. There will be a by-election in 2022. NZ First will record at least 4% in at least once public poll. By the end of 2022 (after five years) the Government will not have achieved even 5% of its ten ...
Will Labour and Māori Party do a deal so they win more seats off …
WEBMay 31, 2023 · The Herald reports: Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has some political korero for his ex-talkback co-host and Labour Māori campaign strategist Willie Jackson - concede some of the Māori seats and go hard for the party vote. ... Jackson said Tamihere was taking a cold hard clinical view, which he understands but was one
How is Kiwibuild going? | Kiwiblog
WEBApr 5, 2022 · Labour’s promise of 100,000 affordable Kiwibuild houses was their most iconic 2017 policy. How are they doing, nearly halfway through their second term. They promised that by now they would have built 24,000 houses. They have in fact delivered 1,304 which is 5.4% of what they promised – so they have underdelivered by 94.6%.
The Government’s Covid plan | Kiwiblog
WEBVaccine target of 90% fully vaccinated for each DHB in NZNew traffic light system of green/orange/red to come in when every DHB is 90% vaccinatedAuckland will move to new red alert level when Auckland is 90% fully vaccinatedRest of NZ will move to orange alert level when all DHBs are 90% vaccinated