Nikki Kaye Wellington, April 21, 2018 I have launched a Member’s Bill to ensure that the Youth Court has greater access to education officers to help reduce the risk of reoffending. We know that getting qualifications reduces the risk of a young person reoffending and that education officers therefore have a big part to play in steering young offenders away…
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Exploitation at the heart of the Law in New Zealand
How young lawyers grin and bear it and break down Sasha Borissenko Newsroom, Auckland, April 21, 2018 Note: Different names have been used to protect the sources’ identity Allegations of sexual misconduct, systemic abuse and prejudice against women in law firms point to a wider employment problem in the profession: a culture of exploitation and ill treatment of junior lawyers…
Read MoreReception in honour of visiting Indian Minister in Auckland
Venkat Raman Auckland, April 20, 2018 The Indian community will host a reception in honour Mansukh Laxman Mandaviya, India’s Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping & Fertilizers, who will be in Auckland on a private visit on his way back home. The New Zealand I at Mahatma Gandhi Centre, 145, New North Road, Eden Terrace in Auckland…
Read MoreNirupa George appointed Mayor’s Chief of Staff
Supplied Content Auckland, April 20, 2018 Mayor Phil Goff has announced that Nirupa George will take on the role of Chief of Staff for the Mayoral Office when Taha Macpherson returns to a senior role at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in early May. Ms George is currently the Mayor’s Principal Political Advisor and was his Campaign…
Read MoreDiverse and dynamic team at Indian Association of New Zealand
Auckland, April 20, 2018 The Indian Association of New Zealand (IANZ) has done it again. In a move that is unprecedented, women will make up one-third of the Association’s Executive Committee. At its Annual General Meeting held earlier this month, 10 women were elected to the expanded 30-members executive for 2018-2019. “This is in keeping with IANZ’s philosophy of gender-equality,…
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