Wellington, June 1, 2019 Education Minister Chris Hipkins has called for a Forum with the teacher unions, the NZEI and PPTA, to resolve what he calls an impasse over pay and conditions. Secondary school teachers will start five weeks of industrial action on Tuesday (June 4) when they refuse to teach students in year nine. The action comes hard on…
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Scene by Scene, Aarti Bajaj and her Team offer a visual treat Venkat Raman Auckland, May 30, 2019 ‘Meera,’ in a laconic expression is ‘An outstanding Spectacle.’ The Dance Drama that narrates the loves and times of a 16th Century Indian Princess opens tonight at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in Auckland. If it is not too late, you can still…
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Thomas Coughlan Wellington, May 30, 2019 The question looming over the Wellbeing Budget, when all the hack and leak shenanigans had died down was whether the Wellbeing Budget was transformational or just presentation. Frankly, the confusing presentation made it very difficult to tell how transformational it really was. Helpful documents were hidden away on Treasury’s website, which didn’t seem to work for…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, May 31, 2019 The funeral of Satish Shetty will be held tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 130 pm at Davies Funeral Services, 150 Central Park Drive, Henderson, Auckland, his family has announced. As reported on Wednesday, Satish Shetty, popular Restauranteur and owner of ‘Shamiana’ food outlets Satish Shetty passed away at about 4 pm on Tuesday,…
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Maori, Mental Health and KiwiRail among the top beneficiaries Venkat Raman Finance Minister Grant Robertson unveiled on Thursday, May 30, 2019, his ‘Wellbeing Budget 2019,’ which accounts for new Capital Expenditure of $10.4 billion, including new Operating Expenditure of $3.8 billion, forecasting growth of 2.6% during the current fiscal year. Major Winners KiwiRail is the biggest winner in this year’s…
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Jacinda Ardern Today, we make a systemic change. This Budget acknowledges the work of the Welfare Expert Advisory group but also the long-standing campaign of many advocates by indexing benefits to wage increases. We already CPI adjust, but that hasn’t stopped families falling further and further into poverty. Both Governments know this has been an issue – that in part…
Read MoreVenkat Raman The owner of a Retail brand including a Chain of successful Restaurants has accused the Labour Inspectorate and Immigration New Zealand (INZ) of witch hunting, wrongful decisions and deliberately tarnishing his image. Ravi Singh, who owns the Raviz Restaurant brand, which has a Restaurant on Hobson Street in Auckland City and in Mairangi Bay, North Shore, was recently…
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Venkat Raman It is with regret that we announce that popular Restauranteur and owner of ‘Shamiana’ food outlets Satish Shetty passed away at about 4 pm on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Ascot Hospital, Auckland. He was 63 years old and left behind his wife Nazreen and their son Hamish (29) and daughter (22). At press time, his family said…
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Sourced Content After the world’s largest ever democratic exercise, Narendra Modi has been re-elected as Prime Minister of India for another five-year term. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an even bigger majority than in 2014. In this, the final part of our India Tomorrow series from The Anthill podcast, we analyse the results with a panel of academics to find out what such…
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Venkat Raman Auckland resident Seetha Rama Rao Salvaji (47) was sentenced to 14 years in prison at the Auckland District Court on May 15, 2019 on proven charges of child abuse and rape. In his verdict, Judge Down said that the accused had not shown remorse but granted him concession for his services to the community. Members of the family…
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