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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