Auckland, February 18, 2020 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution of four people over donations to the National Party involves not one, but two $100,000 donations – in June 2017 and June 2018. Court charging documents released to the media by order of Auckland District Court Judge Edwin Paul yesterday (February 17, 2020) show that three of the four defendants…
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Supplied Content Auckland, February 18, 2020 Why don’t Western democratic governments typically regulate the porn industry, internet service providers (ISPs) or other internet services who make pornographic content accessible to children? How is a change in the idea of what it means to be a child feeding into anti-regulation policies? Dr Caroline Keen, who recently completed her PhD in sociology…
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Iain White and Gauri Nandedkar Hamilton, February 17, 2020 Politicians in many countries around the world claim to be experiencing a ‘housing crisis.’ But how do they define it, who is affected, and what is the cause? These are critical questions. Exploring them can help us understand why much of the evidence from research is not carried through…
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New payment options from April 1, 2020 Wellington, February 18, 2020 Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced a number of changes in the way in which employment information should be filed by companies. The changes, becoming effective on April 1, 2020, will affect myIR filing procedures. Changes in your accounts Employer accounts will be combined into a single Employer Activities…
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Supplied Content Wellington, February 17, 2020 The Government’s investment in a strong border and disrupting transnational organised crime produced record results for stopping drugs in 2019, Customs Minister Jenny Salesa has said. The illegal drugs were seized at the New Zealand border by Customs, and overseas by Customs’ international border partners before the drugs could be sent to our shores.…
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Auckland, February 17, 2020 In November 2002, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), originating in Southern China, recorded 8098 cases and claimed 774 lives worldwide, including 73 deaths in Taiwan, the third highest toll next to mainland China and Hong Kong. Major omission When SARS broke out, due to international politics involving China, Taiwan was deprived of direct access…
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