Friday, 23 July 2021, 11:38 am
Auckland, 23 JULY 2021 – The global
health crisis has had a major effect on every part of daily
life, from social distancing and lockdowns to the way we
work and what we perceive as the new normal. As life in New
Zealand slowly returns to normal, the impact of the pandemic
is still being felt with one in two (51.2%) Kiwi families
indicating that current levels of stress and anxiety are now
higher compared to the start of last year, with financial
concerns (50.6%) topping the list of things that keep Kiwis
awake at night.
The new
Kiwi Families in 2021
report, commissioned by OneChoice, explores what makes
Friday, 23 July 2021, 12:25 pm
“Our New Zealand Olympic team will be protected
by New Zealand made facemasks that use the same technology
chosen to protect Nasa astronauts,” says Lanaco managing
director Nick Davenport.
“Our elite
athletes and wider team will use our unique New Zealand-made
masks that use our specially designed Helix technology
filters.
“We’ve provided more than 70,000
disposable facemasks, to the team, which can be re-used.
They’ve received a mix of certified top-line respirators
for high-risk use and resistance masks for non-competitive
times. The masks are made in the national team colour of
black.
“We worked with the New Zealand Olympic
Friday, 23 July 2021, 12:56 pm
Twenty-eight-year-old Bryce Morrison, a Grower Services
Representative for Seeka, has been named Bay of Plenty’s
Young Grower of the Year for 2021.
The competition
took place on 22 July at Mount Maunganui College, where
eight competitors tested their horticultural skills and
knowledge in a series of challenges. The day’s activities
were followed by a speech competition at a gala dinner,
where each contestant spoke on the important lessons learned
from Covid-19 and how they could be implemented for future
years.
Bryce excelled in individual challenges, and
impressed judges with his speech. Emily Woods, from Apata,
placed second, and Quintin Swanepoel, from Southern Cross
Friday, 23 July 2021, 12:13 pm
The Labour Inspectorate has found that the members of the
Gloriavale Christian community cannot currently be
considered employees under New Zealand
legislation.
This means the Inspectorate has no
jurisdiction and will not undertake further investigation or
enforcement action at this point.
The Inspectorate
conducted an inquiry into the employment status of people
living and working at Gloriavale in 2017, after concerns
raised by Charities Services, and again in 2020, after
allegations of long working hours were made by two community
members.
The results of both inquiries showed that no
employment relationships existed within Gloriavale as
defined by New Zealand employment law and that the matter
Friday, 23 July 2021, 1:07 pm
Major changes are in the wind with the Labour government
is giving itself unprecedented powers over local government.
This is worrying and why KCDC Councillor Bernie Randall and
Deputy Chair of the Paraparaumu/Raumati Community Board Guy
Burns are calling for local government to be entrenched
within the New Zealand Constitution Act.
There are
perils ahead regarding the proposed Three Waters project
which is being fast-tracked upon local government. This is a
project where drinking water, stormwater and waste water
will be taken from local councils and administered
nationally. There are also big changes signalled to the