Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 3:50 pm
The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) and the
Game Animal Council (GAC) are welcoming a $700,000 boost for
hunter training and education delivered through the Jobs for
Nature Community Conservation Fund.
“Hunting is
increasing in popularity and with a lot of new people
seeking to learn the skills required to feed their families,
we all have an interest in assisting them to be as safe,
ethical and successful as possible,” says NZDA Chief
Executive Gwyn Thurlow.
“Both the NZDA and Game
Animal Council are committed to improving the provision of
hunter education and training and we acknowledge the support
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 2:38 pm
Innovative online savings platform InvestNow has knocked
back claims that the current ‘single scheme’ KiwiSaver
rule limits member choice.
Mike Heath, InvestNow
General Manager, said recent media comments alleging the
current law restricting KiwiSaver members to one scheme is
‘incredibly bad practice’ misses an important
development in the sector.
“At InvestNow we’ve
solved what some media commentators are calling a flaw in
the design of KiwiSaver that restricts diversification by
preventing members from joining more than one scheme,”
Heath said. “By applying our existing platform technology,
Kiwis don’t have to have all their KiwiSaver eggs in one
The Monetary Policy Committee agreed to reduce the
current stimulatory level of monetary settings in order to
meet its consumer price and employment objectives over the
medium-term.
The Reserve Bank will halt additional
asset purchases under the Large Scale Asset Purchase (LSAP)
programme by 23 July 2021. The Committee will keep the
Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 0.25 percent and the Funding for
Lending Programme unchanged.
The global economic
outlook continues to improve, providing ongoing price
support for New Zealand’s export commodities. Global
monetary and fiscal settings remain at accommodative levels
supporting the recovery in economic activity. Rising
vaccination rates across many countries are providing
It’s been ten months since the Government’s own
experts said ‘all efforts’ should be made to introduce
saliva testing as soon as possible, but the Government has
delayed the roll out yet again, National’s Covid-19
Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says.
Covid-19
Response Minister Chris Hipkins today announced an
‘expansion’ of saliva testing, an announcement that is
remarkably similar to the last time he announced a saliva
testing expansion back on 26 May this year.
“In May
Minister Hipkins said saliva testing would commence ‘as
part of a phased roll out beginning in June’,” Mr Bishop
says.
“Today the Minister announced that saliva
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 3:15 pm
A total of 530 donations to the UNICEF Covid-19 Crisis in
India Appeal have been matched by Vodafone New Zealand and
the Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation to reach a generous total
of $469,950.
As India continues to battle a terrible
second wave of Covid-19, UNICEF is providing critical
lifesaving supplies including 26 oxygen plants, 4,500 oxygen
concentrators and 200 Covid-19 testing machines. Personal
protection equipment for front line workers including 8.5
million triple layer masks and 1.75 million face shields
have been delivered to essential workers as they continue to
support women, children and communities hit by the surge of
Covid-19.
UNICEF Aotearoa CEO Michelle Sharp explains,