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Source: New Zealand Government
Major water reform has taken a step closer with the appointment of the inaugural board of the Taumata Arowai water services regulator, Hon Nanaia Mahuta says.
Former Director General of Health and respected public health specialist Dame Karen Poutasi will chair the inaugural board of Crown agency Taumata Arowai.
“Dame Karen brings considerable experience in governance and management as Director General of Health and Chief Executive of NZQA, as well as her crucial experience as a member of the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry panel,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“This tragic water contamination incident was a major driver for legislation, including the establishment of an independent regulator, to assure safer drinking water and more efficient wastewater and stormwater networks for New Zealanders.”
Tom Hayes, a former UBS trader, served five-and-a-half years in jail. He was labelled the ringmaster of an international conspiracy to move bank interest rates, technically known as Libor.
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They wanted to jail a banker - I was that banker
By Andy Verity
media captionLibor banker s appeal being examined by crime commission
Tom Hayes, the first banker to be jailed for rigging interest rates, has told the BBC he believes fresh evidence will show his conviction was unsafe.
It raises questions about more than 20 other cases and some of the only bankers prosecuted in the UK since the financial crash.
His case is now being examined by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said he was found guilty by a jury and the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction.