Monday, 19 July 2021, 8:58 am
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA)
urgently calls on the Government to invest in disability
attitude training for health professionals.
A deeply
disturbing article in the Sunday-Star Times yesterday
clearly articulated and emphasised the traumatic
discrimination many families experience during pre-natal
screening tests, as well as the pressure to terminate their
pregnancies by medical professionals.
In the story,
one expectant mother explains that as she was heading into
theatre to have her baby delivered by caesarean, she was
asked if she would want the doctor to resuscitate her baby
if it was required.
“The stories from these parents
Photo of exclusion
species Nassella tussock, Chilean needle grass, and
Alligator weed
Greater Wellington Councillor and
Environment Chair Penny Gaylor says keeping these species
out of the region is especially important because of the
threat they pose to te taiao (the natural environment), and
our way of life.
“These species in particular are a
priority for us all year round, as they’re able to survive
and spread throughout winter. We’re asking people to get
familiar with what they look like, and keep an eye out when
working or enjoying the outdoors.
“Pest plants can
be just as harmful to our environment as pest animals. They
Elisabeth Easter, The New Zealand
Listener
For more than 30 years,
Dr
David Galler has worked on the frontlines of New
Zealand’s health system as an intensive care specialist at
Middlemore Hospital and in its highest reaches as an advisor
to the Ministry of Health. His 2017 book,
Things
That Matter: Stories of life & death,
shines a powerful light on the extraordinary patients he met
and the struggles our society faces in caring for
them.
Developed over several years, Auckland Theatre
Company presents an important new New Zealand play by
award-winning playwright
Gary Henderson,
adapted from Galler’s generous and lyrical memoir.
Monday, 19 July 2021, 10:56 am
Immigration Minister Faafoi throws employers and migrant
workers a bone, but the last-minute changes to INZ policy
are, as usual, self-serving and short-sighted.
The
government has just announced that it will extend visas for
18,000 lower-paid migrant workers to address labour
shortages in hospitality, tourism, and farming. They are
also delaying the rollout of the Accredited Employer Work
Visa scheme until mid-2022.
From Monday 19 July, the
maximum duration of Essential Skills visas for jobs paid
below median wage will increase from 12 months to 24 months.
(Jobs paid above the median wage already have a maximum of
three years.) Until 28 August 2021, workers seeking an
Monday, 19 July 2021, 11:45 am
The Government is throwing its support behind an
ambitious project to restore native biodiversity and build
long-term conservation careers, Conservation Minister Kiri
Allan says.
Predator Free Bay of Islands aims to
eradicate predators from the three main peninsulas in the
region, and significantly reduce their impact throughout the
wider 80,000-plus hectare Bay of Islands area.
“A $4
million investment through Jobs for Nature (Mahi mō te
Taiao) will enable Predator Free 2050 Ltd to help iwi,
hapū, landowners and community groups progress their vision
of a predator free Taitokerau,” Kiri Allan said.
The
project has a budget of $15m through contributions from