Stopworks
will be held at every DHB starting on August 2nd.
ASMS
has been in talks with DHBs since February to negotiate a
new multi-employer collective agreement or MECA, but the
DHBs have failed to put an acceptable offer on the
table.
“We are asking for a very modest pay rise to
simply reflect cost of living increases and inflation, but
the DHBs continue to come back with a zero percent
increase,” says ASMS Executive Director Sarah
Dalton.
“We are very aware of the Government’s
public sector pay restraint advice, but every worker has the
right to at least keep up with inflation and not see their
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 1:29 pm
Macquarie Data
Centres, part of Macquarie Telecom Group (ASX: MAQ),
today announced a new data centre at its Macquarie Park Data
Centre Campus in Sydney. Intellicentre 3 Super West will be
designed, constructed and operated to meet the needs of
corporate, government and multi-national customers and
enhance New South Wales’ cybersecurity infrastructure and
capabilities.
Macquarie has commenced a State
Significant Development Application process today to build
the 32-megawatt (MW) IT load facility. Located in the Sydney
North Zone at the Macquarie Park Data Centre Campus the new
facility will be the largest data centre on the campus,
bringing the total IT load of the campus to 50MW.
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 12:03 pm
More than a third of New Zealand SME owners and
decision-makers have experienced a mental health condition
since starting or taking over their current business –
with some experiences increasing over the last year,
according to business management platform,
MYOB.
Research from the 2021 MYOB Business Monitor
revealed that 36% of SME owners and managers have
experienced a mental health condition since starting or
taking over their current business. When MYOB last polled
SMEs on the topic of mental health in late 2019, 31% of
those surveyed reported experiencing a mental health
condition.
MYOB Senior Sales Manager SME – Krissy
Sadler-Bridge, explains business owners are often working so
Celebrating the 40th anniversary
of the founding of Flying Nun Records in Ōtautahi
Christchurch, Hellzapoppin’! The Art of Flying Nun
brings together original artwork and design, film, record
covers, posters and photography from some of New Zealand’s
favourite bands.
“This exhibition is colourful and a
lot of fun – and closer to the pop art end of the
scale,” says Christchurch Art Gallery Director Blair
Jackson.
“One could argue that Flying Nun defined
this era of Kiwi music, and there’s a particularly
underground flavour to the world that surrounded it. Seeing
it today gives you that same buzz – there’s lots of
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 12:07 pm
Hauora Hokianga is planting more native trees to develop
their Ara Rongoā Hikoi Whakaora, wellbeing and healing
pathway, which will eventually loop around the entire
hospital site. Their vision is to reframe the hospital from
a place of illness to a place of wellbeing and
healing.
Taumata Rongoā o Hauora Hokianga service
spokesperson Hone Taimona shared that the traditional
practice of Rongoā Māori recognises the reciprocal
relationship between people and our
environment.
“The land can keep us well, but we have
a responsibility to keep the land well,” said
Hone
“When we heal the whenua, we heal the