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I realise that there is another side to this: the sheer weight of requests, often themselves highly political, or near-vexatious, that suck up resources. A lot of this would go away if agencies published everything unless there was a good reason not to. It would save them time and resources and was where the original act and the Framework for Government-Held Information was pointing. Disk storage is infinite. But the mortal fear of having a cockup exposed will always prevent this, and now we have the added factor of dodgy decisions being made for political purposes (e.g. RoNS). Sadly, the Au...

STUFF Te Omanga Hospice are the beneficiaries of a deal in which house being shifted from a section earmarked for development was given away for free. An arrangement to give away one house surplus to requirement will help a hospice to keep its patients comfortable in their final hours. The former owners of the two-bedroom weatherboard house in Lower Hutt, the Johnson​ family, organised to give it away for free after its section at 35 Rata St, Naenae, was earmarked for development. A condition of the giveaway was a donation to Te Omanga Hospice and that’s exactly what happened, and them ...

Written By: Incognito - Date published: 12:50 pm, March 12th, 2021 - 77 comments Government should have announced the decision for Auckland to go down to Level 1 first thing this morning. Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 6:15 pm, January 25th, 2021 - 6 comments Retired Hong Kong Final Court of Appeal Judge Henry Litton raises some import...

The need to prioritise sustainable tourism that enhances community wellbeing is the central theme of the Tourism Futures Taskforce report, released today. The Taskforce was established in May 2020 as an independent public-private partnership to consider the future of tourism. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says the Taskforce report sets out ... 1 week ago The Government is investing nearly $9 million in four iwi-led projects in the South Island through its Jobs for Nature programme.  Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has developed four strategic projects with Papatipu Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu ...

2 days ago March 2021 The housing crisis right now in New Zealand is one of our biggest contributors to income and wealth inequality. “With the explosive increase in sales and prices, those with houses have their income and/or wealth rapidly increasing, and those who are not on the property ladder are falling ... 2 days ago Samoans went to the polls on Friday, and delivered a stinging blow to Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi one-party state. Pre-election Malielegaoi's Human Rights Protection Party had controlled 44 of 49 seats in Parliament, while using restrictive standin...