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Government security roles have only recently been advertised, eight months after the government decided to hire its own security force instead of using private firms.
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The Government has only been advertising for security roles in the last few weeks.
Hostelworld, the Dublin-based online travel agent focused on the global hostel market, had an 81pc drop in net revenue last year as Covid restrictions worldwide wreaked havoc on the travel industry. The company booked just €15.4m in sales versus €80.7m in 2019, driven by a 79pc collapse in booking volumes. Average booking values also fell 22pc during the year as cancellations and reduced bed prices cut into payments. Adjusted earnings held up reasonably well, however, falling just €3.2m to €17.3m, due partly to substantially reduced marketing costs in line with depressed sales volume...
The Mongrel Mob infiltrated a security firm. The Mongrel Mob infiltrated a Bay of Plenty security firm, with a member gaining a job as a security guard and feeding sensitive information back to the gang. The firm's owner says police intelligence sources told him gangs were increasingly using such tactics to gain inside information, planting “cleanskin” members - new recruits without convictions – into businesses and even government departments. In the Bay of Plenty case, the worker, who was sacked on the spot when his gang association was discovered, remains a licensed security guard ...
Pavali Logovae attempt to get a "crowd control" licence was shot down by police. An investigation is now underway into how he was working the door at a Wellington bar a decade later.