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Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 4:25 pm The Office of the Auditor-General Tumuaki o Mana Arotake (OAG) has confirmed it will not be formally investigating procurement practice at Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). Chief Executive Mike Theelen said that he welcomed the correspondence from the OAG and that staff were reassured by the OAG’s findings that a review of procurement practice was on the right pathway. “Through Council’s own review of procurement practice undertaken earlier this year, we have acknowledged that there was a general lack of alignment between Procurement Policy and G...

Muslim groups are calling for more action and accountability over the mosque attacks in a new report out today. They want immediate action on a dozen of the Royal Commission's 44 recommendations including mandatory reporting of firearm injuries and better training in security agencies. The 42-page report from the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) is in response to the government's series of 28 hui nationwide last month. Some Muslims have dismissed these hui as a talkfest, but others appreciated government ministers turning up. The report calls for the urgent setting up...