Whakatāne mill to close, but MP Kiri Allan still hopeful 17 Mar, 2021 07:00 PM 6 minutes to read About 210 Whakatāne people could be jobless by June after news Whakatāne Mill will close. But a union advocate and local MP still have hope jobs could be saved if the mill is repurposed. Management at Whakatāne Mill Limited broke the news of the closure to just over 210 staff on Tuesday. It follows unsuccessful attempts to sell the mill, which is Whakatane s largest private employer and has, for more than 80 years, produced paper and packaging products, mostly for export. At this stage, the company plans to stop production on June 21 and then begin decommissioning the plant. The expected final closure date is June 30.
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Tauranga city councillors - who s studying real estate, who s working out of town, and who s moved on 12 Mar, 2021 11:00 PM 8 minutes to read Tauranga City Council chambers used to have 11 elected members. Now there are four commissioners in control. So what has become of the city s mayor and councillors. Photo / File Tauranga City Council chambers used to have 11 elected members. Now there are four commissioners in control. So what has become of the city s mayor and councillors. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times It has been four months since the Local Government Minister announced she was sending in commissioners to replace Tauranga City Council elected members, who have since been discharged of their duties. But where are they
Punch Newspapers Sections Sodiq Oyeleke Published 12 March 2021 A petitioner, Marc Chidibere Nwadi, has been awarded N7.5 million by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The petitioner had complained that he spent six years in the prison without trial. Nwadi had alleged that his long stay in prison was because he could not offer a bribe. Chairperson of the panel, Doris Okuwobi, delivered the judgment on Friday. She upheld that the petitioner suffered unduly in the hands of police officers. Okuwobi subsequently presented a cheque of N7.5 million to the petitioner on behalf of the state government.