Incredibly generous : Pūkaha Forest now belongs to people of Aotearoa New Zealand
1 May, 2021 10:45 PM
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Pūkaha Forest was gifted to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rangitāne iwi in a ceremony on Saturday. Photo / Steve Carle
Pūkaha Forest was gifted to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rangitāne iwi in a ceremony on Saturday. Photo / Steve Carle
Hawkes Bay Today
Pūkaha Forest now belongs to the people of New Zealand after it was gifted by Rangitāne iwi over the weekend.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the gifting ceremony at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, near Mt Bruce, on Saturday where 942 hectares of native forest - home to native birds and important conservation work - was gifted to the nation.
Peloton bikes and shopping trips: How firms keep burnt-out workers
6 Apr, 2021 05:20 AM
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Bosses seek to head off retention crisis by handing out gifts and bonuses to overworked junior staff. Photo / 123RF
Bosses seek to head off retention crisis by handing out gifts and bonuses to overworked junior staff. Photo / 123RF
Financial Times
By: Kate Beioley and Michael O’Dwyer
The world s top professional service firms and banks have sought to head off a retention crisis among overworked junior staff by handing out luxury gifts and generous bonuses, following a stellar year for earnings. Elite US law firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have in recent weeks announced one-off payouts of between US$12,000 ($17,000) and US$64,000 for associates in recognition of hard work during the pandemic. The rewards are on top of separate Covid-19 bonuses doled out towards the end of last year.
Qatar s generous assistance for Thalassemia patients
National
April 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a laudable step, the Qatar Embassy has provided precious medical aid to the Thalassemia Center in Islamabad. The centre is catering to helpless poor patients of Thalassemia, mostly children, who hail from the backward areas of the country. The Qatar Embassy was represented in the simple ceremony of handing over the equipment, by Qatar Ambassador Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Third Secretary Nasser Hassan Al-Suwaidi.
They provided medical aid from Qatar Charity to the Islamabad Thalassemia Center in presence of officials from the Pakistani side and the charity. The ambassador visited various departments of the Thalassemia Center and distributed gifts among the children being treated there.