April, again a busy month with quite a few things happening at all fronts;
A number of decisions from the RRA and RRB with the majority disallowed due to not meeting exceptional circumstances; criticism on the new INZ policy; ANZAC commemorations overshadowed by helicopter crash prompting the PM to come home earlier; one in five people in the insurance industry is leaving the profession due to regulation (does that sound similar?); fags and booze, i.e. the liquor report and the possible outfall and increases in tobacco prices
possible new rules around student and work permits; student loans; more trouble for Telecom; volcanic ashes stopping air travel costing well over 200Milion per day and resulting in delayed deliveries of exports; UN declaration for indigenous people signed by NZ;
John Key visiting the USA for talks on trade and nukes with many reactions from the opposition; recognition of migrant workers; the Whanau Ora seen to attack social inequalities under Maori; NZ's apple victory over Australia; visitor numbers to NZ are up; Liverpool (and Arsenal) soccerclubs up for sale; strong views on privately run prisons; economy still in the dolldrums?; ex-ministers facing charges; increase in the driving age
; seabed and foreshore issue raising its head again; former immigration boss sentenced: start of the tablet computer wars; licencing of the financial industry (hope they have less issues with their controlling authority); increase in violent crimes; wishing you all a blessed Easter with some time to reflect on what Easter all means for you and your loved ones.
- A number of decisions from the RRA and RRB with the majority disallowed due to not meeting exceptional circumstances
- Criticism on the new INZ policy
- ANZAC commemorations overshadowed by helicopter crash prompting the PM to come home earlier
- One in five people in the insurance industry is leaving the profession due to regulation (does that sound similar?)
- Fags and booze, i.e. the liquor report and the possible outfall and increases in tobacco prices
- Possible new rules around student and work permits
- Student loans
- More trouble for Telecom
- Volcanic ashes stopping air travel costing well over 200Milion per day and resulting in delayed deliveries of exports
- UN declaration for indigenous people signed by NZ
- John Key visiting the USA for talks on trade and nukes with many reactions from the opposition
- Recognition of migrant workers
- The Whanau Ora seen to attack social inequalities under Maori
- NZ's apple victory over Australia
- Visitor numbers to NZ are up
- Liverpool (and Arsenal) soccerclubs up for sale
- Strong views on privately run prisons
- Discussions that the economy still in the dolldrums
- Ex-ministers facing charges
- Increase in the driving age
- Seabed and foreshore issue raising its head again
- Former immigration boss sentenced
- Start of the tablet computer wars
- Licencing of the financial industry (hope they have less issues with their controlling authority)
- Increase in violent crimes
Wishing you all a blessed Easter with some time to reflect on what Easter all means for you and your loved ones. See you again next month.