The CTU has revealed an estimated cost of the Treaty Principles Bill, while Ministry of Justice officials advise against redefining the principles. MUNZ have been blocked from boarding the Manahau to check on the welfare of the crew. The RDA are criticising a new ED alert system as it will do nothing to help frontline staff or reduce wait times. Government is calling on ACC to improve its performance before raising levies, despite warnings that there is a $1bn revenue hole.
Union coverage
- CTU: ‘Extremely conservative’ estimate suggests $4m cost to progress Treaty Principles Bill
- MUNZ: Manahau grounding: Maritime Union prevented from boarding barge to talk to foreign crew
- RDA: Health NZ scraps Code Black alert for emergency departments in crisis
Employment
- Red-tape ministry’s $410,000 spend up on consultants
- Health NZ ousts chief financial officer after big deficits
Politics
- Treaty Principles Bill: Officials advise government against redefining principles
- ACC needs to lift its own performance before lifting levies – Minister Matt Doocey
- Government funding schools up to $5000 for structured literacy resources
- Draft national arts strategy to be released soon
- Parliament votes to extend gift card expiry dates
- Government to launch AI chatbot called Gov-GPT
- Govt’s carbon capture policy to lead to more gas emissions
Te Ao Māori
Economics
- ACC levy rises: ‘You cannot continue to keep deferring revenue’ – AA
- ACC needs to cover $1 billion revenue hole
Opinion
- The Maui-sized fish-hook in ACT’s Treaty principles bill
- Like the Treaty itself, Treaty principles bill is drafted to mislead
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