The government’s English names edict has run into further trouble, with staff at Whaikaha pushing back against requests to rename their ministry. In her first meeting with Whaikaha’s leadership in November, then disabilities minister Penny Simmonds brought up the government’s directive to give English names prominence. But the plan ran into trouble, when Housing Minister Chris Bishop pointed out Kāinga Ora was best known as Kāinga Ora - and the policy’s justification had been that English names would be easier to identify. Changing the name Kāinga Ora would also lead to legal complexities, as that is the department’s legal name. According to information released under the Official Information Act to Stuff, the English names policy has run into similar trouble at Whaikaha.

Newshub anchor Samantha Hayes has been confirmed as the host of the new Stuff-provided news bulletin from July 6. Newshub anchor Samantha Hayes has been confirmed as the host of the new Stuff-provided news bulletin from July 6. Samantha Hayes will continue to host the 6pm news on Three, after Newshub closes in early July. Samantha Hayes and Mike McRoberts host the current 6pm news. It is further understood senior Newshub journalist Nick Truebridge has signed for Stuff.

These are among a comprehensive list of tasks that a New Zealand company asks of its tenants before they leave a rental. "Wheelie bins are to be FREE OF RUBBISH and WASHED CLEAN. The NZ company is asking tenants to clean their wheelie bins. A tenant of the company, who asked not to be named, said she felt like the company was asking for "showroom quality". "[But,] cleaning wheelie bins is not required under the RTA.

Photo: ODT/SuppliedTransport inequities are proving a barrier for some young people in Invercargill, preventing them from joining in group activities. The issue was highlighted at an Invercargill City Council infrastructure services committee meeting on Tuesday, where public transport fares were discussed. During debate, councillor Grant Dermody said he wasn't clear on what the 30 year vision for public transport looked like for the city. Dermody said the council needed to look at connecting its network to different areas, such as Bluff or Sandy Point. Tuesday's report was requested for by councillors, and provided more information ahead of upcoming long term plan deliberations.

A dog owner is devastated after a shelter gave her runaway pooch to another family just days after he was handed in. Thankfully Charlie Brown was microchipped and the shelter left a message with Ms Burfield, Stuff.co.nz reported. Charlie Brown was given to a new family after Ms Burfield waited to collect him. When I said, ‘there must be something I can do’, I was told ‘you are not the dog’s owner’,” Ms Burfield told Stuff.co.nz. “We are heartbroken.”The dog shelter at Bromley.

Whittaker’s has launched its new brand positioning and creative platform, via Bastion Shine, that celebrates ‘Chocolate Lovers’. “New Zealanders have long loved Whittaker’s chocolate, and many have experienced the distinctive approach we take in crafting chocolate, but we don’t take this for granted,” says Soraya Cottin, Whittaker’s Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re constantly innovating to see how we can keep Chocolate Lovers coming back to us and to encourage new Chocolate Lovers to experience our product, because when they do, they love it.”“There’s people who like chocolate, and then there’s people who love it. And Whittaker’s is a brand for real Chocolate Lovers, including those who don’t know it yet,” adds Ryan Jordan, Bastion Shine, Head of Strategy. “It’s a privilege to be able to build on such an iconic and loved New Zealand brand,” says Rich Maddocks, Chief Creative Officer, Bastion Shine.

Veteran news anchor Samantha Hayes has been announced as the solo presenter for Stuff's yet-to-be-named 6pm news bulletin. Discovery confirmed it would be closing its newsroom, with its Newshub 6pm bulletin, website and early morning AM show to be scrapped as of July 5. This morning, Stuff revealed a number of high-profile journalists and staff from Newshub will work on the new bulletin, as well as several other news products. Leading the charge will be Hayes, who has presented the Newshub bulletin alongside Mike McRoberts since 2016. Other journalists, including Jenna Lynch, Laura Tupou, Ollie Ritchie, Juliet Speedy, Zane Small, and Heather Keats, are also set to join the Stuff bulletin.

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Photo: Supplied / Lee Howell IDCSamantha Hayes will be the solo presenter for Stuff's new TV bulletin and will be joined by six other well-known Newshub journalists when the operation launches on 6 July. Earlier this month, Warner Bros Discovery confirmed its plans to shut down Newshub, including its website and all TV news shows by 5 July. A week later, WBD and Stuff held a joint press conference to announce the latter would provide a daily news bulletin to run on TV3 from 6 July. In a statement on Tuesday, Hayes said she was delighted to be joining Stuff after almost 20 years at TV3. Stuff digital managing director Nadia Tolich expected the Newshub staff would bring "additional firepower and specialist skills" to its newsroom.

Stuff has announced Samantha Hayes will present its new nightly TV news bulletin. The yet-to-be-named 6pm broadcast, which will air from July 6, will see Hayes going solo without a co-presenter. It’s an honour to be anchoring this new iteration of the 6pm news and I’m grateful it will keep Newshub’s legacy alive,” said Hayes. Claire Watson will become 6pm’s executive producer, while Steve Gore-Smith, currently Newshub’s senior manager of operations, will become Stuff’s director of video operations and technology. “Newshub, like Stuff, is known for its gutsy journalism and the calibre of the journalists we’ve hired reflects that,” said Nadia Tolich, Stuff Digital’s managing director.

Appendix 2Policy or legislation changes planned by the Government and their potential consequences for the safety of drinking water – more detail. This is likely to mean a return to a previous iteration of the NPS-FM, where drinking water was not given priority over commercial uses of water (eg, for irrigation). Prioritising property rights is likely to result in the further deprioritisation of the protection of the safety and quality of communities’ drinking water. This means projects could go ahead even if they are a risk to drinking water sources, either through pollution or otherwise degrading the waterbody (eg, taking too much water from the catchment in a way that impacts communities’ access to water). Projects under the Bill could include large-scale irrigation dams, which can have profound effects on the quality of drinking water sources as they promote the intensification of land use and lead to more pollution of waterways.24 Under the Bill, such projects would not be required to prove they would not impact communities’ drinking water sources.

A specific new spending target and an independent fiscal institution could be set up to help deal with both of these weaknesses. The OECD said these rules had not prevented “spending slippage”. The following year, a $1.4 billion increase to the operating allowance was not explained at all. An independent fiscal institution (IFI), also known as a policy costing unit, could reduce the risk of fiscal sustainability being thrown off track by large errors. Willis said she was actively considering creating some sort of independent fiscal institution.

Samantha Hayes And Key Staff Announced For Stuff’s New 6pm BulletinThe first tranche of key talent, journalists and operational staff hired from Newshub has been announced by Stuff Group today, with New Zealand’s leading newsreader and journalist Samantha Hayes confirmed to present in a new, solo role. Six other well-known Newshub journalists are also joining Stuff to work on the bulletin and across Stuff’s ecosystem of news products. “We’re very much excited to see the new Stuff bulletin come together,” she says. “This is a brand-new 6pm bulletin with some continuity from familiar faces from the Newshub team.”“As we said on the day we announced this bulletin, this is the future of news. As the most-read news organisation in the country, Stuff is uniquely capable of delivering a new 6pm bulletin for Three and ThreeNow.

Sarah Tickner, the wife of Black Caps fast bowler Blair Tickner, has been diagnosed with Leukaemia. Blair Tickner announced on social media that Sarah Tickner is undergoing cancer treatment in England where the 34-cap New Zealand international cricketer is playing for county club Derbyshire. READ MORE: Every royal family member has enjoyed a popularity boost - except oneCricketer Blair Tickner has revealed his wife, Sarah Tickner, has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Blair Tickner made an emotional test debut for the Black Caps last year. FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel.

By Chris Trotter*Had Zheng He's fleet sailed east, not west, in the early Fifteenth Century, how different our world would be. The cramped and fratricidal states of the European peninsula would have remained minor players in a Chinese world. The naval and air bases located on the territory of Beijing’s new “friends” will have extended its strategic reach alarmingly. Completing this American nightmare would be the transformation of New Zealand into China’s unsinkable aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine base. Washington will insist that blood is thicker than milk, and Beijing will remind us that milk is New Zealand’s life-blood.