Ministry of Social Development
Wage subsidy gets pass mark for engaging Māori – in inexplicable change
Ministry of Social Development bosses pushed back against original performance score in wage subsidy scheme assessment, reports David Williams
Newsroom.co.nz
10 min read
Learning to read for pleasure is a serious matter – NZ schools should embrace a new curriculum
Until now, the New Zealand Curriculum has focused almost exclusively on the development of technical reading skills. Simply reading for pleasure hasn’t been a priority, which makes its inclusion in the draft version of a refreshed curriculum particularly welcome.
The Conversation
6 min read
Grappling with Governmental gobbledygook
If the past few years have taught us nothing else, it’s that communication can make or break a government strategy.
Newsroom.co.nz
8 min read
Hughes grilled over investigators, legal tactics
Head of the public service says agencies will own, fix and learn from failures
Newsroom.co.nz
11 min read
After decades of abuse, insensitive officials anger survivors
Pressure builds ahead of the country’s top public servant appearing at hearings this week
Newsroom.co.nz
12 min read
Why does our inflation response punish low-income workers?
As the Reserve Bank considers another rate increase today, a more equitable approach would seek to shift the costs of dealing with inflation on to the least vulnerable, argues Edward Miller
Newsroom.co.nz
10 min read
Third of Rotorua’s family harm calls to emergency accommodation
One third of the 120 family harm calls a week in Rotorua are to emergency housing motels, the council says.
Newsroom.co.nz
7 min read
