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    Photo by Helen Adair : Mum and toddler escape car inferno
    Photo by Helen Adair : Mum and toddler escape car inferno
    Mum and toddler escape car inferno
    A mum and toddler escaped a fire which destroyed their vehicle in Gore today.
    NationalSeptember 23

    OIA subversion: Chief Ombudsman seeks urgent meeting with Education Ministry boss

    John Allen says he has significant concerns about allegations ministry staff tried to circumvent the Official Information Act
    John Gerritsen of RNZ
    OIA subversion: Chief Ombudsman seeks urgent meeting with Education Ministry boss
    OIA subversion: Chief Ombudsman seeks urgent meeting with Education Ministry boss
    NationalSeptember 22

    Manage My Health and HNZ on notice after data breach

    The Privacy Commissioner has given Health NZ and patient portal Manage My Health until next year to comply with health privacy rules after a massive data breach last year.
    Manage My Health and HNZ on notice after data breach
    Manage My Health and HNZ on notice after data breach
    NationalSeptember 22

    Taxpayers' Union 'categorically denies' sexual harassment payout claim in Nicky Hager book

    The Taxpayers' Union has rejected a claim in Nicky Hager's latest book that it settled an employment dispute involving allegations of sexual harassment against its executive director
    Taxpayers' Union 'categorically denies' sexual harassment payout claim in Nicky Hager book
    Taxpayers' Union 'categorically denies' sexual harassment payout claim in Nicky Hager book
    NationalSeptember 22

    MBIE confirms botched biometric projects costs blown out to $50.7 million

    A botched Immigration New Zealand project that has subsequently been abandoned has racked up costs of more than $50 million.
    MBIE confirms botched biometric projects costs blown out to $50.7 million
    MBIE confirms botched biometric projects costs blown out to $50.7 million
    NationalSeptember 22

    ‘Had a gutsful’: Education Ministry whistleblower says OIA subversion not an isolated incident

    The person who leaked a video of an Education Ministry official apparently attempting to subvert the Official Information Act (OIA) claims it was not an isolated incident.
    ‘Had a gutsful’: Education Ministry whistleblower says OIA subversion not an isolated incident
    ‘Had a gutsful’: Education Ministry whistleblower says OIA subversion not an isolated incident
    NationalSeptember 22

    Van Velden uses final speech to defend c-bomb

    The ACT MP also called for the Public Service Commission to be abolished, saying it did not work for the public or governments.
    Van Velden uses final speech to defend c-bomb
    Van Velden uses final speech to defend c-bomb
    NationalSeptember 22

    Coroner questions decision to send girl home with ‘safety plan’ before death

    A coroner has questioned whether it was appropriate to send a 12-year-old New Plymouth girl home with a "safety plan" shortly before her suspected suicide in 2017.
    Coroner questions decision to send girl home with ‘safety plan’ before death
    Coroner questions decision to send girl home with ‘safety plan’ before death
    NationalSeptember 22

    Greens seek to cap political donations, register lobbyists

    The Green Party want to cap political donations at $30,000, stop companies from donating and set up a public register for lobbyists to get "big money" out of politics.
    Greens seek to cap political donations, register lobbyists
    Greens seek to cap political donations, register lobbyists
    NationalSeptember 22

    Concern over curriculum rewrite following leaked video of education official

    The secondary teachers union fears a video that shows an education official seemingly trying to "subvert" the Official Information Act is part of a wider problem with secrecy around the govt's curriculum rewrite.
    Concern over curriculum rewrite following leaked video of education official
    Concern over curriculum rewrite following leaked video of education official

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