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Inorganic collections were paused due to COVID19. But we are now resuming the service on 1 July 2020, so don’t delay book your inorganics collection today.
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• Items are easy to access … View moreInorganic collections were paused due to COVID19. But we are now resuming the service on 1 July 2020, so don’t delay book your inorganics collection today.
On your collection day, please check:
• There is no more than one cubic metre of material
• Items are easy to access within the boundary of your property
• Items can be easily lifted by two people (less than 55kg)
• There are no hazardous items in your load.
It's as easy as that.
With your help, we can all participate to make Auckland zero waste to landfill by 2040.
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New Zealand's police community has been left reeling after the first on-duty death of one of its own…
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Please does anyone know of any reasonably priced one or two bedroom houses\flats\units available for rent in West Auckland?? My home suffered a fire on Sunday afternoon and is uninhabitable for up to twelve months while the insurance carries out necessary repairs, so am homeless, I don't meet … View morePlease does anyone know of any reasonably priced one or two bedroom houses\flats\units available for rent in West Auckland?? My home suffered a fire on Sunday afternoon and is uninhabitable for up to twelve months while the insurance carries out necessary repairs, so am homeless, I don't meet the criteria for help from any of the emergency accommodation agencies simply because I am in full time employment
Two months after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised MPs would take a Covid-related pay cut to save millions of dollars they all continue to receive full salaries. Ardern declared in mid-April that she and her Government ministers would surrender parts of their salaries to show solidarity with … View moreTwo months after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised MPs would take a Covid-related pay cut to save millions of dollars they all continue to receive full salaries. Ardern declared in mid-April that she and her Government ministers would surrender parts of their salaries to show solidarity with Kiwi workers who were asked to make the sacrifice and help the economy. At the time, Ardern said the pay cuts for ministers, as well as top civil servants, would save roughly $2.4 million and were designed to "show leadership". However the Herald can reveal that the pay cuts have still yet to kick in - and will not start until July 9. She announced the pay cuts, which were to last for six months, on April 15. Ardern said then that while the fiscal impact was minimal, the pay cuts would show solidarity while other workers were facing pay cuts to get through the Covid-19 hit. "We feel acutely the struggle that many New Zealanders are facing, and so to do the people I work with on a daily basis," she said on April 15. "It stands alongside many actions taken by many people, private sector, citizens, to tackle the health and economic challenges of Covid-19." Around New Zealand, employees in many companies have been asked to take a pay cut – for the vast majority of them that happened almost instantly. But it will take took nearly three months to action due to the bureaucratic process involved in slashing the pay levels. Ardern's pay will drop from the equivalent of $471,049 a year to $376,840 for six months, according to the amended rules around MPs' pay. That represents a 20 per cent pay cut. The Deputy Prime Minister's pay also drops by 20 per cent; Winston Peters goes from the equivalent of $334,734 a year to $267,788. And all ministers go from the equivalent of $296,007 a year to $236,806 – also a 20 per cent reduction. MPs, who are not ministers, party leaders or chairs of select committees, have taken a 10 per cent, $16,000 pay cut –down to the equivalent of $147,565 a year. Act leader David Seymour is critical of how long it took for the pay cuts to come into effect. He said it showed that the Government didn't have a plan to put the idea into practise. "If we were talking about increasing MPs pay, it would have happened by now." Dame Fran Wilde, the chairwoman of the Remuneration Authority which sets MPs' pay and decides on any increases, said the process around pay cuts was complicated and lengthy. The authority was unable to start work on the pay cuts until the bill, which gave the authority the power to make the changes, went through the House. Because of the way MPs' pay works, the Remuneration Authority has the final say on pay levels. The bill made changes to the law governing MPs' pay to make the temporary up to 20 per cent six-month pay cut. That bill was passed unanimously in Parliament last month. Last month in an email to MPs – obtained by the Herald – Wilde said the authority was considering looking at a sliding scale for MPs' pay levels. But the final decision appears to be that MPs take a 10 per cent cut for six months. Asked about the delay, Wilde, a former Labour MP, said putting the pay cuts into effect has been a significant amount of work. The bill related to not just MPs, but also public sector bosses, mayors and councillors. She said that amounted to "many hundreds of people" receiving the pay cut and many members of the Remuneration Authority only work part-time. Seymour said New Zealanders had made extraordinary sacrifices and were feeling the serious economic pain of Covid-19.
"It's crucial that MPs show solidarity and share in those sacrifices."
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Children love being recognised for their efforts and achievements – and we love to give them that recognition. We celebrate your child’s maths and English achievements, big and small. Tutoring at NumberWorks’nWords is based on success. Each child feels more confident about themselves as a … View moreChildren love being recognised for their efforts and achievements – and we love to give them that recognition. We celebrate your child’s maths and English achievements, big and small. Tutoring at NumberWorks’nWords is based on success. Each child feels more confident about themselves as a learner when they experience success. Tutors provide positive interaction, certificates are awarded and centre-wide celebration is given when students move up a level. You may have been in the centre and heard the clapping and cheering when this happens. It’s so rewarding to see the smiles on the children’s faces and how proud they are of their achievements.
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