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1952 days ago

A gender pay victory or financial madness - debate over council chief executive salary

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

The Dunedin City Council voted behind closed doors to increase its chief executive's salary by nearly $60,000, putting it closer in line with her male counterparts.

The move increased Dr Sue Bidrose's annual salary to $444,000 – a 14.7 per cent jump.

The increase, which was made public this week, was slammed by the Taxpayers' Union as a "stuff you" to local ratepayers.

But mayor Dave Cull said Bidrose had been earning below market value and her pay rise sent a strong message about addressing the gender pay gap.

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1 day ago

Best way to use leftovers?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.

What are some of your favourite ways to use leftover food from Christmas day? Share below.

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3 hours ago

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9 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 62.2% Summer
    62.2% Complete
  • 36.4% Winter
    36.4% Complete
  • 1.5% Other - I'll share below
    1.5% Complete
1576 votes