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More than 5000 senior doctors have gone on strike following months of unsuccessful negotiations with Health New Zealand. Health NZ put forward an updated offer last week, but that was rejected by The Association of Senior Medical SpecialistsAccording to Health NZ, the rejected agreement would see senior doctors receive increases to base pay ranging from $8093 to $29,911, depending on experience. Those on steps 4 to 15 would have received a $8000 lump sum payment. However, the union says Health NZ’s offer, a 1.5% cap on total salary increases over the two-year term, amounted to a pay rise of 0.77%…
Students as young as five will soon learn about money management at school as the Government pushes to introduce financial education from Years 1 to 10, the Education Minister has announced. Minister Erica Stanford said financial education will become a “core element” of the social sciences curriculum from next year and be compulsory from 2027.”We believe that this is extraordinarily important in a very complex world when it comes to finances, getting loans, not being scammed, working out discounts, how to go flatting, how to work out a budget,” she said to media.The curriculum will take a staged approach, with…
ADVERTISEMENTPolice in Sweden have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting in the eastern city of Uppsala on Tuesday, which left three people dead.The person under arrest is under the age of 18, and officers are investigating the possibility of links to gang crime, police said in a statement.The three victims were aged between 15 and 20, police said at a news conference, but Uppsala police chief Erik Åkerlund said their identities have not been confirmed “100%” yet.Police said on Tuesday that they had received calls from members of the public who reported hearing loud bangs reminiscent of gunfire…
A Kiwi-built amateur rocket is believed to have set a record as not just the country’s first but one of the fastest launched into space — all with home brewed beer and gin onboard.Meraki II, a 4-metre long rocket, launched near Arthur’s Pass on April 19, reaching a peak altitude of 121.6km.The two-stage rocket travelled at mind-boggling speeds of up to Mach 5.6, or around 1.9 kilometres a second — fast enough to cover the distance between Cape Reinga and Bluff in just over 12 minutes.Lead engineer Ethan Kosoof had been working on the project for five years and told…
ADVERTISEMENTAustria will not implement its controversial ban on family reunification for migrants until it has been cleared by the courts, Chancellor Christian Stocker told Euronews.Vienna wants to protect its system from overloading, but critics objected that the plan was not compatible with European law.“We have legal opinions that show that we can implement this in accordance with the law. I know that it is controversial. I assume that this will also be reviewed by the courts. We will wait for the courts’ decision and use it as a guide”, Stocker told Euronews’ Sandor Zsiros on the fringes of the EPP…
Average speed safety cameras are set to be installed on a stretch of Auckland road in a bid to curb speeding. The two cameras, which work in tandem to measure drivers’ average speed as they travel between them, will be installed on Pine Valley Road in Auckland’s Dairy Flat. New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said a speed survey on the stretch last year found that 74% of drivers exceeded the 80km/h limit. “The average speed vehicles were travelling was almost 90 km/h,” NZTA Auckland and Northland director of regional relationships, Steve Mutton, said. Mutton said there had been three crashes…
ADVERTISEMENTUkraine is ready to sign an agreement that would give the US access to its valuable rare minerals in the hopes of ensuring continues American support for Kyiv in the war with Russia, senior Ukrainian officials have said.Ukraine’s economy minister and deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, flew to Washington on Wednesday to help finalise the deal, according to two senior Ukrainian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.For Ukraine, the agreement is seen as key to ensuring its access to future US military aid.”Truly, this is a strategic deal for the creation of an investment partner fund,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal…
Two people have been arrested and charged with arson after a fire gutted a Hamilton mechanic’s workshop last month.Emergency services were called to the building on Ellis St, Frankton at around 11.30am on March 10.Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze and crews from as far as Te Awamutu responded, Fire and Emergency NZ said.Detective Sergeant Matt Lee today said police have arrested a 46-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman.”We would like to acknowledge and thank the members of the public who provided information that assisted in our investigation.”The pair were due to appear in the Hamilton District Court on May…
ADVERTISEMENTWeber is kingFor a party that touts its size within the world’s second largest democracy, it’s leadership appears quite monarchic. Manfred Weber was ‘re-elected’ by 502 of 563 votes (89) while his loyal ally Dolors Montserrat was elected unopposed to the position of secretary general with 91% of votes cast. The type of ringing endorsement usually witnessed in ‘elections’ in North Korea. This gives him control over an ascendant EPP, which includes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, 13 commissioners, the lion’s share of EU heads of government and 188 MEPs in the European Parliament.EPP taps rightThe centre of gravity…
Police have “serious concerns” for the safety of a 19-year-old girl with an intellectual disability missing from south Auckland.Ngahina, who is missing her two front teeth, has not been seen since Sunday.She was last seen on the driveway of her home on Alfriston Rd in Manurewa at around 11am on April 27.The 1.62m tall teen was last seen wearing a light blue hoodie and blue jeans.Police said Ngahina required medication and had an intellectual disability.