The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has published his half-yearly data on Official Information Act (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) complaints.

By Office of the Ombudsman
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Changes to Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) rules will help keep investment and international talent in New Zealand, and attract even more.  BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the existing rules have been a major barrier for foreign investors.

By Business NZ
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The roll back of the Living Wage for those indirectly employed by the Government is just another heartless decision at a time when the cost of living remains a challenge for so many.

By PSA
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The government continues to streamline infrastructure delivery in New Zealand, with the latest announcement on changes to the Public Works Act putting another piece in place ahead of this week’s investment summit.

By Employers and Manufacturers Association
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The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is today launching the first in a series of briefing papers aimed at tackling the country’s long-standing under-capitalisation and low productivity.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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An email released under the Official Information Act has revealed that Ministry of Education officials were well aware of performance issues by multinational company Compass before it was awarded the revamped school lunch programme last September.

By Women's Rights Party
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Today’s release of two reports into the protection of personal information show agencies must be better at privacy, says Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster.

By Privacy Commissioner
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The Taxpayers’ Union says that the Stats NZ Chief Executive, Mark Sowden, should be sacked, not allowed to quietly leave at the end of his term following the findings of an inquiry into data breaches released by the Public Service Commission today.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) reply to GE Free NZ OIA request shows that the Gene Technology Bill was informed by selective, biased, and out of date research.

By GE Free NZ
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The PSA has filed legal proceedings to stop the gutting of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora on the grounds that it has breached employment law and other agreements.

By PSA
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New Zealand’s score has declined again, from 85 to 83 in the just released 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), resulting in a further slip in our global ranking, now to fourth, with Singapore moving into third place.

By Transparency International New Zealand
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The PSA is asking the Privacy Commissioner to urgently investigate Health NZ’s plan to decimate its IT staff as part of the Government’s plans to cut health costs.

By PSA
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New research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga shows how insurance can help us to manage natural hazard risks and choose how to prepare infrastructure for a changing climate.

By New Zealand Infrastructure Commission
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Federated Farmers is calling on the Government to double its funding for the QEII National Trust to ensure it can continue to meet demand from farmers.

By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of New Zealand, has spent $23,082.11 on London Heathrow Airport VIP facilitation charges since 2022.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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If the Government thinks changing Ministers will deliver better health and other public services for New Zealanders, it’s dead wrong.

By PSA
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The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the Government's new focus on economic growth and the re-energised Economic Development Portfolio as Economic Growth held by one of the most senior Ministers.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) welcomes a report on New Zealand from The OECD that shows a much improved bribery prevention framework since 2013, but that much more work is needed.

By Transparency International New Zealand
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The Privacy Commissioner has announced his intention to issue a Biometrics Code.

By Privacy Commissioner
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BusinessNZ congratulates the Government and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown on planned local government reform.

By Business NZ
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On Monday the Government rejected a petition to ban New Zealand’s plastic waste exports to developing countries, citing a lack of agreement with Australia to divert our waste exports there if such a ban was implemented.

By Lydia Chai
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Christchurch — A controversial cycleway has been paused after a close council decision yesterday.

By RedPR
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