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Physician Associate Regulation ‘A Watershed Moment’ For NZ Health Sector
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:35:45 +1200 | Gore Health
It’s so exciting that the sector is finally going to get to truly appreciate and embrace the skills PAs bring to the table. Gore Health CEO Dr Karl Metzler said he would love to see a PA training programme up and running in New Zealand within three ...More >>
Physician Associates Regulation To Boost Access To Quality Care Across Aotearoa
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:32:37 +1200 | NZPAS
This long-anticipated move marks a major step toward improving timely access to high quality healthcare. More >>
Physician Associates To Be A Regulated Workforce
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:28:54 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Regulating physician associates under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 demonstrates the Government’s commitment to patient safety and providing high quality care.More >>
East Asia And Pacific: Technology, Reforms, And Cooperation Pathways To Future Prosperity
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:26:54 +1200 | The World Bank
Growing global uncertainty is having an impact on business and consumer confidence, inhibiting investment and consumption. Trade restrictions are expected to impact EAP’s exports while slower global growth is likely to further reduce external demand.More >>
New UN Report Warns Of Global Social Crisis Driven By Insecurity, Inequality, And Distrust
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:35:35 +1200 | UN Department of Global Communications
A new policy consensus is needed to restore trust and social cohesion More >>
Trust Collapsing As Job Fears Surge Worldwide, Warns UN
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:50:46 +1200 | UN News
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.More >>
District Court Judges Appointed
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:35:24 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Mr Retzlaff served as President of the Pacific Lawyer's Association from 2012 to 2014 and carries the chiefly matai titles from his family in Samoa of Lemalu from Safato'a Lefaga, and a bestowed chiefly title of Mua'utasi from Puipa'a Faleata.More >>
More Than 900 Health Graduates To Receive Financial Boost Through Bonding Scheme
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:35:50 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The scheme, which was launched under the previous National government, was expanded in 2024 to include new & recent graduate anaesthetic technicians & pharmacists. It offers after-tax payments ranging from $14,165 to $50,000 over a bonding period of ...More >>
Mentoring Crucial For Success Of Overseas And New Secondary Teachers
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:59:18 +1200 | PPTA Te Wehengarua
A recent survey, carried out by PPTA Te Wehengarua, of establishing and overseas trained secondary teachers found that 90% of respondents agreed that mentoring had helped their development.More >>
Migrante Aotearoa Condemns Harassment And Intimidation Tactics Against Victims Of Migrant Exploitation
Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:02:49 +1200 | Migrante Aotearoa
This Easter Sunday harassment of the victim’s family is part of a deliberate tactic to silence the victims, who were wrongfully duped of their money, efforts and hopes for a better future.More >>
Regional Council Defends Jump In Staff Numbers
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:16:41 +1200 | Lois Williams - Local Democracy Reporter
West Coast Regional Council chief executive Darryl Lew defended the rise in staff numbers. More >>
Medical Testing Company Awanui Loses Millions Amid 'Funding Gap', Staff To Strike Over Pay
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:23:56 +1200 | RNZ
The result is the third straight year with no dividend payment to shareholders. More >>
Seventy-Six New Police Officers En Route To Districts
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:55:12 +1200 | New Zealand Police
Families and friends celebrated the newly attested police officers at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua this afternoon to acknowledge the successful completion of their initial training course.More >>
‘Cultural Safety’ Must Not Trump Speech Rights And Qualified Care For Patients
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:34:51 +1200 | Free Speech Union
Practitioners face increasing overreach from regulators that threatens to undermine not only their individual liberties, but the important contribution dissent, debate, and the contest of ideas play in our healthcare sector.More >>
Give Physios Authority To Sign-off Return To Work, Saving Millions In ACC Claims
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:22:50 +1200 | EMA
EMA Manager of Employment Relations and Safety Paul Jarvie says returning to work is a fundamental part of injury recovery, but there simply aren’t enough GPs across New Zealand for the number of workers needing certification.More >>
Government Takes Fight Against Poverty To People In Poverty
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:17:06 +1200 | Child Poverty Action Group
Pushing people off income support doesn’t make the job market fairer or more accessible. It just assumes success is possible while unemployment rises and support systems become harder to navigate.More >>
TVNZ Has Today Announced Three Appointments To Its Executive Team
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:27:32 +1200 | TVNZ
Rob Hutchinson will take up the role of Chief Digital Officer in a permanent capacity from 1 May. Hutchinson has been an integral part of TVNZ’s leadership team since he joined the business in 2021, spearheading major revenue and data initiatives for ...More >>
Inflation Data Confirms Real Terms Minimum Wage Cut
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:52:28 +1200 | NZCTU
This data is another piece of evidence about who is winning and losing in the economy. The poorest working people are facing higher costs they can’t avoid – but with less money to pay.More >>
SEEK NZ Employment Report - March
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:17:21 +1200 | SEEK NZ
All regions recorded growing applications per job ad m/m, aside from Tasman (-8%), Marlborough (-2%) and Wellington, where there was no change. Waikato (8%), Manawatu (7%) and Otago (6%) were among the regions that saw notable jumps in applications ...More >>
More Jobseekers Finding Work
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:23:53 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Quarterly benefit numbers released by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) today show more than 23,000 clients receiving a main benefit found employment in the March 2025 quarter – an increase of 2,421 people, or 11.6 percent on the same period ...More >>
