Australian children given puberty blockers without adequate documentation, report finds
“Some children as young as 12 were commenced on puberty blockers, with others on testosterone, without adequate documentation of assessments or monitoring.
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Teaching Council ‘fell well short’ as $1.7m went to CEO-linked firm
“Serious and repeated failures...”
OCR on hold at 2.25% but the direction of travel appears to be shifting
“The next move looks more likely to be up than down.”
What is a ‘woman suspect’?
If a detail changes how the story is understood, say it clearly in the headline.
Does migration increase corruption, or is that the wrong question?
"Isn’t there a risk that you are importing corruption attitudes with that migrant influx?” That comment came after Julie Haggie,
Are vaccine injury claims rare, or undercounted? The ACC data debate
More than 20,500 serious adverse event reports filed with Medsafe by November 2024.
Rockpool harvest banned for two years north of Auckland
“Exploiting and collapsing ecosystems”.
School lunches scheme cuts complaints 88% and tracks $130m annual savings
“People need to know what things are. That’s why we’re using an English name that everyone understands.”
Investor visa overhaul pulls in $3.39b, dwarfing previous $70m under old settings
“I am delighted that our new visa settings are helping to open up possibility and opportunity for investment.”
As Wellington takes a firmer line abroad, questions grow about capacity at home
Foreign policy and domestic security posture collided this week.
Government launches inquiry into Reserve Bank’s COVID-era money printing
“Indirect impacts included decades-high inflation..."
Coroner rules 25 year old Garden-Bachop death ‘natural causes’, sparking call for transparency
No evidence of drugs, alcohol, or suspicious circumstances.
Households to fund LNG terminal as the government withholds cost details
“It’s a tax. This one may of course bring a benefit at the same time.”