The Commerce Commission is investigating Wellington Water after damning reports into its procurement processes. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says parents who are dissatisfied with the new school lunch programme should “make a marmite sandwich and put an apple in a bag”. Health Minister Simeon Brown says overseas clinicians may be contracted to help staff a new 24-hour telehealth service, announced among a raft of new measures to speed up access to GPs.
Union coverage
Employment
Politics
- Christopher Luxon on school lunches: Go make a Marmite sandwich
- Simeon Brown announces telehealth ‘solution’ for GP access
- Police warn Te Pāti Māori over financial audit delay
- ACT accuses principals of ‘lowering expectations’ after call to scrap new NCEA tests
- Wellington Water report reveals alleged theft, structural and contractor issues
- Commerce Commission investigating Wellington Water
- Labour re-opens nominations for mayor
- Citizen’s arrest laws raise red flags for experts
- Evidence shows increased speed limits will cost NZ in money as well as lives
Te Ao Māori
Economics
- Number of people behind on mortages at 8-year high
- Trump threats not deterring NZ from consultation on ‘Netflix’ change
- Dow tumbles 650 points as Trump confirms tariffs on Mexico and Canada will start