This edition of NewsRoom_Digest features 6 resourceful links of the day and the politics pulse from Monday 31st August.
NEWSROOM_MONITOR
Top stories in the current news cycle include Jetstar’s selection of four new regional destinations it will be flying to, concerns from the Aotearoa Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) about any privatising of Child, Youth and Family functions following on acknowledged weaknesses, and figures showing the the highest monthly rise in consents for new houses and apartments in more than three years.
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POLITICS PULSE
Media releases issued from Parliament by political parties today included:
Government: Minister opens papakāinga near Tauranga; Worldwide reputation at the border recognised; Minister welcomes Money Week 2015; Tonga Language Week celebrated; Regional airline competition welcomed; Auckland housing consents top 1000 in July; Residential property withholding tax proposed for offshore sellers; PM to attend 46th Pacific Islands Forum; Progress being made in Pacific health
Greens: Govt needs to rule out Serco buying our state houses; National’s empty economic complacency failing today and for the future
Labour: Govt must make most of Jetstar competition; Privatising CYF about ideology not care; Labour Celebrates Tongan Language And Diversity; Key’s threat to veto premature
New Zealand First: National’s empty economic complacency failing today and for the future
NZ National Party: MP Foss welcomes win for Hawke’s Bay growers; Foss welcomes competition in Hawke’s Bay
LINKS OF THE DAY
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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: Money Week is a nationwide week of events which runs from 31 August to 6 September. For a range of digital tools and useful information about Money Week 2015 visit http://www.moneyweek.org.nz
MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS: The August Monthly Economic Indicators (MEI) report was published today by the New Zealand Treasury. Read more here: http://www.treasury.govt.nz/economy/mei/aug15
NEW DWELLING CONSENTS INCREASE: There were 2,824 new dwellings consented nationally in July 2015, up 24 percent compared with July 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. For more, go here:http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/Constructio/BuildingConsentsIssued_HOTPJul15.aspx
RESIDENTIAL LAND WITHHOLDING TAX: An officials’ issues paper released today seeks public feedback on proposals for a residential land withholding tax. Revenue Minister Todd McClay welcomed the release and says the proposed tax would apply only to offshore sellers. He says it is an important part of the Government’s residential property tax compliance work and will ensure tax is paid under the Bright-line test legislation. Submissions close on 2 October 2015. You can access the paper here: http://taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/publications/2015-ip-rlwt/overview
TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK: A national programme of activity is underway for Tongan Language Week – with details at http://www.mpia.govt.nz/assets/01-FINAL-280815-National-Tonga-Language-Week-Events.pdf and on the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MinistryofPacificIslandAffairs
WORKPLACE SURVEY: This morning the second Wellness in the Workplace survey – a nationwide study of 113 employers (with 116,000 employees) by Southern Cross Health Society and BusinessNZ was released. The full Wellness in the Workplace 2015 survey can be found athttp://www.businessnz.org.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/108400/Wellness-in-the-Workplace-Survey-Report-2015.pdf
And that’s our sampling of “news you can use” for Monday 31st August 2015.
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