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Has something of yours been stolen, damaged or lost? You can now report non-emergencies like theft, vandalism, shoplifting and lost property online at 105.police.govt.nz. You can also get updates here on a Police report you’ve already made, or add information to it.
To report any other … View moreHas something of yours been stolen, damaged or lost? You can now report non-emergencies like theft, vandalism, shoplifting and lost property online at 105.police.govt.nz. You can also get updates here on a Police report you’ve already made, or add information to it.
To report any other non-emergency or get advice from Police, simply call 105. Just remember, in an emergency, always call 111. Click here to find out when to use 105.
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Auckland secondary schools will also close on Monday 17 June as part of… View moreIf you've got a child in Year 9, they may not have school on Tuesday. Secondary teachers are striking again, but this time the action will affect different year groups on different days - full details via the link below.
Auckland secondary schools will also close on Monday 17 June as part of a week of rolling regional strikes.
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Hello Neighbours!
Our huge annual luxury possum merino factory sale is coming up just in time for winter. For three days only: June 6, 7, 8 at 10 am – 4 pm.
Men’s and women’s garments, accessories (Seconds, discontinued lines, and samples) will be marked up to 80% off.
Be sure to … View moreHello Neighbours!
Our huge annual luxury possum merino factory sale is coming up just in time for winter. For three days only: June 6, 7, 8 at 10 am – 4 pm.
Men’s and women’s garments, accessories (Seconds, discontinued lines, and samples) will be marked up to 80% off.
Be sure to catch us at: Unit 3/ 68 McLaughlins Rd, Wiri, Auckland and keep warm this winter!
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More than 300,000 beneficiaries will see up to $17 extra every week by 2023, with a boost to benefits announced today in Budget 2019. The announcement will be a welcome surprise for welfare advocacy groups, as it is an unexpected addition to the Government's response to the welfare expert … View moreMore than 300,000 beneficiaries will see up to $17 extra every week by 2023, with a boost to benefits announced today in Budget 2019. The announcement will be a welcome surprise for welfare advocacy groups, as it is an unexpected addition to the Government's response to the welfare expert advisory group's report announced earlier this month.
Benefit levels are currently indexed to inflation, but Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced that they will be indexed to the average wage - as NZ superannuation is - from April next year. That will see increases for 339,000 individuals and families. The policy is expected to cost $320.2 million over four years, and is forecast to see a $10 to $17 weekly increase by 2023. The welfare group's report also recommended increasing actual benefit rates by up to 47 per cent, and while the levels will not be increased at the moment, Sepuloni is expected to take a paper to Cabinet by the end of the year to further respond to the recommendations. It is part of a wider programme to reduce child poverty, which has been a central focus for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and one of the key focuses of Budget 2019. There is a 10-year target to roughly halve child poverty, and Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the Government was currently largely on track to meet that target. Today's welfare announcement follows a recommendation from Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft, who said it was the single best thing the Government could do to combat child poverty.
Sepuloni said the change was about fairness. "By taking this action, we are reversing a decades-long policy that has meant those on benefits have fallen further and further behind. "Pressures on low-income families were already being felt through cuts to housing, health and education support from the reforms of the late 1980s and early 1990s. These cuts resulted in poverty traps for many low-income New Zealanders. Many have never really recovered. "It is time for change."
The Government's response to the welfare expert advisory group earlier this month was largely considered underwhelming. The biggest tangible announcement at the time was allowing people on a benefit to earn more before they get penalised, and getting rid of the penalty for mothers who did not name the father of their child. In total, $535m had been set aside to implement changes to the welfare system. Budget 2019 is the first since the Government passed the Child Poverty Reduction Act last year, which requires governments to set targets to reduce child poverty across several measures. Some of them estimate about 250,000 children living in poverty. Last year's Families Package was touted as a key way to reduce child poverty, and changes to benefit-indexing is this year's major announcement. The whole-of-government approach to improve outcomes for children also includes $266m to help parents from having to pay donations to schools, and $197m to boost the Housing First programme.
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Hi neighbours, Deadly Ponies in Ponsonby was broken into early this morning. Its managing director said staff were incredibly upset about the break-in and it was the fifth one they had dealt with in the past year.
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In West Auckland, you can't buy beer or wine in supermarkets, and there are a limited number of liquor outlets and taverns because of restrictions put in place by two licensing trusts. But a local group is calling for an overhaul on the area's alcohol rules. A petition that aims to force … View moreIn West Auckland, you can't buy beer or wine in supermarkets, and there are a limited number of liquor outlets and taverns because of restrictions put in place by two licensing trusts. But a local group is calling for an overhaul on the area's alcohol rules. A petition that aims to force a referendum on whether to maintain the current liquor monopoly or to introduce competition is gaining traction in the area. More than 22,000 people have signed it so far. The petition needs 28,000 and has just over two weeks to do so. Advocate and petition organiser Nick Smale says it's about relative fairness, with people in other cities or suburbs getting a better deal. "It's the relativity, not the absolute that's important," he told. "It's because it's two or three bucks cheaper down the road that's important. "If the price of wine, if a bottle of alcohol went up $3 everywhere I don't think we'd have any complaints ... It's the fact that in West Auckland [it] costs a little bit more and so all of the people in West Auckland are a little bit frustrated." Reasons for signing the petition have been "wide and varied", Mr Smale said. "I think we see what we get in other suburbs, other parts of Auckland, other parts of New Zealand and it's better. The pubs are better, there are more of them, there are nicer places to go out, different types of places to go out for a meal and a drink, and in West Auckland there is a real dearth of nice places to go out for a drink." Money from the trusts go into community projects, as does money from the Invercargill Licensing Trust, where alcohol is also not sold in the Southland city's supermarkets.
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