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1: Cultural Rethink Required, An Auckland Perspective Isn't it interesting how when under the spotlight a position of hindsight is quickly assumed. We are talking here of
course about the WINZ fiasco.
2: Christine Talks The Talk As Her Wrist Is Slapped Is this the end, or just another phase in a deepening WINZ stouch? Scoop's Alastair Thompson prefers the second theory -
A Scoop Today Special - News Analysis with links.
3: Balkans Editorial: Teach Your Children Well Scoop's Alastair Thompson analyses the latest developments in the Kosovo tragedy, and argues peace is not a two way
street..
4: Scoop Today - Scoop Top 20 Scoop's top 20 rating items yesterday were...
5: Transcript: White House On Hillary Clinton I/V PRESS BRIEFING BY JOE LOCKHART - Q: Does the President have a problem fundamentally with what Mrs. Clinton said about
him in her interview in Talk Magazine?
6: Consumers To Get Better Information About GM Foods "New Zealand consumers will be better informed about the contents of the food they buy following a decision by the
Australian New Zealand Food Standards Council," Health Minister Wyatt Creech said at the conclusion of a marathon
session of the ...
7: When Is An Apple Kosher? Is there such a thing as a Kosher apple or are all apples Kosher? Guy MacGibbon of the Whitireia Journalism Programme
investigates.
8: Statement on SSC report into Christine Rankin Social Services, Work and Income Minister Roger Sowry and Associate Minister of Work and Income Peter McCardle said
today that they accept the conclusions of the report into the performance of the WINZ CEO Christine Rankin.
9: Time to go, Christine - Labour "Christine Rankin should go," says Labour social welfare spokesman Steve Maharey. Mr Maharey says State Services
Commissioner Michael Wintringham's finding of a lack of understanding within the Department of Work and Income of
acceptable ...
10: Good as far as it goes, but we need more "Labour will promote wholeheartedly legislation to require that all genetically modified foods are labelled," Labour
spokesperson on research, science and technology Mark Peck said today.
11: Statement From Christine Rankin I have read Mr Wintringham's statement and will naturally be discussing the matters he has raised with the WINZ
management team.
12: National Radio Midday Bulletin Lyprinol - Fire Service - Beneficiaries - GE Labelling - Watson - Tax - Train Smash - Refugees - Human Rights - Otter
13: Treasury NZ Rail report 'garbage' A Treasury cost-benefit study on the privatisation of NZ Rail released today is garbage, Alliance leader Jim Anderton
says.
14: WINZ report shows need for State sector overhaul The Alliance says the State Services Commissioner's report on the WINZ charter fiasco is ineffectual and shows the need
for complete overhaul of State sector management and accountability.
15: WINZ Boss Should Pay For Flight Debacle WINZ boss Christine Ranking should pay for what the State Services Commissioner has today described as a 'lack of
financial discipline' with her performance bonus.
16: NZers Move To Put MPs On Employment Contracts 1.Media Release 2.Copy of letter sent to MPs (that accompanied M-Pact employment contract) 3.Copy of letter sent to
election candidates (that accompanied M-Pact employment contract) 4.Logo (attached logo.tiff).
17: Rail Study Vindicates Privatisation - Prebble The independent study into rail privatisation vindicates the decision to sell, says former rail Minister Richard
Prebble.
18: ACT MP Seeks Meeting Over Northland WINZ Report ACT Social Welfare Spokesman and Northland based - MP Dr Muriel Newman is seeking an urgent meeting with WINZ Northland
Commissioner Sharon Brownie over the Department's bleak projections for Northlanders who are out of work.
19: Driver Licensing Regime Working Three months into the Government's new road safety initiatives including the driver licensing regime, we're already
seeing huge road safety benefits, Transport Minister Maurice Williamson said today.
20: Rankin should be sacked The Green Party says the State Services Commission's minor censure of WINZ Chief Executive Christine Rankin is
disappointing but predictable.