Christine Rankin – Hostage Drama – Public Service Bonuses - Flu
CHRISTINE RANKIN: The Crown told the Employment Court Christine Rankin’s performance was the problem, not her
appearance, in the second day of the Work and Income Department CEO’s $818,000 grievance case. Meanwhile, the opposition
tried to force debate on the subject in the House today.
HOSTAGE DRAMA: There has been praise for a team of police negotiators who spent six hours convincing an alleged
hostage-taker into releasing a woman and child unharmed before surrendering himself.
PUBLIC SERVICE BONUSES: The Government announced today that state sector performance bonuses will be phased out.
FLU: Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland has suspended non-urgent surgery because of a shortage of beds as it deals
with a winter flu epidemic.