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by Dave Guerin
Policy, Management & People
PM's Statement The PM made his Statement to Parliament to start the year yesterday. It was a long speech and the tertiary education issues covered were not new....
The House resumes this week, with the PM's Statement taking centre stage, while the Education and Science Committee gets on with annual reviews. A Bill relating to the Youth Service...
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by Dave Guerin
Policy, Management & People
Occupation Outlook Steven Joyce released the 2016 Occupation Outlook report and mobile app yesterday. He highlighted good job prospects in software development, ICT systems and business analysis. We'll...
Posted at 09:41h
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by Dave Guerin
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Pathway Visa Changes Immigration NZ has released amendments to the Operational Manual for the pathway student visas pilot, taking effect yesterday (even though the changes were not...
Posted at 09:14h
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by Dave Guerin
Policy, Management & People
Student Decline Predicted The latest Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) shows unemployment has fallen to 5.3%, the lowest it has been since March 2009 (although some economists...
Posted at 08:57h
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by Dave Guerin
Policy, Management & People
SFO Investigations David Cunliffe highlighted Steven Joyce’s revelation that three more (unnamed) TEOs are being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), other than those already made...