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WEBSep 11, 2024 · by Gordon Campbell Like the arms race, the funding of new cancer drugs is an endless upwards spiral. First though, the good news. Yesterday, the Pharmac office in Wellington announced that from October 1st, the expensive cancer drug Keytruda will be made available to eligible people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, and ...
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WEBSep 7, 2024 · Wellington Featured. Demolition? No! September 10, 2024. Wellington.Scoop. Two local experts are arguing strongly against the demolition options in the Wellington City Council’s “single vision” proposal for Civic Square. Not that the council’s vision takes a single stance – but it lists demolition as a choice for consideration.
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WEBJul 26, 2024 · Wellington.Scoop There was startling news in Tom Hunt’s Post report yesterday about the rates increases and the costs of water infrastructure – Porirua Mayor Anita Baker told him she expects to be voted out of office next year due to the city’s 17.5 per cent rates increase.
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WEBSeptember 6, 2024 1 comment. by Gordon Campbell. Around the halls of Parliament in Wellington, displays of bi-partisan agreement are reserved for wars, sporting triumphs or the deaths of monarchs. That’s why the coalition government’s sudden enthusiasm for a bi-partisan approach to building national infrastructure has seemed less than genuine.
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · The death of Manners Street. August 13, 2024 43 comments. Wellington.Scoop. Awa Press publisher Mary Varnham and editor Jane Parkin work out of an office in Dixon Street. Increasingly dismayed as shop after shop has closed in nearby Manners Street (including the DOC shop in the department’s award-winning eco building Whare Kaupapa Atawhai ...
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WEBWellington Water names director as new chief executive. September 06th, 2024 3 comments. News from Wellington Water. Wellington Water has today announced the appointment of Pat Dougherty as its new Chief Executive. A water engineer by profession, Pat has extensive people leadership, local government, and infrastructure and asset management ...
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WEB6 days ago · by Gordon Campbell Like the arms race, the funding of new cancer drugs is an endless upwards spiral. First though, the good news. Yesterday, the Pharmac office in Wellington announced that from October 1st, the expensive cancer drug Keytruda will be made available to eligible people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, and ...
Wellington.Scoop » Mayor Whanau sells car to help her pay the bills
WEB1 day ago · Report from RNZ. Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has acknowledged the economic challenges facing residents in the capital, saying she’s “feeling the crunch” too and recently sold her car to help pay the bills. The mayor’s annual salary increased to $189,799 following a 3.7 percent pay rise in July. Speaking to Newstalk ZB’s Wellington ...
Nicola Willis is adamant: “Wellington is not dying”
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The government is denying that Wellington is dying, as more businesses shut their doors, blaming public sector job cuts and the cost of living. Finance Minister Nicola Willis blames the previous government for high inflation and interest rates, saying the country is now seeing the consequences. Despite …