All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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John Key’s chief press secretary Sia Aston to move to New Zealand’s State Services CommissionSia Aston has resigned as chief press secretary to New Zealand’s prime minister John Key, to move to the State Services Commission (SSC). Aston will be working with incoming state services
- Posted June 17, 2016
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Women in New Zealand to get new powers to make equal pay claims, under new proposalsWomen in New Zealand will be able to challenge their employers to pay them more based on new criteria put forward by a joint committee. The government is currently considering
- Posted June 17, 2016
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Iain Rennie announces new transport secretary for New ZealandLand Information New Zealand (LINZ) chief Peter Mersi will become transport secretary and chief executive of the transport department in July, state services commissioner Iain Rennie has announced today. Mersi
- Posted May 31, 2016
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Female public servants in New Zealand ‘working for free’ until July, due to pay gapWomen in New Zealand’s public service have this week started to work effectively for free until the end of June due to the 14% wage gap, the country’s public sector
- Posted May 12, 2016
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Katrina Casey announced as new acting chief executive of New Zealand’s education departmentNew Zealand’s outgoing state services commissioner Iain Rennie has appointed Katrina Casey as acting education chief to fill a post due to be vacated by his successor. Rennie is leaving government
- Posted May 12, 2016
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New Zealand prime minister John Key announces new top civil service postNew Zealand’s prime minister John Key has today announced education chief Peter Hughes as the next state services commissioner and head of state services. Hughes, who holds a post-graduate degree
- Posted May 3, 2016
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New Zealand’s health sector to adopt ‘one team approach’ to improve patient careNew Zealand’s government has pledged to support a “one team” approach across the health sector by bringing together public officials from different backgrounds to discuss government priorities, share international and
- Posted April 19, 2016
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Australia and UK sign agreement to collaborate on digital transformationAustralia and the UK have signed an official agreement committing both governments to share information and help each other in developing digital public services. Both governments’ digital teams – Australia’s
- Posted April 13, 2016
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Andrew Hampton to lead New Zealand national security agencyAndrew Hampton is to lead New Zealand’s national security agency less than two years after becoming the government’s first ever chief talent officer. Hampton, whose civil service experience ranges from policy
- Posted March 16, 2016
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New Zealand Treasury boss calls for country to improve its understanding of Asian marketsNew Zealand needs to develop a “richer understanding of the complexities of Asian markets” so its economy can better integrate into the region, the top civil servant at the helm
- Posted March 11, 2016
