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Tairāwhiti District Health Board
The Tairāwhiti District Health Board (Tairāwhiti DHB), branded as Hauora Tairāwhiti since 2015, was a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to the Gisborne District of New Zealand. In July 2022, the Tairāwhiti DHB was merged into the national health service Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). History The Tairāwhiti District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. On 1 July 2022, the Tairāwhiti DHB and the other district health boards were disestablished, with Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) assuming their former functions and operations including hospitals and health services. The Tairāwhiti DHB was brought under Te Whatu Ora's Te Manawa Taki division. Geographic area The board serves the Gisborne District, as specified in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Labour Government Of New Zealand
The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 10 December 1999 to 19 November 2008. Labour Party leader Helen Clark negotiated a coalition with Jim Anderton, leader of the Alliance Party. While undertaking a number of substantial reforms, it was not particularly radical compared to previous Labour governments. Overview The previous government, the fourth National government, had been in power since 1990. It was widely unpopular by 1999, with much of the public antagonised by a series of free-market economic reforms, and was bedevilled by weakness and instability. In the 1999 general election, the Helen Clark-led Labour Party defeated the National Party easily, becoming the largest single party in the House of Representatives. Labour formed a minority coalition government with the left-leaning Alliance party, supported by the Green Party. During its first term, the government pursued a number of reforms. The controversial Employment C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette King
Dame Annette Faye King (née Robinson, born 13 September 1947) is a former New Zealand politician. She served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011, and from 2014 until 1 March 2017. She was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, and was the MP for the electorate in Wellington from 1996 to 2017. Early life The daughter of Frank Pace Robinson and Olive Annie Robinson (née Russ), King was born in Murchison on 13 September 1947. After receiving primary education in Murchison, she attended Murchison District High School from 1960 to 1963, and then Waimea College in 1964. Between 1965 and 1967, she completed a diploma in school dental nursing, and worked as a dental nurse from 1967 to 1981. In 1981, she gained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waikato, and obtained a postgraduate diploma in dental nursing the same year. She was a tutor of dental nursing in Wellington from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Health Boards In New Zealand
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand)
The Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO; Māori: ''Te Tari Tohutohu Pāremata'') is New Zealand's law drafting office. It drafts New Zealand Government Bills (except Inland Revenue Bills) and Legislative Instruments. It publishes all New Zealand Bills, Acts, and Legislative Instruments in print and on the New Zealand Legislation website. History In the years before the enactment of the Statutes Drafting and Compilation Act 1920, the role of Law Draftsman was housed within several different offices. In 1920, the Law Drafting Office was established as a separate Office of Parliament by statute. In 1973, the Law Drafting Office was renamed the Parliamentary Counsel Office. The principal officers of the office were also renamed: the Law Draftsman became the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and Assistant Law Draftsmen were renamed as Parliamentary Counsel. In 1985, the Fourth Labour Government reformed the public service via the Parliamentary Service Act 1985. It abolished the Legisl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisborne Central
Gisborne Central is the central business district and central suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Elgin, south of Whataupoko and west of Kaiti. Demographics Gisborne Central covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Gisborne Central had a population of 300 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−2.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (12.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 153 households, comprising 156 males and 144 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 44.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 30 people (10.0%) aged under 15 years, 66 (22.0%) aged 15 to 29, 156 (52.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (18.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 58.0% European/Pākehā, 42.0% Māori, 4.0% Pacific peoples, 10.0% Asian, and 1.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytton, New Zealand
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Scoop (website)
Scoop is a New Zealand Internet news site run by Scoop Media Limited, part of the Scoop Media Cartel. Operational model The website publishes many submitted news and press releases due to their permissive policy. Their website states: "If it's a press release issued in New Zealand, is legible, legal, sane, not hateful and not defamatory we will most probably publish it." In addition to being a general news website, Scoop also contains sub-sites with specific fociWellington.scoop which aggregates Wellington-specific news with editorial comment, and alsPacific.scoopwhich publishes Pacific-related news and is edited by Auckland University of Technology's Pacific Media Centre. As of March 2012, the website claimed to receive 246,500 visitors and 614,500 page impressions per month. Scoop was ranked 3rd by Nielsen Net Ratings in their News Category. History It was established in 1999 by Andrew McNaughton, Ian Llewellyn and Alastair Thompson. In 2003, ''The Guardian'' wrote about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Scott Investiture (cropped)
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the Kings of Israel and Judah, third king of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and Lyre, harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges David and Jonathan, a notably close friendship with Jonathan (1 Samuel), Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Gazette
The ''New Zealand Gazette'' ( mi, Te Kāhiti o Aotearoa), commonly referred to as ''Gazette'', is the official newspaper of record (Government gazette) of the New Zealand Government. Published since 1840, it is the longest-running publication in New Zealand. Since 26 October 2017, it has been published online continuously. Special editions are also published twice a year to cover the New Year Honours and Queen's Birthday Honours. History The first issue was published as ''Gazette Extraordinary'' on 30 December 1840. Then it was the ''New Zealand Government Gazette'' from 1841 to 1847. Between 1847 and 1853 it was split into the ''New Zealand Government Gazette, Province of New Ulster'' for New Ulster (the North Island), published in Auckland, and the ''New Zealand Government Gazette, Province of New Munster'' for New Munster (the South Island), published in Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland District Health Board
Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) was a district health board that provided healthcare in the Auckland Region in New Zealand, mainly on the Auckland isthmus. This district health board existed between 2001 and 2022 and was governed by a part-elected, part-appointed board. History The Auckland District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. On 1 July 2022 Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority became Aotearoa’s new national health authorities and Auckland DHB as an entity was disestablished and became part of Health New Zealand. Auckland DHB became Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. Geographic area The area covered by the Auckland District Health Board was defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northland District Health Board
The Northland District Health Board (Northland DHB or NDHB) is a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to the Northland Region of New Zealand. In July 2022, the Northland DHB was merged into the national health service Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). History The Northland District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. A new two-storey building at Bay of Islands Hospital in Kawakawa opened in December 2018. It has a radiology, accident and medical facility services with four acute bays, two resuscitation bays, two consulting and triage rooms, and a procedure, isolation and paediatric room, increasing capacity from three to seven beds. It also has a general ward, increasing total beds from 15 to 20. By June 2019, an extension to the Dargaville inpatient mental health detoxification service extension had been completed, increasing bed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Brown (New Zealand Politician)
Wayne Kelvin Forrest Brown (born 22 August 1946) is a New Zealand politician and the mayor of Auckland since the 2022 Auckland mayoral election. He has worked in leadership roles in several large New Zealand businesses and public infrastructure organisations. He was mayor of the Far North District Council from 2007 to 2013. Early life and family Brown was born in Auckland on 22 August 1946, and was educated at Auckland Grammar School. He went on to study engineering at the University of Auckland from 1964 to 1967, and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He then spent several years overseas. After returning to New Zealand, Brown established an engineering consulting practice in Auckland. In 1974, he married his wife, Toni, and the couple went on to have two children. Two years after marrying, they moved to Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands. Business career An engineer by training, Brown is a property developer. He has served as a director of many New Zealand organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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