The NZDoctor.co.nz website reported today on last night’s Wellington forum on the subject of burnout in the medical profession. Experts said that doctors in New Zealand aren’t good at giving each other the support and affirmation needed to avoid burnout. Furthermore, hospitals are rife with bullying Hospitals rife with bullying “A bullying culture exists at…
Today’s Western Leader is carrying a story about Northern Irishman Roy Lilley, principal of Bruce McLaren Intermediate who was attacked by a hammer weilding youth whilst he was at work on Waitangi Day. Mr Lilley confronted the aggressive youth whom he found ransacking the school office but managed to talk him down, despite the youth attempting to hit…
New Zealand’s corrupt underbelly has been exposed briefly again with the prosecution of a former Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) property manager: Malcolm David Mason. The ACC is a Crown organisation, its role is set out by the NZ government and it provides injury cover for all New Zealanders and visitors. According to various news reports…
The Green Party has accused the NZ government of fudging the figures for greenhouse gas emissions. They say that the 2050 emissions reduction target is “on the basis of net emissions in the future, relative to gross emissions in 1990”. The result being that emissions will not be cut by 50% by 2050 but will…
Why is it that in New Zealand councils seem to think that putting signs up is the answer to dangers in play parks? You’d think after the scalding death of the little Toromon in Rotorua’s Kuirau Park, councils would have learned that signs are not enough where the safety of young children is paramount. This…
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