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The latest report into
the impact of poverty
on wellbeing of Kiwi
children shows why
the Government has put children
and families at the centre
of its programme and will
pass an historic Bill to tackle
child poverty by the end of the
Parliamentary year.
The Children’s Commissioner’s
Child Poverty Monitor
Review this year focused on
the impact that poverty and
low income is having on the
wellbeing of Kiwi children.
Suffering families
Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern said, “Evidence that
children in low income
families are more likely to get
The National Party says
that the government
should not support a
United Nations Migration
Pact due to be signed in Morocco
this week.
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in Morocco to formally
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over migration issues.
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Child Poverty strengthens government’s resolve
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sick, to leave school without
a qualification, and to sometimes
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shows why this Government
has made the wellbeing of
children such a priority.”
By the end of this Parliamentary
term, in a few days’
time, New Zealand’s first-ever
child poverty reduction Bill
will have passed with cross-party
support, she said.
Ms Ardern said that the goal of
her Government is to halve child
poverty within ten years, taking
the rate of poverty and hardship
among our children to world-leading
low levels. But in order for us
to meet our targets, children need
us to act now.
“We have,” she said.
Ms Ardern issued the following
Statement:
Lifting the lot of people
In the past year, the Coalition
Government has lifted the incomes
of more than 384,000 families
by $65 a week, on average,
now and $75 when the Families’
Package is fully implemented.
We have extended paid parental
leave, and introduced the best
start payment for every child
born in New Zealand, providing
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support every family at the most
crucial time in their children’s’
development.
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minimum standards for rentals.
In a country with the resources
of New Zealand, we have an
opportunity and obligation to
make our country the best place
in the world to be a child.
The finding on food insecurity
came from a 2015-2016 Survey.
Bridges says we should not sign Immigration Pact
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Bridges said that New Zealand
should not sign the Pact because
we already have “good, if not
excellent” Immigration Policy.
No purpose
Mr Bridges questioned the
point in signing up to the pact if it
were truly non-binding.
“It is creating a situation where
we know even if it is not binding,
over time it will become part of
our laws, it will become interpreted
by the judiciary. We don’t
need to do that. What part of our
settings is wrong in immigration
and why would we cede this?”
Support waning
US President Donald Trump
pulled his support for the pact a
year ago, and in recent months
other nations have followed
including the governments of
Australia, Austria, Israel and
Switzerland.
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countries... These are great, traditional
friends of ours... I do this
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representative Craig Hawke to
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DECEMBER 15, 2018
Review of Mental Health falls short of immediacy
Peter Dunne
Congratulations David
Clark!
In a Government
where initiating a
review has been a substitute
for doing anything, he has
become the first Minister
to have both established a
major review - into Mental
Health - and to have received
the final report of the
finished review, complete
with a comprehensive set of
recommendations.
But, unfortunately, that is
where it stops so far.
The Mental Health
review has made 40 specific
recommendations for change
to a system that it describes
as broken and long overdue
for major change.
Precious time lost
However, Dr Clark has indicated
that the Government
will not finalise its response
until March next year. So, the
prospects for urgent action
on the report’s recommendations
are not high.
Assuming that the
Government adopts the
recommendations - by no
means a certainty - the
Minister must have funding
bids in for the 2019 Budget,
meaning, definitive action is
unlikely to come on stream
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the release of the Report in Wellington on November 28, 2018.
before the latter half of next
year at the earliest.
If new legislation is
required to implement any of
the recommendations, it will
probably be well into 2019
or even 2020 before it passes,
meaning those changes would
not take effect until after that.
Issues beyond Government
And some of the recommendations
are beyond the
Government’s control at this
stage.
For example, the
recommendations regarding
decriminalising drugs will
not be able to proceed before
the recreational cannabis
referendum, apparently now
scheduled to be held at the
time of the next election.
The government is yet
to indicate whether it will
regard the outcome of that
referendum as binding, and
what steps it will take in the
event of a vote for recreational
cannabis decriminalisation.
So, the path to the positive
future recommended by the
Mental Health review is a
long and uncertain one yet.
But none of these should
detract from the importance
of addressing comprehensively
the Mental Health review’s
recommendations.
There are too many individuals
and families suffering to
allow that.
Comprehensive Response
needed
And despite the public expectation
for swift action, due
in part to the Government,
as usual, overselling its intentions,
it is more important
that the Government introduce
a comprehensive and
integrated response, rather
than an ad hoc and piecemeal
approach.
And that will be adifficult
balancing act because the
public’s hopes are so high.
Meanwhile, the
Government may have to
do something that Labour
Governments of late have
been loathing to do - make
full use of non-government
agencies and their skills and
experience.
There are several
hundred such agencies
active in the mental health
and addictions fields, and
there is no reason why they
could not be utilised more
fully, alongside the services
provided by District Health
Boards.
Rationalising roles
Indeed, the review
provides an opportunity to
rationalise the respective
roles of the non government
agencies and the District
Health Boards, and establish
a long overdue partnership
between them.
The obstacle, though, is
Labour’s long held view that
such matters are primarily
the province of the state to
control.
The Mental Health review
opens up the possibility of
the most profound changes
since the Mason Report of
the late 1980s.
The government’s
response in March 2019
should set out a clear and
integrated way forward,
together with an interim
pathway towards achieving
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‘Relief, vindication’ over Maxwell bullying inquiry
Sam Sachdeva and Melanie Reid
Former employees of Retirement
Commissioner Diane Maxwell have
expressed relief and vindication at
the news bullying allegations against
her will be investigated by the State Services
Commission.
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister
Kris Faafoi confirmed the investigation to
Newsroom , following its investigation into
Maxwell and the concerns raised by over a
dozen staff who worked at her Commission
for Financial Capability (CFFC).
Employees relieved
Maxwell, who has denied many of the allegations,
has been placed on leave while the
SSC carries out its inquiry, which Faafoi said
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was expected to report back by February
next year.
Several of the employees who spoke to
Newsroom as part of its original investigation
said they were happy that something
was finally being done to hold Maxwell to
account.
Julia Bockett, a former HR manager at the
commission who said she found it difficult to
raise concerns shared with her about Maxwell’s
behaviour, said she looked forward
to the investigation outcome but questioned
why nothing was done sooner.
Stress and strain
“Why did things have to hit rock bottom
before anything was done? It still astounds
me that no attempt was made to dig deeper
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into the turnover statistics at
the time they were reported.”
Bockett said the oversight
had caused “untold stress”
to the Commission’s staff, as
well as additional costs to the
taxpayer.
Employee C, a staff member
who worked under Maxwell
for several years, said she
was relieved at the news of a
formal investigation.
“I feel relieved that someone
has managed to do something
and create some real, shall we
say, vindication for those who
have suffered under her.”
Massive gap
She said that the investigation
needed to cover the
“massive gap” in support for
employees at the Commission,
including the lack of an HR
system during her time there,
as well as the governance
processes which helped to
cover up the problems.
“Diane was the board, the
CEO, and the HR person, and
there was nowhere else we
could go.”
Employee G, who worked
under both Maxwell and her
predecessor Diana Crossan,
said the news of the inquiry
was “fantastic,” including the
fact its scope would cover
the Commission’s operating
model.
He felt “a little bit of vindication”
at Faafoi’s decision,
adding the SSC’s work needed
to cover Maxwell’s appointment
process, the recruitment
processes in place, and the
decision to relocate the
commission from Wellington
to Auckland.
Employee K, who quit the
Commission after less than a
year, said she was relieved at
news Maxwell had been stood
down pending the results of
the investigation.
“Now the truth will
hopefully prevail and ex-staff,
existing staff and taxpayers
alike can breathe a sigh of
relief that this behaviour will
not be tolerated.”
PM weighs in
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
weighed in on the issue at
her weekly press conference
on Monday afternoon, saying
the Government needed to
make sure that all workplaces
dealt with bullying allegations
appropriately.
Ardern said the SSC would
be “well-placed” to look
into whether there were any
“systemic issues” with the
unique governance structures
of Crown entities such as the
CFFC.
A written statement provided
by a CFFC spokeswoman
said Maxwell “welcomed the
review” and looked forward
to “providing clarity as part
of a robust and accountable
process.”
“The work of CFFC in
helping New Zealanders
get ahead financially will
continue as usual, led by its
senior leadership team,” the
statement said.
The terms of reference
for the inquiry, as well as
who will lead it, are yet to
be finalised, although Faafoi
said he expected it to cover
complaints from any former
or current staff, as well as the
organisational structure of
the commission.
An SSC spokesman said
State Services Commissioner
Peter Hughes would appoint
somebody soon to carry out
the investigation, with the
investigator’s name, along
with the terms of reference,
to be released “as soon as
practicable”.
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Red Chilli Restaurant owner
jailed for tax evasion
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AHastings couple,
who operated dairies,
restaurants and
other businesses,
have been sentenced to prison
and home detention on
tax evasion charges totalling
nearly $ 1 million.
Rakesh and Nalini Kumar
operated Red Chilli Restaurants
and Take Away in
Taradale and Indian Palace
Restaurant in Napier together
with dairies in Hastings
and Mount Maunganui and
other businesses.
Prison Term
Rakesh Kumar will spend
two-and-a-half years in
prison after pleading guilty
to providing false returns
and evading tax totalling
$833,294.99.
His wife, Nalini Kumar,
has been sentenced to five
months home detention and
100 hours community work
after a guilty plea to evading
$127,029.60 in tax.
Inland Revenue Department
(IRD) spokesperson
Karen Whitiskie said that
the couple under-reported
cash sales and paid employees
under the table over
several years.
“Between 2010 and 2016,
Mr Kumar’s companies
reported substantial losses
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for Income Tax and GST
purposes. There were also
an abnormally low number
of cash sales recorded at a
time when his bank records
revealed substantial cash
deposits.
“Mr Kumar also paid his
employees in cash and didn’t
list them on the Employer
Monthly Schedules provided
to Inland Revenue.”
Low cash sales
Inland Revenue began
looking in to Red Chilli
restaurant after it showed
abnormally low cash sales
between 2009 and 2015. Indian
Palace also had similar
abnormally low cash sales
between 2010 to 2015.
“In one year, the companies’
tax returns stated less
than 1% of its sales were
cash sales, compared to the
industry average of 30%.
Both restaurants’ PAYE
returns also understated staff
numbers, with Indian Palace
claiming only one employee
over the busy Christmas
holiday season in 2010-2011,”
Ms Whitiskie said.
“Defrauding IRD is not
a victimless crime. It is
a straight theft from the
community and all too
common. Concealing cash
sales is just one part of the
hidden economy, and an area
of concern for us. The overall
harm is more than just the
tax shortfall because Inland
Revenue relies heavily taxpayer
honesty. Deliberate offending
like that committed
by Rakesh and Nalini Kumar
undermines that relationship
and damages the integrity of
the tax system.
“As the Court of Appeal
has said (R v James), nothing
is more corrosive than the
sight of people apparently
earning high income and
evading payment of tax,” Ms
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Education and Training Special
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A$10 million donation to the University of Otago
by New Zealand’s richest man will help the institution
open a new $28.2 million dental teaching
facility in South Auckland.
The University confirmed the donation by businessman
and philanthropist Graeme Hart and wife Robyn in
an announcement on December 7, 2018.
Single largest donation
It represented the biggest single donation in the
University’s almost 150-year history.
“We are immensely grateful to Graeme and the Hart
family for their generosity,” University of Otago Foundation
Trust chairperson John Ward said.
“This funding will make asignificant contribution to
the development of a new dental teaching facility, which
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will not only provide students
with diverse practical learning
opportunities but will also
provide dental care for the
local diverse communities at a
highly accessible cost.”
Mr Hart, of Auckland, was
awarded an Honorary Doctor
of Commerce degree by the
University late last year, in
recognition of his contribution
to the business sector and
philanthropy in the fields
of education and children’s
health.
For low-income people
In a statement, Mr Hart
said he was “delighted” that
the donation would help
support the University and
South Auckland community,
including meeting the needs
of lower socio-economic
groups.
“We are very pleased that
the youth and young children
of this region will benefit from
this facility,” he said.
University Vice-Chancellor
Harlene Hayne said that
the Institution was “most
appreciative” of Hart family’s
support, which would provide
“certainty” regarding the
development of the dental
teaching facility in Counties
Manukau.
About the Dental School
The University announced
in August that it would build
the dental teaching facility
and treatment clinic in South
Auckland.
The $28.2 million, two-storey,
32-chair building will be
built at the Counties Manukau
District Health Board’s Super
Clinic site in Great South
Road.
Construction is due to
begin on the site soon and the
facility is expected to open in
2020.
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Tooth decay remains a major
problem among children
Arish Naresh
Lucy Wyndham
Around 40% of fiveyear-old
children
who had dental
check-ups in 2017
had tooth decay, according
to data compiled by New
Zealand’s Ministry of Health.
However, in poorer
areas such as Tairāwhiti
and Northland, children are
faring worse – with about
half having cavities. In areas
like Northland, around 56%
of children showed some
signs of dental decay.
Dental Service Manager
Arish Naresh said that
although all children are
enrolled with the Oral Health
Service of the District Health
Board, many families fail to
actually take their children to
the dentist, owing to a lack of
time and long working days
that can sometimes span 13
hours.
The government has already
taken steps to improve
the situation by offering
evening and afternoon
dental sessions, which,
Mr Naresh said, has led to
significantly lower rates of
missed appointments.
Decay continues
Dr Naresh and his team
hope to see major improvements
in the next few years,
though they note that thus
far, there has been no improvement
in the percentage
of children with decay.
On the upside, the severity
of decay has diminished,
indicating that parents are
taking their children to the
dentist once symptoms of
decay are noticed.
Regular dental visits are
key because some cavities do
not show symptoms until it is
too late.
Dental implants
Moreover, sometimes,
small cavities may be immensely
bothersome, while
larger ones may go unnoticed.
The latter is especially
true if decay begins beneath
the gumline.
Since large cavities can
sometimes results in tooth
loss, it is vital for parents to
comprehend that prevention
of decay is key.
These days, dental implants
for missing teeth can
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restore full functionality and improve
aesthetics. However, dental implants are
often not recommended until adulthood,
when the jaw is fully developed.
Socio-economic causes
Why are the Poor at an Increased Rate
of Dental Decay?
In the report Too Soon for the Tooth
Fairy: The Implications of Child Poverty
for Oral Health, P Sural et al note that
dental decay is a socio-economic disease.
The problem goes beyond not having
enough time to go to the dentist. Orthodontic
problems may require expensive
orthodontic work and may have a
significant effect on their confidence.
Researchers say that greater
education is required, so that families
are aware of the importance of nutrition
and preventive care.
They said that real change could only
be achieved through an improvement in
family incomes of the impoverished.
Other measures recommended
include a wider provision of fluoride
in water, reducing the intake of sugary
foods, and applying a tax on sugary
drinks.
High costs deter
Research has shown that tooth decay
is a disease that affects people from
lower socio-economic rungs far more
severely than the affluent.
Failure to seek proper dental care is
often the result of a lack of time and a
fear of the cost of treatments. Because
dental decay can result in a lifetime
of pain, loss of functionality, and even
impaired self-confidence, it is vital that
efforts be made to boost family incomes
and to educate parents about the links
between nutrition, tooth care, and oral
health.
Lucy Wyndham is Content Editor for a
Survey and Review Site based in New
Zealand.
Education and Training Special
Design School appoints new Chief
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Paul Brafield has been
appointed as the new Head
of Media Design School
(MDS), an award-winning
digital and design technology
tertiary institution.
The School is a part of Laureate
Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Brafield will assume the
post of General Manager, Design
and Technology on December 14,
2018.
The role encompasses MDS in
Auckland as well as Laureate’s
Design faculty in Australia.
Extensive experience
Mr Brafield brings with him
comes to the role with more than
23 years of industry, academic,
business and leadership experience
in the design and creative
technology sectors.
He has been Director of Product
Innovation at Laureate Australia
and New Zealand for the past
three years, responsible for implementing
product strategy and
driving best practice in the online
and digital learning experience
through product management,
new programme development
and enhancement.
His responsibilities included
ensuring connectivity and collaboration
with the global Laureate
network of more than one million
students studying at 60 higher
institutions in 20 countries. Mr
Brafield has a strong connection
to Laureate’s Design faculty,
having worked in a number of
Paul Barfield (Picture)
key roles, including Programme
Director for Digital Media and
Head of Learning and Teaching.
Effective links
He brings an abiding
connection and understanding
of New Zealand’s design, creative
technology and higher education
sectors.
Prior to joining Laureate, he
was Programme Leader, Digital
Media at AUT (Auckland University
of Technology) for nine
years. His career in education
also encompasses international
experience, holding positions at
The University of London and
Birkbeck College in the UK.
In New Zealand, Mr Brafield
has worked as a Broadcast
Graphic Designer and Art
Director for a range of major
television networks, including
TVNZ, CanWest and Sky, and
as a freelance designer and
consultant on broadcast, film and
web projects.
He said “I am delighted to
be joining MDS, which I have
long admired for its amazing
quality of student work resulting
from a strong focus on industry
immersion. I am looking forward
to supporting the growth of that
07
highly successful model as we
expand our offering into exciting
fields, like artificial intelligence
and cloud computing, and
exploring innovative new study
options for students, such as
micro-credentials.”
Outgoing MDS Chief Executive
Darryn Melrose described Mr
Brafield as ‘a natural fit for the
role.
“MDS is fortunate to have someone
of Paul’s calibre to lead the
School through the next era. His
extensive experience and deep
expertise in the fields of design
and education as well as strategic
business development make him
the perfect choice,” he said.
About Media Design School
Media Design School was established
20 years ago and is New
Zealand’s most awarded private
tertiary institution for digital and
creative technology qualifications.
The School offers programmes
in Computer Gaming, Animation,
Creative Advertising, Interactive
and Graphic Design and Motion
Graphics.
MDS will expand its offering
in 2019 to include degrees and
masters in artificial intelligence
and cloud computing.
In 2011, it became part of the
global network of private higher
education institutions, Laureate
International Universities, which
has more than one million students
studying at 60 institutions in
20 countries.
Laureate Australia and New
Zealand’s Design faculty
incorporates Auckland’s Media
Design School as well as Torrens
University in Australia.
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Education and Training Special
Mindfulness Apps need time to give benefits
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Mindfulness-based
therapies have shown
promise in reducing
stress and improving
psychological wellbeing.
Using a novel approach to
mindfulness training, Doctor
of Clinical Psychology graduate
Dr Amy Granberg investigated
the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based
phone app for
students.
“I was interested in the active
components of mindfulness
underlying clinical benefits
observed in the literature. Most
studies investigating mindfulness
report outcome measures and
not changes in mindfulness per
se,” she said.
The Challenges
According to Dr Granberg,
mindfulness is difficult to
define in view of its multifarious
aspects.
Her research utilised laboratory
measures and self-report
measures of mindfulness, in an
attempt to capture information
about mindfulness skills acquisition
and processes.
A randomised controlled design
was used to test the feasibility
of a low intensity mindfulness
app intervention to improve
stress and enhance wellbeing in a
student population.
Fifty-four University
students, new to mindfulness,
Picture of Dr Amy Granberg from Massey News
participated in the study,
which compared seven days of
mindfulness practice using a
mindfulness-based mobile app
(MBMA), to an active control.
Dr Granberg said that
the assumption was that
mindfulness would reduce on
measures of perceived stress,
negative affect and emotion
reactivity, and increase mindfulness
and positive affect,
compared to the control.
No major differences
“There were no significant
differences for perceived stress
or wellbeing, and both groups
demonstrated a significant
decrease in negative affect.
While the results of this study
failed to provide support for
the use of a mindfulness-based
mobile app to reduce student
stress, results indicate such an
intervention for seven days
may cultivate the ability to act
with awareness and presents
an original contribution to
knowledge about the efficacy
of mindfulness-based interventions,”
Dr Granberg said.
She said that the brief,
seven-day intervention may not
have allowed sufficient time
for the effects to be captured. It
may be that self-directed mobile
mindfulness apps require more
time to generate beneficial
effects.
About Dr Granberg
Dr Granberg lives in Grey
Lynn in Auckland, with
her husband Michael and
nine-year-old daughter Beata.
She holds a Master of Health
Sciences, a Bachelor of Science
and a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Auckland. She
works as a Clinical Psychologist
at Comprehensive Care in
Albany, and is working to set
up her own private practice in
Grey Lynn.
She said that her PhD studies
would not have been possible
without the support of School of
Psychology staff and her family.
She expressed her gratitude
to her Primary Supervisor Dr
Heather Kempton, Dr Peter
Cannon for training in the lab
and facilitating data processing,
Ella Kroch for her contribution
to study recruitment and
laboratory assessments as part
of her Honours project and her
family.
Wellington Conference
to address Journalists’
challenges
Venkat Raman
The challenges faced by journalists
in a fast-changing
world, their response to disruption
in mainstream media
and the ‘creative tension’ that
exists in newsrooms will be among
the topics that will be discussed at a
Conference later this week.
Organised by the Journalism
Education Association of New
Zealand (JEANZ) on December 13
and December 14, 2018 at Te Auaha
New Zealand Institute of Creativity
located at 65 Dixon Street, Te Aro,
Wellington on December 13 and 14,
the Conference will be inaugurated
by Broadcasting Minister Kris
Faafoi.
Digital Disruption Specialist
Radio New Zealand Board
Member Melissa Clark-Reynolds will
be the Opening Speaker and facilitate
the ‘Disruption Session,’ sponsored
by the Wellington City Council.
A Specialist in ‘Digital Disruption,’
she has been the Chief Executive of
a number of technology companies,
and is on the boards of government
agencies as well as high growth
technology organisations. Her experience
includes Online, TV and
Computer Gaming.
She works as a Digital Strategist,
and mentors the international startup
community.
Creative Tension
The Session on Creative Tension:
Diverse form and function of the
art and craft of journalism would
be of interest to many.
Melissa Clark-Reynolds (Picture Courtesy: CINZ)
A Conference Communique said
that data speeds and affordability
are opening up new ways of telling
stories and reaching audiences
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for Journalism schools and their
graduates.
“They are also putting storytelling
choices in the hands of diverse
communities and cultures.
But how is Journalism Education
managing the competing demands
of these multiplying forms and
functions?
“At the same time, fewer people
are considering Journalism
Education, and the number of
training options is shrinking. How
are the tensions being managed
between expectations of industry,
the expanding creative possibilities
for the craft, and fewer options
for exploring it?”
The Conference will also cover
Dr Catherine Strong
(Picture Courtesy: Massey News)
diversity of voices in Journalism
Education and Teaching
Feedback Sessions.
New website launched
On another note, JEANZ has
just launched its new website as
a portal for its members, the industry
and for people evincing
interest in Journalism Studies.
Dr Catherine Strong,
Senior Lecturer at the
Massey University School of
Communication, Journalism
and Marketing and Executive
Member of JEANZ, said that
Journalism educators are driving
dynamic changes in their
institutions and their own association
to meet the demands of
Killing the cult of Consumption
changing requirements of employers
and students.
The new website comes at
the same time as members in
journalism schools around the
country are redeveloping their
programmes, she said.
Trends in Journalism
“The developments address
the dramatically different job
descriptions and rise in demand
for the journalism skills being
delivered in the digital environments
of modern journalism
programmes. There has never
been greater demand for quality
Journalism and Journalism
educators are staying ahead of
that demand, and it is reflected
in the website content which
is easy to find on any platform,
and in the programmes being delivered
around the country,” she
said.
Dr Strong said that the website
includes news updates about
member activities, resources including
journalism links, student
run news sites in Aotearoa
and textbook exercises, contact
information, and research by
members.
www.jeanz.org.nz
Kieran Madden
Gross National Product…measures
everything,
except that which makes
life worthwhile.”
“Our
Bobby Kennedy’s famous
1968 speech decried how measures like GDP
count the locks on our doors and a nation’s
weapons of mass destruction, while ignoring
the “health of our children,” the “strength
of our marriages,” or “the intelligence of the
public debate.”
What we measure reflects what we think
matters.
Festival of Consumer Greed
Fifty years have passed since then, and it
is fair to say that despite the common refrain
that there is more to life than money, the West
has continued with a getting-and-spending
consumption culture.
Just the other week, for example, we in
New Zealand celebrated “the most honest of
seasonal celebrations,” as columnist Liam Dann
put it, the “Festival of Consumer Greed” that is
Black Friday.
Meanwhile, the Government is taking steps to
put consumption in its rightful place alongside
the ‘worthwhile’ things that Kennedy espoused.
Treasury is pulling together a living standards
framework that adds social and environmental
indicators alongside the economic, set
to inform the Government’s ‘Wellbeing Budget.’
But will this be a waste of time if we are not
honest about our obsession with consumption?
The Role of Work
Oren Cass of the Manhattan Institute
thinks so, and is the latest to take a shot at the
economic status quo in his book ‘The Once and
Future Worker.’
His critique focuses squarely on the role of
work, and asks the question, “What if people’s
ability to produce matters more than how
much they can consume?”
Prioritising production—work—should be
our focus.
Economic Piety
He calls the current system ‘Economic Piety,’
the immovable belief that the society is here
to grow the economic ‘pie,’ so that bigger slices
can be distributed and people can consume
more stuff.
The natural endpoint, he reckons, is “Unconstrained
growth paired with unconstrained
redistribution, maximizing consumption
without reference to work.”
Cass offers what he calls the Working
Hypothesis as an alternative, arguing that a
“Labour market in which workers can support
strong families and communities is the central
determinant of long-term prosperity and
should be the central focus of public policy.”
By focusing on the pie, we have improved
living standards, but lost the dignity and value
of work, creativity and obligation for others, he
says.
We count the cost of things like pollution and
limit economic activity, and we should do the
same when jobs are at stake. Cass isn’t aiming
for a socialist paradise, more rebalancing for a
sustainable future.
Money for all
Perhaps the ascendency of ‘economic piety’
is the reason that policy ideas like the Universal
Basic Income – money for all regardless of
work – are so in vogue right now.
But ideas like this miss Cass’ point. The Living
Wage movement, despite its shortcomings, is
at least all about importance of a job that can
support a family.
A society where work is both meaningful
and able to put food on the table is worthwhile.
Going beyond consumption for our measures
of well-being is a good thing, but we need to
change our culture too—one where producing,
not consuming, is our goal.
Kieran Madden is a Researcher at Maxim
Institute based in Auckland.
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The Global Migration Agreement ripples across New Zealand
Sam Sachdeva
Days from the signing
of a Global Migration
Agreement, the Government
is yet to decide
whether it will put pen to paper,
while National has pre-emptively
pledged to withdraw New
Zealand from the deal.
It might seem hasty for an
Opposition Party to pledge to
withdraw from a global deal its
government is yet to sign - but
then again, it is equally rare
for the same government to
have not made up its mind just
days out from a major signing
ceremony.
Government undecided
Such is the current state of
play with the United Nations’
Global Compact for Migration,
which will be formally adopted
at a Conference in Morocco this
week.
The Government has not yet
decided whether New Zealand
will be among the signatories:
Immigration Minister Iain
Lees-Galloway has said he and
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston
Peters are still considering what
to do.
That has not stopped National
leader Simon Bridges from
announcing that his Party would
pull the country out if it won power,
saying that New Zealanders do
not need the United Nations to tell
us what to do.”
New UN Agreement a common understanding on migration
Bridges said the Party had
received objections about the deal
from “thousands of people” - but
why has an issue which has largely
bubbled beneath the surface of
mainstream discourse suddenly
sparked up?
Common Understanding
Francis Collins, Director of
New Zealand’s National Institute
of Demographic and Economic
Analysis, said that the compact
was just the “most recent and
most coordinated iteration” of
a worldwide push for greater
coordination around migration
over the last 10 to 15 years.
“It is really just an attempt I
think to set a number of global
norms, or we might even call
them aspirations, that countries
agreeing to the compact then
might try to work towards around
migration policy, to sort of get
away from both the variations
and some of the problematic
outcomes of migration policy
internationally.”
Tension in Europe
There has been a growing sense
of crisis, most obviously in Europe
where an influx of immigrants
and asylum seekers in recent
years, many from Muslim-majority
countries, has created political
and public tension.
The 34-page document, the
result of intergovernmental
consultation and negotiations
which began in late 2016, sets out
23 “objectives” for signatories
to move towards what is calls a
“common understanding, shared
responsibilities and unity of purpose
regarding migration, making
it work for all.”
“It is crucial that the challenges
and opportunities of international
migration unite us, rather than
divide us.”
The Controversy
While that may seem innocuous
enough, the Agreement has
proved controversial to both the
UN’s usual critics and a number
of major countries.
US President Donald Trump
withdrew his country from
negotiations shortly after taking
office, while Italy, Israel, Poland
and Switzerland are among those
who will not attend the Morocco
conference.
Closer to home, Australia has
also opted against signing the
compact.
The country’s Home Affairs
Minister Peter Dutton said that
the government was “not going
to surrender our sovereignty” -
language that has been echoed by
National MPs in New Zealand.
“Migration policy is often
framed as a core component of
sovereignty, and so nation states
often say, ‘Look, the one thing
we control is our borders’,” Mr
Collins said.
That sentiment has been
heightened by the growth of
populist parties and politicians
around the world, he said,
placing even more emphasis on
the control of borders.
Areas of concern
That is not to say there are not
specific areas of concern within
the agreement itself.
Mr Lees-Galloway said that
areas where the compact did not
“align” with the Government’s
policy included a provision
requiring all migrants to be given
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legal proof of identity, as well
as what he described as “what
we would probably consider
regulation of free speech.”
That seems a likely reference to
a section calling on governments
to “(stop) allocation of public
funding or material support
to media outlets that systematically
promote intolerance,
xenophobia, racism and other
forms of discrimination towards
migrants.”
National’s Foreign Affairs
Spokesman Todd McClay said
another concern for the Party
was a suggestion that legal and
illegal migrants be given the
same rights, while Mr Collins
said other pressure points were
likely to be allow migrants to
move freely between employers
and have their family with them,
regardless of their skill level or
work visa.
Natural disasters
Not a ‘Headline Issue’ in the
global debate, but of particular
interest for New Zealand, were
sections of the compact which
covered planning for “slow-onset
natural disasters” such as climate
change.
“Thinking of our Pacific neighbours,
how is it that we respond
to the migration pressures that
emerge in the context of climate
change?”, Collins said.
However, he said that New
Zealand already complied
with much of what was in the
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Iain Lees-Galloway: Concerns over compact
Agreement, such as reducing the
vulnerability of migrants, having
safe recruitment practices, and
using detention as a last resort.
Stemming the flow
The larger subtext to the
concerns expressed by critics
seems to be that the Agreement
could make nations powerless to
stop a flood of migrants entering
their borders.
However, Mr Collins said that
the compact did not address how
many migrants countries should
be expecting, while the number
of people entering a country
should be kept distinct from
the rights they had when they
arrived.
“It is possible that if you have
very large numbers of people
arriving in a country that the
impacts on infrastructure can be
significant, and we have to think
about how we’re planning for
that.
“But actually, having people
who have less rights living in a
country I would say is detrimental
to everyone as well, because
it reduces social cohesion, it
increases inequality, and it means
areas like the labour market are
not operating in an ideal fashion
because you’ve got people in a
disadvantageous position.”
Allaying fears
The compact’s supporters have
tried to allay fears by pointing out
its non-binding status, meaning
countries who sign on can fail to
follow through without the threat
of sanctions.
However, Mr Peters suggested
that “non-binding sometimes
means binding’” while Mr Bridges
said that UN agreements had “a
habit of making their way into
law regardless of their status.”
Amendments possible
Whether the Government will
sign the compact or not seems
Winston Peters: Changes to Agreement possible (Pictures for Newsroom by Lynn Grieveson)
genuinely up in the air: while Mr
Lees-Galloway said it was too late
to change any of its concerning
language, Mr Peters suggested
amendments at the Morocco
event were possible - including
from New Zealand.
And with immigration having
proved a hot-button topic for politicians
keen to win votes on each
side of the debate, whichever side
of the fence it lands on is likely to
cause a stir.
Sam Sachdeva is Newsroom’s
Political Editor, covering
Foreign Affairs, Trade, Defence,
and Security Issues and
Melanie Reid is Newsroom’s
Lead Current Affairs and Investigations
Journalist. The above
article, which appeared on the
Web Edition on December 4,
2018, has been reproduced here
under a Special Arrangement.
Commerce Commission
to study the fuel market
Supplied Content
The retail fuel market will
be the first Commerce
Commission market study,
Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern and Commerce and Consumer
Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi
announced today.
“This Government is committed
to easing financial pressure on
families. I had previously voiced
my concern about the high cost of
fuel, because it is a core expense
for consumers and businesses,” Ms
Ardern said.
“New Zealanders deserve peace
of mind that the price they are
paying at the pump is fair. At the
moment, we cannot definitively
say whether that is in fact the
case across New Zealand so this
is a market that most certainly
warrants a full investigation,” she
added.
Testing ground
Mr Faafoi said that while there
were several possible markets
mooted for consideration, the retail
fuel market clearly met the test for
investigations.
“Simply, it is in the public interest
to ensure people and business are
not paying too much for fuel. There
are existing indications of competition
problems in the retail fuel
market that are of concern to me,
such as the more than doubling of
petrol and diesel importer margins
over the past decade,” he said.
Image Courtesy: RNZ
“It is also a market that is hugely
important to consumers and to
our economy, given the extent to
which we rely on fuel and the size
of the market, with around six
billion litres of petrol and diesel
consumed for land transport use
annually,” he added.
Thorough analysis
Mr Faafoi said that the
Commerce Commission will be
undertaking a full and thorough
analysis into competition in the
retail fuel market.
“This will enable us to better
understand the market conditions
and determine whether consumers’
interests are being protected
at present, and if not, what action
needs to be taken,” he said.
The terms of reference for the
study into retail fuel markets
are expected be published in the
Gazette on Wednesday, December
5, 2018, when the Commission will
start the study.
The Commission will provide
further information about the
process and updates and will be
required to publish a final report
by December 5, 2019.
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DECEMBER 15, 2018
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ISSUE 406 | DECEMBER 15, 2018
Bullying at the top must stop
The State Services
Commission is currently
investigating complaints
of bullying against former
Retirement Commissioner Diane
Maxwell and Parliamentary
Services is looking into similar
allegations against National MP
Maggie Barry.
In both cases, former or
existing staff members have filed
these complaints.
Recorded allegations
Ms Barry said that Parliamentary
Services has cleared her
name, while one staff member
has denied this. Ms Maxwell has
been forced to go on leave, while
Ms Barry seems to be gathering
support from other members of
her staff.
In the case of Ms Barry, there
are tape-recordings which
apparently testify the complaints,
in some places the MP using foul
language.
Then there is another debate
whether she allowed her staff
to record the proceedings of her
meetings with staff.
What is going on?
The British Scene
Bullying staff appears to be
becoming a common practice
by lawmakers in many parts of
the world. In Britain, following
a revelation by BBC, Andrea
Leadsom, Leader of the House of
Commons has proposed to conduct
an inquiry into allegations
of bullying.
“I will propose that the inquiry
should hear from past and current
staff members about their
experiences and help to provide
them with closure wherever
possible.”
As BBC mentioned, her wording
was a little vague.
It is also the case that the House
of Commons Commission, the
panel that runs the House, would
decide on the terms.
“The whitewash is coming,”
BBC announced.
Independent Review
In New Zealand, Parliamentary
Speaker Trevor Mallard has
launched an independent review
into bullying and harassment of
staff at Parliament, saying that all
political parties have problems in
this area.
Consultant Debbie Francis
will conduct the Independent
Review to find out whether any
harassing or bullying of staff has
occurred since October 2014, the
start of the last Parliament. It will
cover MPs, staff and contractors
in Parliamentary Services and
the Office of the Clerk. At least
3000 personnel, including former
staffers, in Parliament or in electorate
offices around the country,
who have left since 2014 will also
be covered.
We welcome the Independent
Review. It is time erring politicians
are brought to account.
We seek hands of friendship
As Indian Newslink steps
into its 20th year of
publication, we mark the
occasion expressing our gratitude,
solemnity and solidarity
with our people- advertisers,
sponsors, contributors, correspondents,
readers and staff- for
they have been the instruments
of our destiny since we launched
our publication on November 15,
1999.
Over the years, we have learnt
the difficult art of maintaining
balance, not just in our journalistic
approach but also in our mood
and attitude. We have learnt how
to stay on the ground; not seeking
dizzy heights of conceit when
loaded with accolades nor sinking
to the depths of depression when
showered with brickbats. There is
a certain joy in being what we are
than what we have.
Healthy Competition needed
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sparks the engine of any business,
giving it the momentum not
just to survive but also to gain
strength and get bigger and
better. It keeps an organisation
under check, preventing it from
becoming reckless either in its
conduct or service to the society.
We believe that the ethnic
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in respect of the extended Indian
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it matures, it would discern the
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and attention-seekers; it would
also understand the need for
well-defined policies that are
truly worthy of public trust and
confidence.
Hand of friendship
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Zealand does not have an organisation
that binds together people
in the media industry. There is
an urgent need for newspapers,
radio stations, television channels,
and programme providers
to unite under an umbrella so
that their purpose of serving the
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New Zealand is a small country,
and the Indian population is
even smaller. The ethnic media
subsists in an extremely crowded
market, with the risk of business
ethics eroded to the point of
extinction.
We also seek the hand of our
counterparts in the industry in
re-establishing solidarity and
meeting the challenges of the
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rock Maggie Barry
Craig McCulloch
The former staff member
who has released recordings
of National MP
Maggie Barry rejects any
suggestion he taped her secretly
and says she asked him to do so.
But Ms Barry flatly rejects that
and is backed up by another person
who used to work in the same
office and who says she feels
“betrayed and violated” by the
recordings.
The North Shore MP has been
under scrutiny after revelations
Parliamentary Service had received
bullying complaints from
two of her former staff.
Taping and denial
One of the ex-employees has
told media Ms Barry belittled and
swore at staff and told them to
do political work on the taxpayer’s
time. The former staffer has
provided media, including RNZ,
with recordings of some private
conversations in a bid to back his
claims.
Ms Barry has denied all the allegations
and says she’s “uncomfortable”
at having been recorded
without her knowledge.
But the former staff member,
who did not want to be named,
said Ms Barry had been aware he
was taping the meetings.
“Any allegation that I was doing
some secret recording is absolutely
false. She told staff to
record her - and I wasn’t the first
staff member to record her, other
staff members recorded her. She
told us that was a good idea because
then she could go off to another
meeting and we could go
back and check the tape,” the staff
member said.
He’d also been told by
Parliamentary Service to “document
interactions” with Ms Barry
after he lodged a complaint, he
said.
‘Simply false’
But Ms Barry, who used to
host the television programme
Maggie’s Garden Show, said she
never gave the staff member permission
to record her.
“I did not know I was being recorded
during the conversations
which have been released and
did not give anyone permission
to record me for their own purposes
or to record my conversations
with other staff members
who were also not aware they
were being recorded,” she said in
a statement.
“It is simply false to say
otherwise.”
A different former staff member
- who also asked to remain
anonymous - agreed that employees
were not asked to record
meetings.
“I feel absolutely betrayed and
violated that private and sensitive
conversations in the electorate
office were recorded without
my knowledge or permission,”
the former staffer said in a statement.
On occasion I would record
[Ms Barry] if she was dictating a
letter that I’d have to type up or if
she was doing a media interview
but this was always done overtly
and I didn’t record meetings. I
National MP Maggie Barry (Picture for RNZ by Rebekah Parsons-King)
had absolutely no idea that was
going on.”
Distressing experience
She said it was “really distressing”
to discover she’d been recorded
without her knowledge
and she had contacted both
Parliamentary Service and the
Privacy Commissioner for help. I
have no idea what other recordings
he has and what they might
say or how they might be taken
out of context.”
‘Jekyll and Hyde stuff’
On Tuesday (December 11,
2018), Ms Barry told media a
workplace investigation into
two complaints had cleared her.
National leader Simon Bridges
also defended his MP, saying
that Parliamentary Service had
found there was no bullying or
harassment.
But the aggrieved ex-staffer
believes Ms Barry “absolutely
had not been cleared” by
Parliamentary Service.
He said that the workplace investigation
made no findings
about bullying in his case and had
simply concluded there had been
a breakdown in the relationship.
The staffer was uncertain of the
outcome of a second complaint by
a co-worker.
Party work
He said he had approached the
media because he believed Ms
Barry should not be allowed to
remain in a position where she
could bully staff.
“She would swear at me and
blame me for mistakes she had
made ... she would call staff stupid,
tell them that she couldn’t believe
they’d been given a degree,
she’d talk about their sexuality
behind their back,” he said.
“It was Jekyll and Hyde stuff. It
was terrifying at times. It rocketed
from absurd one moment to
terrifying the next. She would be
absolutely lovely and then a small
thing would trigger her and she’d
be absolutely furious, just red-hot
fury.”
He also said “about 50%” of
the work he did was Party work
despite that being against the
law. For example, he wrote columns
which campaigned for
then-Northcote candidate Dan
Bidois and created brochures for
a National Party conference.
“The very first piece of work
that I did on my very first day was
to create her email newsletter
which campaigned for Dan Bidois
... and which also asked people to
join the National Party.
“We collected membership
funds, people would pay their
membership dues at the electorate
office ... she would solicit
membership from the office.
Unlawful act alleged
RNZ has seen text messages
which appear to show Ms Barry
requesting the staffer carry out
political work during office hours.
‘I wasn’t bullied.’
The former staffer who supports
Ms Barry said she had never
been bullied by the MP in the six
years she had worked with her.
“Maggie has high standards.
She will tell you if something
needs doing again and she’ll
thank you for a job well done,”
she said in a statement.
The staff member said it was
reasonable for politicians to demand
honesty, appropriate behaviour
and a good work ethic
from the people they employ.
“I was not bullied - verbally,
psychologically or physically.”
Ms Barry denies
On Tuesday (December 4), Ms
Barry told media she was not a
bully and invited those speaking
to the media to file formal
complaints.
“I create a positive environment
for all staff. I have high expectations
of myself and of my staff,
but I believe that you always treat
people with respect. That is what
I have endeavoured to do in all of
my workplaces over a long period
of time, she said.”
Ms Barry said she never asked
Parliamentary staff to do National
Party work. She said some people
chose to do Party work in their
own time, but she never asked
them to do so.
She had asked Parliamentary
Service to look into the matter of
secret recordings, she said.
“It is a little odd and unfair having
to answer allegations anonymously
and also to be taped
without my knowledge,” Ms Barry
said.
Craig McCulloch is a Political
Reporter at Radio New
Zealand. Indian Newslink has
published the above Report
and Picture under a Special
Agreement with www.rnz.co.nz
Related Reports appear under
Homelink, Businesslink
and Viewlink. Please read our
Editorial, ‘Bullying at the top must
stop,’ under Viewlink.

DECEMBER 15, 2018
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Former Ministries in the dark about Maxwell
Supplied Content
Former Commerce and
Consumer Affairs Minister
Paul Goldsmith says that
he was not aware of bullying
allegations made against outgoing
Retirement Commissioner
Diane Maxwell.
However, he did know about
the high staff turnover in her
office.
Goldsmith reappointed
Maxwell for a second term as
Commissioner in 2016.
‘All News’
When asked about the
Newsroom story in which more
than a dozen former staffers
raised concerns about Maxwell’s
poor management, Goldsmith
said, “it was all news to (him).”
He said that early in Maxwell’s
first term as Commissioner,
which began in 2013, there was
high turnover.
“There was high turnover
when she came in and she restructured
the whole thing, so
clearly there was a turnover,” he
said.
He said that the turnover appeared
to be a result of changes
that Maxwell was making at the
Commission.
“She was moving away from a
television advertising model to a
different model, requiring different
people and that is the sense I
had of it,” he said.
Paul Goldsmith
The allegations
But Goldsmith said the fact
the high turnover continued after
Maxwell’s initial restructuring
was first revealed to him
in Friday’s Newsroom story, as
were the allegations of bullying.
“It appears, looking at your article,
that it continued longer
than you would expect but at the
time I certainly didn’t have any
suggestion of what was suggested,”
he said.
He said that when the time
came to reappoint the role, it appeared
that Maxwell had been
doing good work, which fit with
the “social investment” ethos
of the Government. Along with
other colleagues, including MP
Alfred Ngaro, the decision was
Alfred Ngaro (Pictures Supplied)
made to reappoint Maxwell.
Substantial changes
“There were a number of
my colleagues who were very
keen on the work she was doing
and she had done one term
and brought through fairly substantial
changes and in the normal
course of events you’d want
to give somebody a bit of extra
time to carry that through,”
Goldsmith said.
Ngaro told Newsroom that
he had been impressed with the
“community approach” Maxwell
had been taking to her role of educating
people about retirement
savings.
“Some of the work around financial
literacy she was doing in
our local communities and it really
made a difference,” Ngaro
said.
He said he was not aware of
any allegations of bullying
“My experiences with Diane
were very positive,” he said.
A culture of bullying
Newsroom revealed that
Maxwell had not been reappointed
to a third term as Retirement
Commissioner.
This was confirmed by
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Minister Kris Faafoi.
Faafoi said that he notified
Maxwell her contract would not
be renewed for a third term two
weeks ago.
“Two terms is a significant
commitment and after two terms
it is appropriate to go to the market
to re-appoint for the next
term. This was shared to the
Commissioner two weeks ago,”
Faafoi said.
The previous Commissioner,
Diana Crossan, served a term
of 10 years, being appointed
in February 2003 and stepping
down in January 2013.
Faafoi told Newsroom that he
had received an anonymous letter
about Maxwell on Tuesday,
after he had made the decision
not to reappoint her.
The letter raised concerns
about Maxwell and her time at
the Commission and prompted
Faafoi to seek further advice.
Maxwell’s tenure at the
Commission was marked by high
staff turnover.
Intimidating staff
Newsroom revealed allegations
that much of that turnover
was a product of bullying and
intimidation.
Newsroom’s story noted that
staff feared reprisals for speaking
out. One former staff member
told Newsroom that a group
of senior staff wrote a letter to
the State Services Commissioner
outlining their concerns over
Maxwell’s leadership, but they
lost their nerve over fear for
their jobs and did not send it.
Today, the State Services
Commission confirmed they had
no record of any complaints being
made against Maxwell.
Health and performance issues
are the role of the Commission’s
monitoring agency, MBIE.
An MBIE spokesperson confirmed
they had not received any
formal complaints from current
or former employees of CFFC.
Thomas Coughlan is a
Newsroom Reporter based in
Wellington. Indian Newslink
has published the above Report
and Picture under a Special
Agreement with Newsroom.
Related Reports appear under
Homelink, Businesslink
and Viewlink. Please read our
Editorial, ‘Bullying at the top
must stop,’ under Viewlink.
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Honesty should not be traded in any property deal
Kevin-Lampen
Smith
Recent research by the Real
Estate Authority (REA) has
shown that many people
have a very relaxed approach
to being honest when they
are selling a property.
Some people justify not coming
clean about everything because
they think the onus is on the buyer
to do their homework, or that if
they can get away with it then it’s
ok not to tell the full truth.
People tell themselves this behaviour
is ok because they believe
that successfully selling their
property is the only thing that
matters.
The need to sell, and to get a
good price, is often seen as a higher
priority than the need to be
completely honest.
Full Disclosure
Sellers thought that full disclosure
would have an impact
on whether the sale would go
through.
One respondent said that they
did not want to open up any potential
problems and that they
were completely selfish about it.
They were concerned that being
honest about any problems with
the property would mean that no
one would want to buy it.
Agent’s responsibility
If, like most New Zealanders,
you are selling with a licensed real
estate agent, they will play an important
role in this process.
When you sign an Agency
Agreement (the legally binding
document that sets out the contract
between you and the real
estate agency) you are asked to
disclose or be honest about any
known defects.
If you tell the agent about a significant
problem with aproperty
but ask them not to tell anyone
else, they may need to cancel the
agreement and walk away.
When you are talking to an
agent about selling the property,
the best course of action is to tell
them everything you know about
the property, no matter how small
you think it is.
They are the experts and their
professional reputation is at stake
if they mislead a buyer.
Consider as a buyer
If you are still not sure what
to disclose, the real test is to
put yourself in a potential buyer’s
shoes. If you were the buyer,
would you want to know about
unconsented building work, potential
leaks or unstable ground?”
In an ideal world, every potential
buyer will do all the necessary
research about a property. The
consequences of not doing so are
very real.
Selling a property is stressful
enough without adding in the
threat of the sale being cancelled
or of possible legal action further
down the track.
Due diligence
At best, any serious problems
will be uncovered by due diligence
and you’ll look like a bit of a
fool, but the buyer will either walk
away or begin negotiations that
take these defects into account.
At worst, if the sale goes through
and the buyer then discovers
that they have been sold a lemon,
you may end up in the Disputes
Tribunal or engaged in more serious
court action.”
Neither scenario will leave you
feeling very positive about the experience
and has the potential to
have a negative impact on your
future.
If you are upfront with your real
estate agent about everything (and
you talk to the Council about getting
any additions or alterations
certified), you will be on asurer
footing when it comes to negotiating
with potential buyers further
down the track.
It might seem unfashionable in
the era of fake news, but honesty
is always the best policy.
Kevin Lampen-Smith is the chief
executive of the Real Estate
Authority (REA), the independent
government agency that regulates
the New Zealand real
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about buying or selling
property, check out settled.
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Statute to reinstate
workers’ rights
Iain
Lees-Galloway
The Employment
Relations Amendment
Act (passed by
Parliament on
December 5, 2018) helps restore
fairness to New Zealand
workplaces and restore fundamental
rights for workers,
The Government is determined
to lift New Zealand
into a high wage, high skill
economy with thriving regions.
The Employment
Relations Amendment Act
is one piece of our plan to
do this, by restoring a better
workplace relations
framework for New Zealand
workers.
Restoring conditions
The Act restores many of
the conditions that existed
during the previous Labourled
Government, at time
when the economy enjoyed
record-low unemployment
and unprecedented economic
growth.
The Coalition Government
believes that everyone deserves
a fair day’s pay for a
fair day’s work. This Act helps
achieve that by bringing back
protections for workers, especially
vulnerable workers,
and strengthening the role of
collective bargaining.
Key Changes
The key changes under
the Employment Relations
Amendment Act include
(a) Reinstating prescribed
meal and rest breaks (b)
Strengthening Collective
Bargaining and Union Rights
(c) Restoring protections for
vulnerable workers, such as
those in the cleaning and catering
industries, regardless
of the size of their employer
(d) Limiting 90-day trials to
business with fewer than 20
employees.
These are fair and familiar
protections that strike the
right balance for employers
and workers, and mainly restores
worker protections
which were in place as recently
as 2015.
A majority of the provisions
in the Act will come into force
on Monday, May 6, 2019.
Further information on the
changes will be available at
www.employment.govt.nz.
Iain Lees-Galloway is
Workplace Relations and
Safety Minister

DECEMBER 15, 2018
Franchising: Consider the risk before the spread
Khushbu Sundarji
If you are considering taking
up a franchise business,
you should consider a number
of issues before such an
undertaking.
Evaluate your business
You must take a critical look at
your business.
Is it profitable? If your
business is not profitable,
Franchising will not fix the
problem.
You must invest money to
change your business into a
franchised business.
Can your business be taught
easily to others? There should
be effective training processes
and resources in place well
before you make a move into
Franchising.
You must also protect your intellectual
property by having a
Registered Trade Mark.
Assess the market
You must thoroughly research
the market to see what is already
out there.
Is there a business in your
particular industry that is already
doing what your business
does? If so, is your business distinctive
and have an edge on the
competition?
You should also look at similar
businesses that have both
succeeded and failed in your industry.
You should be realistic
about whether your potential
franchised business can make a
mark in your industry and succeed.
It may be that you will
need to adjust your business
model after conducting your
research.
Seek legal and accounting
advice
We recommend that you seek
expert legal and accounting
advice.
An accountant will tell you if
it is financially viable to start
Franchising at the point of time
and the potential costs and investment
involved.
Use a lawyer who is experienced
in Franchising to explain
your obligations as a franchisor
and draft the Franchise
Agreement.
It is essential that you understand
your obligations before
you start issuing franchise
agreements. You should also ensure
that training and accounting
systems are set up before
you start Franchising.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Like any business model,
Franchising has both advantages
and disadvantages.
The operating costs will be reduced
as it is the franchisees
who will be paying the costs
of day-to-day running of the
business.
You will also receive ongoing
fees and royalties for the use of
your system.
You will be able to expand
much quicker than if you were
opening stores yourself and you
will have the capital from the
franchisee as opposed to borrowing
to obtain these funds.
Your system will also be centralised
and manuals will advise
how the business is run.
This will mean that your customers
will receive better service,
no matter which outlet the
customer visits.
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Less disciplinary control
However, you have less disciplinary
control over the franchisees
and it may be tough to
remove unsatisfactory franchisees.
There is always a risk
that any unsatisfied franchisees
may damage your reputation.
You must disclose a lot of confidential
information about your
system to potential franchisees
and there is the danger of franchisees
exiting the franchise after
the initial term and then
becoming your competitors.
Tread carefully
You should not rush into becoming
a franchisor. The payoff
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Banks feel the pinch as smart players gather momentum
Kris Faafoi Ross Delaney Antony Buick-Constable Dave Birch
Jenee Tibshraeny
Banks have for centuries
been among the most
powerful institutions in
the world.
As the guardians of our
finances, they have essentially
had a monopoly on our money.
They have controlled the way
we have accessed and managed
it.
But times are changing.
Government authorities around
the world are forcing banks to
share their data with other companies
that carry out banking
services – often at a lower cost to
consumers.
Open Banking with Paymark
Paymark, the company that
runs Eftpos in New Zealand, is
enabling customers of certain
banks to pay for some of their
online shopping with their mobile
phones.
The selling points are
convenience, as customers can
verify payments on their phones
and avoid paying credit or debit
card fees.
A transaction is made by a
customer using their phone to
plug into their bank account to
approve a payment via Paymark.
This process is known as Open
Banking.
Paymark doesn’t touch the
customer’s banking information,
it just facilitates the connection –
for a fee.
Choice and Competition
However Paymark is trying
to undercut the credit card
companies.
Its Head of Strategy and Innovation
Ross Delaney said that
the aim is to drive choice and
competition in the payments
market.
“Credit cards have been pretty
much the only option for a
very long time. We really want
to give, I guess, account debit
innovation a chance to shine,”
he said.
While Paymark’s focus is on
payments, there are companies
that believe they can do a better
job than banks when it comes
to helping customers budget or
alerting them when their bills or
credit card repayments are due,
for example.
They want the same plug-ins
to banks as Paymark.
Demand for innovation
Asked whether banks see
Open Banking as a threat
or an opportunity, Antony
Buick-Constable of the New
Zealand Bankers’ Association
said, ”Customer demand for
innovation suggests that Open
Banking is something we should
be looking at, and it is.”
While Paymark has hundreds
of retailers, including Nova Energy,
Burger Fuel and Smith and
Caughey’s which have signed up
to its mobile payments offering,
only Westpac, ASB and Coop
Bank are on board.
What is more, although Paymark
is in the process of being
sold, it is currently owned by the
big four Australian banks.
So, if progress is slow for
a company that is already
theoretically cosy with banks,
it is even slower for other
companies wanting to get into
Open Banking.
Possible Regulation
Authorities in the UK and
Australia are so keen on
Open Banking that they have
introduced legislation to force
the banks into it.
Commerce and Consumer
Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi
believes they should have this
access, as it will spur greater
competition in the market.
But he is taking a softer
approach. “We have been clear
about working collaboratively to
this stage,” he said.
Mr Faafoi has given banks until
mid-2019 to get their tech up
to speed and create their own
security and privacy standards
to safely manage Open Banking.
“If we see anything that gives
us concern around the detail of
the framework, and some of the
contractual arrangements that
will stymie further competition,
then we’d be concerned about
this,” he said.
Christchurch man fined for hiring student electrician
Staff Reporter
The Christchurch
District Court fined
$2550 for allowing a
University student to
carryout prescribed electrical
work on his property.
It is unlawful to employ
any unauthorised person,
not properly certified by the
authorities to perform any
electrical job, since it could
become a major fire and
health hazard.
The Court heard that the
accused, named Tu Nguyen,
had employed a student for
the job, although he had
hired an electrical company
to complete electrical work
on his property.
Ministry of Business,
Immigration and
Employment (MBIE) Team
Leader Simon Thomas said
that Mr Nguyen also carried
out prescribed electrical
work himself on the property
although he was not licensed
or registered by the Electrical
Workers Registration Board.
Endangering lives
“This is an example of a
homeowner taking dangerous
shortcuts, which can endanger
the lives of anyone
in the house, at any time.
Simply put, it is unlawful to
undertake prescribed electrical
work, unless you are
Only licenced electricians can carry out related
works (Image from NZ Electrical Workers Registration
Board Website)
licensed to do so - whether
it is your house or not,” Mr
Thomas said.
The Court was told that Mr
Nguyen contracted a company
to project-manage proposed
developments to the
property. The contractor then
sub-contracted an electrical
company to complete the electrical
work on the property.
Power locked out
Mr Thomas said that the
electrical company had locked
out the power supply over the
weekend, but Mr Nguyen and
the student entered the property
and carried out electrical
work themselves.
This included installing
data and power sockets,
switchboard fuses and LED
lights.
“When the electrical company
employee returned to
the property, he found that
the lockout had been removed
and the power livened.
He also found safety
issues with live cables on the
property. He then shut off
(rightfully) the power supply
and refused to continue
or certify the work. He returned
three days later to
find the power has been restored
and reported the incident
to the authorities,” Mr
Thomas said.
Mr Thomas said that the
employee did well to report
Mr Nguyen.
“This type of work, when
incorrectly installed, can result
in fire or serious harm,”
he said.
Mr Nguyen should not
have allowed an unlicensed
student to undertake dangerous
electrical work that
should only be carried out
by a licensed and registered
electrical worker,” he added.
Mr Thomas said that licensed
electrical workers are
professionals who have the
skills and expertise to do the
job safely and correctly.
“Where prescribed electrical
work is not being carried
out by a licensed electrical
worker, our team will investigate,
ensuring the safety of
New Zealanders,” he said.
If this happens, he will regulate.
Banks keen on security
Mr Buick-Constable said that banks are
working hard to get their ducks in a row
to make sure anyone who chooses to pull
their bank account data via a third party,
can do so securely.
He explained how crucial it is to
ensure the companies that facilitate these
plug-ins to banks are properly accredited,
as Open Banking cannot be a free for all.
However, UK-based Financial Services
Consultant and Open Banking Commentator
Dave Birch said that suspicion is
inevitable.
“You should have a suspicion” that the
companies that will capitalise on Open
Banking are not the “little garage startups
with their great new ideas.”
It is likely to be the incumbents.
Tech giant threatens
Paymark is a big incumbent but the
players Mr Birch is really concerned
about are Google, Amazon, Apple and
Facebook.
“They can essentially provide banking
services without actually being a bank.
I go into Facebook and I want to borrow
some money or something. Why would
I come out of Facebook? I can do it all
in Facebook and the fact that Facebook
underneath is plugging into one of the
existing banks, I might not even know
which one it is,” he said.
So, in the process of destroying the
control the big four Australian banks
(Commonwealth Bank, National Australia
Bank, Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group, and Westpac) have
on our money, Open Banking could be
giving the big four tech companies even
more control over our lives.
Mr Birch said this results in a “highly
asymmetrical situation,” where banks,
which have access to financial services
data, compete with tech companies that
have access to this data as well as other
data on their users.
European banks upset
“And you don’t have to be a genius to
Restauranteurs pay the
price for law breach
Supplied Content
Two Dunedin restaurant employers
have been ordered to pay $11,500
by the Employment Relations
Authority (ERA).
Following a Labour Inspectorate investigation,
Hai Ung and Vuochhuor Ung,
who operate the ‘South Dunedin Curry
House,’ were penalised for failing to keep
accurate wage, time and leave records.
Prior offence cited
Labour Inspectorate Regional Manager
Jeanie Borsboom said this employer
was one of 41 businesses proactively
visited by the Inspectorate in Dunedin in
November 2017.
“When questioned about why they
did not have employment records,
Mr Ung told the Labour Inspector he
‘forgot.’ Our officials had visited them in
2007 following a complaint from three
employees and that they were in breach
of the Minimum Wage Act, failed to
keep accurate records and did not have
employment agreements,” she said.
At that time, the Inspectorate recovered
the arrears and Mr and Mrs Ung were
provided with Employment New Zealand’s
educational material to assist them
with understanding their obligations as
employers.
Employers’ Responsibility
“The responsibility for keeping
accurate wage, time and leave records is
always on the employer, and there is no
way around this. If the Inspectorate sees
this happening through our proactive
investigations, or investigations initiated
through employee complaints, we will
seek penalties. These employers had
been in business for nearly 20 years and
see this is why some of the European
banks are starting to get very upset about
the current situation. There is no reciprocal
right on those platforms to provide
data to the banks. Or to put it absolutely
crudely, Amazon can have access to your
bank account but the bank can’t have
access to your Amazon account,” he said.
“That’s not really a level, competitive
playing field, is it?”
Furthermore, these tech companies
are nowhere near as regulated as banks
in New Zealand. In fact, the government
struggles to get them to pay tax.
Reciprocity the saving grace?
Mr Faafoi maintains that if banks tell
tech companies that they can only plug
into their systems if the arrangement
is reciprocal, the tech companies may
be deterred from partaking in Open
Banking in a major way.
This is the thinking of regulators in
Australia; so, Mr Faafoi assumes the same
might eventuate in New Zealand.
Mr Delaney agrees.
“Banks need to make sure it is a twoway
street. And that will protect from
those large four big global players. In a
true sense, there are good reasons that
things like Open Banking have been set
up. . . But really, more of these other big
large corporates should be sharing their
data as well,” he said.
Open Data
Mr Delaney said that “Open Data” will
be the product of Open Banking or ‘Open
Payments.’
Mr Birch concluded, saying, “It is a
different kind of future. Therefore, it
requires a different regulatory mindset
as well. Taking what you might label
industrial age solutions – monopolies and
mergers, commissions and competition
authorities and this kind of thing – and
trying to apply them to this new data
economy doesn’t seem to work.
“And I am not smart enough to know
what the answer is, but I can see that it
needs a different kind of regulation.”
: Jeanie Borsboom
(Picture Courtesy: George Heard, Stuff)
should be well aware of their obligations
to all employees,” Ms Borsboom said.
She said that officials revisit businesses
to ensure continued compliance with
Employment Law, and that Mr and Mrs
Ung had again failed to keep accurate
records.
Compliance expected
“This should send an obvious message
to employers that where the Labour
Inspectorate has visited your business,
we expect to see continued compliance,
and we will hold employers to account
where this isn’t the case,” Ms Borsboom
said.
Mr and Ms Ung have been placed
on the employer Stand Down list for
18 months and will be prevented from
hiring migrant workers for that time.
“This should also encourage
consumers to think twice about whether
employees are being treated fairly in
their favourite restaurant or takeaway
spot,” Ms Borsboom said.
MBIE encourages anyone who has
information about minimum standards
or visa conditions not being met to
phone the Ministry’s Service Centre on
0800-209020. Strict confidentiality of the
callers is assured.

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Chasing shadows of desire take us nowhere
Sadhguru
Whatever people call
as ‘Love’ right now
tends to be between
man and woman
because nature has created a
certain attraction between man
and woman.
This attraction is crucial for
the survival of the race.
If you look at this physical urge
that you refer to as sexuality, you
will see that the urge is to become
one with something.
Seeking Oneness
It is not just about doing this
or that.
Somewhere, there is a longing
in you that being yourself is not
sufficient.
You want to include another
person as a part of yourself.
So, sexuality is just a longing
to become one with something
more than that which you call
as yourself – the basic longing is
just to seek oneness.
The Medium of Yoga
Oneness means Yoga. You are
seeking to become one with
something, but if you become
one with a woman or a man, it is
not sufficient.
Initially, you may have really
believed it was sufficient.
But once you go through that,
you will see, it is not.
A fool will think that he wants
to become one with more and
It is awareness
that brings
wisdom
and light
more people in that way, but
still it will not fulfill you.
If you go through a whole lifetime
of that, it does not get you
anywhere.
Yearning without awareness
Equally, your desire to have
more money, more property,
more power, more pleasure,
more love is simply your
spiritual longing, but without
awareness.
Whether you desire sex, money,
pleasure, property, power,
whatever, your desire is right,
but you are not giving it the
right direction, that is all.
Your desire is still wanting
to become one with something
more than yourself, but you
need to understand that getting
one woman or one man, or
one this or one that is not going
to fulfill you. It seeks more, and
more.
Chasing the invisible
What is it that your desire is
finally seeking? It is seeking unboundedness.
It wants to become
one with everything.
Sadhguru
In life, it does not matter what
you include as a part of yourself,
whether you include a man
or a woman or one dozen children,
still your life is not fulfilled.
When you are young, you think
“Oh, if I got married to this particular
person, my life will be
complete.”
It may bring some happiness
and comfort into your life, but it
does not fulfill you.
Once you realise that, you think
“Oh, we don’t have children. That
is why we are like this. If I bear a
child, everything will be okay.”
You could have one or one dozen,
but nothing happens. We produced
one billion people in India.
Do you think everybody is realised
and fulfilled?
We go on bearing children
without limit, but still, where is
fulfillment?
Do you see fulfillment on people’s
faces? It is not happening.
Something missing
So, either you go through all
these experiences at the cost of a
whole lifetime, or you look at all
these people and see. They have
done all these things, it has not
gotten them anywhere.
It is very obvious. You look at
a 60-year-old man who has gone
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If you look at his face and see,
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If you have the intelligence to
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experience of life, you will
see these things will not get you
anywhere.
This is why the Yoga sutras
start this way, “And now Yoga.”
The innate desire
The most basic instinct in you
is always to become one with
something or somebody. This
is a spiritual instinct. It is just
that you give expression to your
spiritual instinct in a materialistic
way.
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journey.
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Editor’s Choice
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Christmas &New Year Special
ThePrinceofPeacelives in your home
Wenceslaus Anthony
Christmasisthe celebration
of the birthday of
Jesus Christ born inthe
stable at Bethlehem,.
Two holy people who have
had agreat impact inmyown
life are St JohnPaul II and
Blessed Mother Teresa who
had laid much emphasis on
the importance of Family.
Ishare some oftheir
thoughtsfor your reflection.
We seethe images ofthe
Holy Family of Nazareth-
Jesus, Mary and Joseph- in the
cribs displayed at many places-
in churches, public places,
homesand eveninsome
offices.
Great reminder
In amessage, Pope John
Paul II said that during the
Christmas period, our eyes
will rejoice at the mystery of
the Holy Family, just as children
rejoicewhen they look
at the crib, recognisinginit
akind of prototype of their
own family, the family within
which they came into the
world.
This is agreat reminder to
all of us to look into our own
family and pray forpeace
within ourselves and in our family.
Thatisthe joy ofour family to
whichwebelong.
St JohnPaulIIfurther spoke
about the greater humanfamily –
humanity itself.
He said that as he looked at
families in the lightofChristmas,
he couldnot but turn histhoughts
to thegreater human family,unfortunately
torn by persistent
forms of selfishness andviolence.
The tragedy of war inmany parts
of the world continues to produce
countless victims evenamong innocent
and defencelesspeople.
Following is abeautiful prayer
of St JohnPaul II, which we could
recite as wegaze at Baby Jesus in
the Crib duringChristmas:
“Wipe away, Baby Jesus, the
tears of children! Embrace the
sick and the elderly! Move men
to laydown their arms and to
draw close inauniversal embrace
ofpeace! Invite the peoples,
Omerciful Jesus, to tear
down the walls created by poverty
and unemployment, by ignorance
and indifference, by
discrimination and intolerance.
God ofpeace, gift of peace forall
of humanity, come to live inthe
heart ofevery individual and of
every family. Beour peace and
our joy! Amen!”
Prayer for peace
During this Christmas celebration
of festivities, decorations,
gifts, lunches, carols and danceslet
usnotforget the innocent and
defenceless people in our own
family and in greater human
family. Weneed tocarefor them
andpray for Peace. We need to
radiate Peace which isthe essence
of Christmas.
Mother Teresa has alsospoken
about alack of love and our pursuit
of success and riches.
She saidthat love begins at
home; love lives inhomes, and
that is why thereissomuch suffering
and so much unhappiness
in the world today.
Everybody todayseems to
be in such aterrible rush, anxious
for greater developments
andgreater riches and so on,
so that children havevery little
time with their parents. Parents
havevery little timefor each other,and
in the home begins the
disruption of thepeace of the
world.
Let us ponder what these two
Holy People werespeaking to us
andreflect on the Holy Family
of Nazareth as we gaze atthe
Crib –the family to which Jesus
belongs.The family where Joy,
Love andPeace reigned.
May our family be the Holy
Family.
Iwish you Peace as we celebrate
thePrince of Peace and
as St John Paul II said may we
be the instrument to reach this
Peace to families, children, women,
elderly, the handicapped,
who are often helpless victims
of selfishness and neglect by
society.
Wenceslaus Anthonywas adevoutCatholic
and practiced love
andcarefor others throughout
hislife. He wasalsoChairman
of Divine RetreatCentre,New
Zealand based in Auckland. Had
he been alive, he would have
written afresharticlefor this
SpecialFeature. In reproducing
his articlethat appeared in our
Christmas&New Year Special
in our December 15, 2015,we
payhomagetoadearfriend
and Chairman of theIndian
Newslink CommunityFund.
Holidayseason brings smile on facesand tills
Venkat Raman
Snow, iceand cold weather
are often missed by
average New Zealanders
since the Southern
Hemisphere is normally hot
and humid. Christmas this
year promises tobring with
it cooler weather butperhaps
morerain; which isnot anyone’s
idea of Christmas really!
Festivitieshave begun already,withcommercial
organisations
and corporates
hosting Christmas and yearend
parties for staffand customers.Major
retailers have
placed anextensive rangeof
items on specialoffers, while
shopping malls, with extended
business hours, have dedicated
counters providing free gift
wrap services.
Legendsand traditions come
alive. Towns, villages, communities
and theentire country is
in afestive mood.
Santa’s Parade
The traditional parade of
Santa Claus held onDecember
2(postponed from November
25, forthe first time in 20
years) in Auckland’s Central
Business District wasafestive
affair as the parade of
Father Christmas brought anxiety
andfun earlierthan expected.
Theannual Farmer’s
Santa Parade, now in its 85th
year featured all the amazing
pageantry, funand surprises,
making it aperennial favourite
ofAucklanders.
Heralding the start of the
Christmas season, this beloved
Santa rides along enlivening Farmer’s Parade in Auckland CBD
Children singing and dancing as apart ofthe Farmer’s Santa Parade
(Pictures from Farmers Santa Parade Facebook)
holiday parade featured colourful
grand floats representing the
cultural diversity of today’s Super
City, lively marching bands, amazing
character balloons and an appearance
by Santa Claus.
Farmer’s Santa’s Parade on Queen Street (December
2, 2018)
The Auckland parade was afunfilled
affair as Santawaved to tens
of thousands of People, cruising
high above the street in hissleigh.
Children waited for more than
an hour for Santa and his reindeer,
the last float to roll by. Most
stood orsat on the road-edge
of the 2.2 km route and many
perched on parents’shoulders.
Hundreds of performers including
those onbrass bands, pipe
bands, Asian dancing troupes,
swooping dragons, stilt walkers,
clowns, bubble-blowers, several
dogs and two donkeys were
on the floats that moved along
Queen Street.
However, with the Auckland’s
event agency withdrawing its
funding, the future of the Parade
appears tobeshrouded inuncertainty.However,
SantaParade
in other partsofthe City, including
Papatoetoe and Howick will
continue, attracting thousands of
people.
Christmas Dinner
Christmas dinnerinNew
Zealand is amixture of Western
and South Pacific traditions.
Many still have turkeyand
plum pudding but often served
withsalads. The traditional feed
iscooked onthe barbecue outside
and may include avariety
of typical Kiwi treats, such
as lamb chops and Christmas
fare. The festive foodisincomplete
without alarge, fluffy but
light Pavlova, our owndessert,
made with whipped egg whites
and sugar, cooked inaslow, low
oven and decorated with fruit
(often Kiwifruit)and cream.
The Maori Tradition
Maori traditionally celebrated
the month Hakihea (which
begins on or about December
15) as oneofease,beforethe
Christian missionaries exercised
their influence. The
‘Maori Hangi’ is abig hole in the
ground, heated withhot rocks
and then loaded with baskets
of food, coveredand allowed
to cookunderground. The food
items include tender pork,
chicken, kumara, pumpkin, potatoes
and stuffing. The ‘Hangi’
isusually served around 5pm
followed by carol singing.
Whatever be the political issues
and otherproblems rocking
the country’s polity or
economy, Christmasisaseason
for goodwill and friendship.
Peoplefrom allwalksoflife decide
to become alittle more human,
showing concern for the
fellow beings and fostering
goodwill, kinship and universal
brotherhood. It is atime togivelove,
gifts andunderstanding
and atime toforgive.

DECEMBER 15, 2018
Christmas & New Year Special
23
WHAT’S DIFFERENT
ATTEMPTATION
No. 034
Use the photos to find the answer: unlucky draw
The intense sensation known as Amor in
Latin, Amour in French, Amore in Italian,
and Love in English, was personified by the
Greek god Eros, and the Roman deity often
depicted as a plump little cherub, Cupid, an
aerodynamic anomaly and a meddlesome
matchmaker who shoots potent love arrows
at the bosom, because the heart, and not the
brain, was considered the source of human
passion. The evidence is in the palpitations.
Spot the 10 Differences
“Alex...the kids want to know if it’s OK for them to fall out of the tree?”
SNAP DECISION No. 025
No. 024
A M O R
A M O U R
+ A M O R E
= LOVE
In the addition sum different letters and the
smiley face represent different digits. Rewrite
the addition sum using the following digits:
E
1 23 45 67 89
Solution to Attemptation No. 023
U M E H S I T N
0 1 2 3 4 6 7 9
albert.haddad@attemptation.com
JUMBLE No. 1757 SUDOKU No. 1078 HI
TODAY’S TARGET
15 Words Good
19 Words Very Good
22 Words Excellent
26 Words Genius
SOLUTION TO 1756
arch ARCHDUCHY
card char chard
chary church churchy
cray curacy curch
curd darcy dray hard
hardy hydra racy yard
THE RULES
How many words of 4 letters or more can you make from these 9 letters?
In making a word each letter may be used only once, and the centre letter
must be included. There must be at least one 9-letter word. No slang,
foreign words, plurals, hyphens or apostrophes.
CROSSWORD No. 11926
ACROSS
3 Liquid part of blood
7 Bit
9 Strike breaker
12 Male swans
14 Assault
16 Found
17 In favour of
18 Unite
19 Dislike intensely
21 Number
23 Strong feeling of
regret
25 Piece of turf
26 Carry out
29 Gets closer
32 Lake
33 Rowing poles
34 Anger
36 Fighter in Roman
arena
37 Make void
39 Fruit
40 Verdi opera
41 Important horse race
42 Hurls
DOWN
1 Optimistic
2 Drink of the gods
3 Small stone
4 Broke into pieces
5 Donkey
6 Just
8 Grow together
10 Harebrained
escapade
11 Man (coll)
13 Cunning
15 Feign
20 Put up with
22 Magic spell
23 Fish eggs
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
6 One who makes
excessive consumer
demands (7)
7 Feverishly suffering
from a vague
disability (5)
9 & 2Dn To produce an
insect the little dog
consumed (6)
10 Quality of sound
varies on a screen
(9)
12 Tradesman to supply
crew for this vessel
(11)
15 & 1Dn Ground grain
that comes up on its
own! (4-7,5)
17 Resigns, maybe,
after an outburst of
displeasure (9)
19 The ticket agent will
supply a label (3)
21 Neil returns with a
stranger (5)
22 Hypersensitivity
makes everything
unusually grey (7)
DOWN
1 See 15Ac
2 See 9Ac
breaking point
1
7
16
21
26
34
37
40
22
35
2
12
18
27
32
PREVIOUS ANSWERS
Crossword No. 11925
B L O U S E C H I E F
A S A P P L Y V
R U D E R L I S T E N
R E D U N D A N T R
C A B E N I E C E
O A B A S H C R O S S
L A C E T A P I N T O
T E L L S S A L A D R
R E I N S T O P T
I T A N G E R I N E
M A N T R A L B E A R
L L E G A L I R
A S K E D A S S E S S
No. 17577
3 Go to sleep–it’s
almost twelve (4)
4 Inelegant
arrangement of the
sweet-briar (9)
5 Old soldier or cadet
transferred (7)
8 Ethical practices
not written in the
manuscript (6)
11 For each erstwhile
actor (9)
1. Mermaids fingers missing
2. Starfish moved
3. Mermaids scales missing
4. Part of anchor missing
5. Part of rope missing
6. Mirror straighened
7. Shell different colour
8. Ceiling crack missing
9. Book cover different colour
10. Lamp different colour
24 Knight’s title
25 Relating to stars
26 Girl’s name
27 Correct
28 Drive forcibly
29 Water nymphs
30 Plants
31 Wanders off
33 Eccentric
35 Surprise attack
38 Domesticated animal
13 They have links with
Charles round at
home (6)
14 We hear the officers
are surrounded by
shells! (7)
16 Load a hundred on
Jason’s ship (5)
18 Seaman found in the
cellar (4)
20 This is used for
spraying aircraft (3)
Snap Decision No. 024 What’s Different No. 033 Attemptation No. 023
8
38
42
3
28
36
13
25
23
Sudoku No. 1077 Cryptic No. 17576
Across: 7 Railway ticket;
8 Merciful; 9 Ayes;
10 Passed; 12 Ill-use;
14 Stress; 16 Needed;
18 Spot; 20 Lie still;
22 Take a short cut.
Down: 1 Take part;
2 Places; 3 Half;
4 Stallion; 5 Scrawl;
6 Cede; 11 Disclose;
13 Spell out; 15 Either;
17 Estate; 19 Play;
21 Eros.
4
14
19
33
39
15
29
41
5
9
20
10
17
30
U M E H S I T N
0 1 2 3 4 6 7 9
albert.haddad@attemptation.com
6
24
11
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24
DECEMBER 15, 2018
Sportslink
Patel retained, Somerville
dropped for Sri Lanka Tests
New Zealand Cricket
Central Stags spinner Ajaz
Patel is in line to play his
first match for the Blackcaps
on home-soil after
being included in the squad to face
Sri Lanka in two Tests, starting
at the Basin Reserve on Saturday,
December 15, 2018.
Patel is the specialist spinner
in the 13 player squad, with Will
Somerville and Ish Sodhi released
to play in the fourth round of the
Plunket Shield along with Wellington
Firebirds wicket-keeper Tom
Blundell, who also drops out from
the victorious UAE touring party.
Stags batsman Will Young
has earned his maiden call-up
to the Blackcaps as the batting
cover, following strong form on
the domestic scene and for New
Zealand A.
Great Support
Selector Gavin Larsen said that
the squad were looking forward
to starting the home summer in
Wellington.
“There’s a real swell of support
for the Test team following their
efforts in the UAE, so, we are hoping
to transition that momentum
into a big home summer,” he said.
“Ajaz certainly grabbed his
opportunity on the UAE tour and
he’s a proven performer in New
Zealand conditions. Will Somerville
was an obvious stand-out on
Will Somerville
(Picture: Photosport published by RNZ)
debut in the Abu Dhabi decider
and it’s great to know we’ve got
quality spin bowlers who can
create competition for places,” he
said.
Mr Larsen said that it is an
an exciting time for Will Young
who has been pushing for higher
honours for a while now. He scored
hundreds against Pakistan A and
India A in recent months and fully
deserves his call-up.
“The first international of the
home summer is always an exciting
time and the revamped Basin
Reserve should be a fitting setting
to launch the Sri Lankan tour,” Mr
Larsen said.
Radio New Zealand reports:
Despite playing a leading hand in
the helping New Zealand to their
first away series win over Pakistan
in nearly 50 years, off spinner
Will Somerville has been dropped
for the two test series against Sri
Lanka.
The 34-year-old Somerville
made his test debut in the third
and deciding test against Pakistan
in Abu Dhabi last week and took
seven wickets to help the Black
Caps to 123 run test victory and a
2-1 series win.
Ajaz in form
However Ajaz Patel, who also
made his test debut in the Pakistan
series, is only spinner who has
been named in the squad for the
two tests against Sri Lanka.
“Ajaz certainly grabbed his
opportunity on the UAE tour and
he’s a proven performer in New
Zealand conditions,” Mr Larsen
said.
Patel has been the leading wicket
in the New Zealand domestic fourday
competition for the past three
seasons while Somerville who
currently plays for Auckland has
little first class experience in New
Zealand conditions having played
in Australia for several years.
Uncapped batsman Will Young
has also been added to the squad
as batting cover after strong
performances in domestic cricket
and for the New Zealand ‘A’ side.
The Blacks Caps Test Squad:
Kane Williamson (Captain),
TrentBoult, Colin de Grandhomme,
Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry
Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Jeet Raval, Tim
Southee, Ross Taylor; Neil Wagner,
BJ Watling, Will Young
Wellington Team rewarded at
Veterans Soccer Tournament
Arveen Sharma
Four New Zealand Fiji soccer
teams participated in
a six-team International
Veterans’ Soccer
Tournament at the Sydney
United Ground from November
23 to November 25, 2018.
The NZ teams were Labasa
and Rewa from Auckland,
Hamilton and Wellington.
It was an excellent opportunity
for overseas teams to
showcase their talent by engaging
with former National and
District Representatives.
Team Hamilton was supported
by Canberra based players,
while Rewa and Labasa
had some of Fiji’s famous icons
in their teams including Esala
Masi, Stuart Bola, Ramendra
Dutt, Sameer Ali, and many others
of international repute.
Surprise Package
The surprise package for
the tournament was Team
Wellington which relied totally
on its local Wellington-based
players.
Two of the veterans in
Wellington team, Jayant Lal and
Arjun have been on the Soccer
scene since the early 1980s.
Wellington’s highlight of
the Tournament was a nil-all
draw against a star-studded NZ
Labasa Lions team.
Labasa Lions official Avi Kumar presenting the
Team’s Appreciation Award to Zuber Kaiyum
for his excellent services to the Team.
Wellington’s Arunesh and
Iliyas Musa combined well in
defence with their goalkeeper
to avoid NZ Labasa Lions from
scoring.
Team Wellington’s performance
throughout the tournament
was well recognised and
it received the best and fairest
team award.
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