The healthy homes standards became law on 1 July 2019, which introduces specific and minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties.
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Commenting on the campaign in a Facebook post, Labour MP Michael Wood said, “New Zealand has done so well through the period of Covid-19 - but this is an issue we have to address.
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The Indian News present some stories to highlight what work visa holders stranded overseas are going through
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About 42,000 temporary visa workers are stranded overseas due to Aotearoa's border closure. Many have NZ born children and all of their personal belongings here. Their future is uncertain as they continue to pay rent and bills in NZ as well the countries they are stuck in. In the meantime these workers have been replaced because their employers can't wait forever.
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This week, the Government has allocated $3 million to be awarded through a contestable fund to enable business services, unions and community providers to support workers and workplaces in response to COVID-19.
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Working with Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, who is managing the New Zealand Government’s Foreign Nationals Impacted by COVID-19 Programme (known by New Zealand Red Cross as ‘Visitor Care Manaaki Manuhiri’), New Zealand Red Cross will deliver in-kind assistance to help foreign nationals meet basic needs, such as food and accommodation.
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Everything you need to know about the electoral system in New Zealand.
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A programme to assist foreign nationals in serious hardship has been announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Poto Williams.
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“On World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), we want to say thank you to New Zealand's 110,000 unsung heroes, we genuinely couldn’t do it without you.”
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On June 1, the Government announced 2020 Queen's Birthday honours list, and six persons of Indian origin, were honoured for their contributions to the New Zealand society in their respective fields.
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New Zealand’s place in the world: the implications of COVID-19, is the third discussion paper in the Future is Now Conversations Series produced by Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, a think tank and research centre at the University of Auckland.
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In a first case of its kind in New Zealand, a well-known Kiwi-Indian community leader based in Wellington, Mr Kantilal Bhagabhai Patel, has lost his membership of the Wellington Justices of Peace (JP) Association, after some of his social media posts were deemed anti-Muslim in nature.
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Unions ask Govt to extend benefits to migrant workers.
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Remembering 15th March…
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Following the horrific mosque shooting in Christchurch on 15th March, Shakti Community Council decided that it was time to raise concerns around all forms of discrimination. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Shakti supported 13 families alongside other government and non-government departments.
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During the last two months, the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has lead a review of temporary migrant exploitation in New Zealand. The aim is to reduce exploitation of temporary migrant workers including international students.
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