Pay increases for corrections staff from a $1.9 billion Budget boost.

The Government says the funding will go into more than 800 extra beds at Waikeria Prison - and 685 more frontline Corrections staff, including 470 prison officers.

Millions will go into rehab for the 45 percent of prisoners on remand.

Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says this money will bolster frontline staff and keep Kiwis safe.

"$442,000 of it is going to be transferred from back office and reprioritised to the front line. The other $1.5 billion is new money."

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Pay increases for corrections staff from a $1.9 billion Budget boost.
The Government says the funding will go into more than 800 extra beds at Waikeria Prison - and 685 more frontline Corrections staff, including 470 prison officers.
Millions will go into rehab for the 45 percent of prisoners on remand.
Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says this money will bolster frontline staff and keep Kiwis safe.
"$442,000 of it is going to be transferred from back office and reprioritised to the front line. The other $1.5 billion is new money."
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Mark Mitchell: Corrections Minister on the proposed financial boost for corrections staff

One Labour MP says Wilson Parking is abusing its rights - and wants the company's access to the personal information of customers revoked.

Duncan Webb has written a letter to the Transport Minister urging NZTA to remove the ability for Wilson Parking to access the personal data they use to issue infringements.

Webb says Wilson's ability to utilise the home address and number plate details of their customers is an 'abuse of power'.

"They're claiming damages for you not paying your parking. That's the kind of language they use - an infringement, a breach notice, you can appeal it. That's the language of the courts, and that kind of misleading conduct just isn't on." 

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One Labour MP says Wilson Parking is abusing its rights - and wants the company's access to the personal information of customers revoked.
Duncan Webb has written a letter to the Transport Minister urging NZTA to remove the ability for Wilson Parking to access the personal data they use to issue infringements.
Webb says Wilson's ability to utilise the home address and number plate details of their customers is an 'abuse of power'.
"They're claiming damages for you not paying your parking. That's the kind of language they use - an infringement, a breach notice, you can appeal it. That's the language of the courts, and that kind of misleading conduct just isn't on." 
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Duncan Webb: Labour MP calls for action against Wilson Parking over their use of consumer data

The Regional Cancer Treatment Service, caring for patients across the middle of the North Island, hasn't been allowed to recruit needed doctors.

An internal report 18 months ago recommended hiring four senior doctors, one part time, but none have been.

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director, Sarah Dalton says the report was never officially signed off.

"Not only have they not appointed extra staff or approved the process to appoint extra staff, but they haven't put any mitigations in place to recognise the extra work being done by the remaining doctors."

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The Regional Cancer Treatment Service, caring for patients across the middle of the North Island, hasn't been allowed to recruit needed doctors.
An internal report 18 months ago recommended hiring four senior doctors, one part time, but none have been.
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director, Sarah Dalton says the report was never officially signed off.
"Not only have they not appointed extra staff or approved the process to appoint extra staff, but they haven't put any mitigations in place to recognise the extra work being done by the remaining doctors."
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Sarah Dalton: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director on Regional Cancer Treatment Service being held back from recruiting needed staff

The murder of a mother and daughter in Western Australia has pushed the region's Government to strengthen gun laws. 

On Friday afternoon, a man shot a 59-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter in their Floreat home while allegedly searching for his ex-wife.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the new laws will ensure limits are in place on the number of registered guns owned.

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The murder of a mother and daughter in Western Australia has pushed the region's Government to strengthen gun laws. 
On Friday afternoon, a man shot a 59-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter in their Floreat home while allegedly searching for his ex-wife.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the new laws will ensure limits are in place on the number of registered guns owned.
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Mark Mitchell: Corrections Minister on the proposed financial boost for corrections staff

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