The Government has issued a directive to all central Government organisations, to prioritise public services on the basis of need rather than ethnicity or other forms of personal identity.

Government contracts will also be awarded on the basis of public value, removing the previous Government’s target for 8% of Government agencies annual contracts to be awarded to Māori businesses.

Minister of Finance and Public Service Nicola Willis tells Heather du Plessis-Allan real analytical rigour is needed for services that want to target specifically based on personal identity.

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The Government has issued a directive to all central Government organisations, to prioritise public services on the basis of need rather than ethnicity or other forms of personal identity. 
Government contracts will also be awarded on the basis of public value, removing the previous Government’s target for 8% of Government agencies annual contracts to be awarded to Māori businesses. 
Minister of Finance and Public Service Nicola Willis tells Heather du Plessis-Allan real analytical rigour is needed for services that want to target specifically based on personal identity. 
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Nicola Willis: Minister of Finance and Public Service on Government directive to prioritise public services on basis of need

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Genesis is backing a Parliamentary petition to ban incandescent light bulbs, and it's prompted concerns from some.

These bulbs are already banned in the Australia, the EU, the US, Canada and many other countries. 

However, physique specialist Tim Bean says people who are constantly exposed to LED lights have a strong 'blue spectrum' and it interferes with our sleep-wake cycles.

"It does disrupt things like circadian rhythm patterns and sleep patterns as well...and we've known this for a very long time." 

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Genesis is backing a Parliamentary petition to ban incandescent light bulbs, and it's prompted concerns from some.
These bulbs are already banned in the Australia, the EU, the US, Canada and many other countries.&nbsp;
However, physique specialist Tim Bean says people who are constantly exposed to LED lights have a strong 'blue spectrum' and it interferes with our sleep-wake cycles.
"It does disrupt things like circadian rhythm patterns and sleep patterns as well...and we've known this for a very long time."&nbsp;
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Tim Bean: physique specialist voices concerns with proposed ban on incandescent light bulbs

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Plugging a a solar panel into your own wall is currently illegal in New Zealand, but the Government's looking into changing that.

In a post on Facebook, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says work is currently under way to make this change happen.

Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey has welcomed this move, saying this development would be 'amazing'.

"It's something that we thought needed to happen in New Zealand, it hasn't happened in Australia yet - we copy a lot of our regulations and standards from Australia, so we're breaking the mould and heading out and doing it ourselves."

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Plugging a a solar panel into your own wall is currently illegal in New Zealand, but the Government's looking into changing that.
In a post on Facebook, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says work is currently under way to make this change happen.
Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey has welcomed this move, saying this development would be 'amazing'.
"It's something that we thought needed to happen in New Zealand, it hasn't happened in Australia yet - we copy a lot of our regulations and standards from Australia, so we're breaking the mould and heading out and doing it ourselves."
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Mike Casey: Rewiring Aotearoa CEO on the Government looking to changes laws on plug-in solar panels

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Has a second NRL team in New Zealand edged closer to a reality after the NRL's new multi-billion dollar broadcast deal?

The Australian Rugby League Commission has signed a new seven-year TV rights deal with its existing partners on both sides of the Tasman, including Sky TV, starting in 2028.

The NRL wants to increase to 20 teams during that period, with Christchurch considered a candidate for an expansion licence.

Sky TV boss Sophie Moloney has been asked what the new deal means to that end.

"That's definitely one for the commission - that wasn't determinist of our values, we've valued it up based on what we've got and we love our Warriors." 

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Has a second NRL team in New Zealand edged closer to a reality after the NRL's new multi-billion dollar broadcast deal?
The Australian Rugby League Commission has signed a new seven-year TV rights deal with its existing partners on both sides of the Tasman, including Sky TV, starting in 2028.
The NRL wants to increase to 20 teams during that period, with Christchurch considered a candidate for an expansion licence.
Sky TV boss Sophie Moloney has been asked what the new deal means to that end.
"That's definitely one for the commission - that wasn't determinist of our values, we've valued it up based on what we've got and we love our Warriors."&nbsp;
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Sophie Moloney: Sky TV chief executive on Sky winning NRL and Warriors rights in new broadcast deal

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Nicola Willis: Minister of Finance and Public Service on Government directive to prioritise public services on basis of need

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