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Who will be the next NZ governor general? We’ve done the odds
Dame Patsy Reddy is packing her bags at Government House. Who will be the Queen’s next representative in Wellington?
This afternoon the prime minister is expected to announce who will be the next governor general of New Zealand, ahead of the departure of Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, who was sworn in as the 21st GG for a five-year term in September 2016, and by pretty much all accounts aced it.
So who might be the masked governor? With just hours to go until Jacinda Ardern tears the papier mache pavlova off the new viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II, we’ve hurriedly imagined some options, and arbitrarily issued some odds.
They would also tighten rules on self-containment certification to include plumbed in toilets, Simpson added. The group is proposing that building more public toilets and rubbish bins for all road users would be a more sustainable solution. “Not everyone can afford a self-contained vehicle, but we can all be responsible and respect people and places. It is never okay to take someone’s only shelter,” Simpson said. A $1000 fine may not mean much to those who could afford plumbing in their vehicles, she said, but for those on Winz benefits, pensions, or student allowances, it could be three times their weekly income.
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HEALTH REFORMS
Editor
Barbara Fountain has put together this handy to A to Z of Andrew Little s health sector reforms
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Andrew Little became health minister in November 2020, following re-election of the Labour Party to government in the October general election. Mr Little indicated he would be going further with reform than was recommended by the Health and Disability System Review Panel led by Heather Simpson. On 21 April 2021, he announced major changes to the system, including the ditching of DHBs and the creation of a powerful Māori Health Authority.