Job cutbacks at Tertiary Education Commission in NZ described as shocking...

Image via WikipediaThe number of jobs to be scrapped at the Tertiary Education Commission in New Zealand have been described as shocking by the Public Service  Association. The Government's policy is to cap public service jobs, not to slash  numbers. So what the hell is going on here?

A review carried out by private consultants Deloite,  who administer funding for tertiary education, have claimed the commission is hindered  by its structure and lack of strategic capability. It is after all a public service.

While it proposes to create 39 new jobs, it proposes to slash 80 of the existing jobs at the TEC.

The PSA national secretary, Brenda Pilott, says staff are shocked at the size of the cuts and fear their  inability to maintain the workload if the cuts go ahead, which they undoubtably will.

This may be a deliberate tactic to enable further cutbacks in future.

This Government has no credibility at all!

NZ public private partnerships policy doubts

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Govt's public private partnership policy  doubts...


A lack of analysts and suppliers are fuelling doubts surrounding the need for public private partnerships



Public projects worth more than $25 million have to consider the option of a public private partnership, but there are doubts surrounding the need for them in New Zealand.



Massey University public policy director Stuart Birkes says New Zealand may not have enough analysts and suppliers to make it worthwhile. He says it's unlikely there will so be much competition as we are such a small country.


Pushing the proverbial uphill, some claim!


National Government credibilty  beginning to peel off.


What next John key?

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Sports investment will not create significant numbers of jobs here in NZ...

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John Key and the National Government is to invest more millions into sport. Great ! I would have to support the basic idea. but what is he really trying to achieve?

This government's inane philosophy has destroyed thousands of public service jobs. How is sport going to create significant numbers of jobs. Its sports policy appears to be about putting money into elite sport. This is not the priority at present.

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NZ police hunting for Russian computer hacker...

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NZ police looking for Russian computer hacker...




A Russian computer hacker is selling account details of millions of Facebook users - he may be hiding in New Zealand.

Police are hunting a Russian computer hacker who may have set up shop in New Zealand, selling the account details of millions of Facebook users.



Detectives from the National Cyber Crime Centre are investigating whether the hacker Kirllos is using New Zealand as a base.



He's offering to sell Facebook user names and passwords on an underground hacker forum.


What does PM John Key know about this hacker? When he is in the country, I guess?  Does Kirllos have Key's personal information, I wonder? Hello John Key, are you there?






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The beneficiary bashing express has just pulled in to the station - send them down the mines...

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The beneficiary bashing express has just pulled into the station. The National Government is right on cue!

 Where are all the jobs the beneficiaries are expected to get? The Nats said our welfare sysytem is too generous; they have been overseas to get the latest news from Wisconson I suppose. Welfare looks like it may get rationed.  After 12 months they will need to have a good case to get it back again.

Multi-millionaire John Key and former beneficiary Minister Paula Bennett would have to be two of the biggest hypocrites in New Zealand!

What with the mining debate and all, unemployment can be wiped out in one foul swoop -  give them a pickaxe and shovel and send them down the mines. They are just the unemployed -  I mean they will never vote for the National party, will they?

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