Occupational Classifications.

There is currently an update of the Australia and New Zealand Classification of Occupations. If you are wanting to make a submission or request a new occupation be added to ANZSCO as part of this current update, Statistics NZ would appreciate the following information be made available to help in their discussions with the Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1) Occupation title - this is the most commonly used title which describes the occupation; (2) Alternative titles - any similar titles that might be less commonly used, usually there are only one ... read more

Event: Framing the Debate: Language and Values

Dates: Auckland - 13th August & Wellington - 15th August   Facilitated by Eduardo Gonzalez, Education Organiser for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.   The session will cover: How important our values are and how language can be used to show our values. Introducing participants to the concept of framing. Cognitive tools in the application of framing and recognition of framing. For more information and to enrol participants please see the attached flyer and registration form. ... read more

Event: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Date: 21-27 July 2008 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is proudly brought to you by Ngäi Tauira Mäori Students’ Association & Te Herenga Waka Marae. Come and hang out with us at any of the events during the week and join in the fun. There is lots to choose from. Ka rawe te kōrero Māori. Ka kite anō.   Schedule Summary from Te Reo Events Poster Day Event Time Location Rāhina (Monday) Ata  |  Parakuihi 7.00am  -  9am Pipitea (Railway station)   Po ... read more

Wellington Treaty settlement takes major step

In a ceremony held at Parliament today, the Port Nicholson Block Claims Team initialled a Deed of Settlement with the Crown, covering all the historical Treaty claims of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika, Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen said. Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika is a collective that comprises people from a number of Taranaki iwi whose ancestors migrated to Wellington in the 1820s and 30s and signed the Port Nicholson Block Deed of Purchase in 1839.  See the news on TVNZ.co.nz ... read more

Women still paid 'significantly' less than men

By ANNA CHALMERS - The Dominion Post | Saturday, 01 December 2007.   Women  are juggling more part-time jobs, but earning significantly less than men.   The average monthly income for employed males in March 2006 was $3410, compared with $2400 for females, according to Statistics New Zealand employment data issued yesterday. Average earnings fell to $2968 for men with two jobs and $2183 for women. Despite the pay disparity the figures were no surprise, Women's Affairs Ministry chief executive Shenagh Gleisner said. Women carried out more part- ... read more

International Peace Festival

'Tuia te kawe tairanga te kawe oi te kawe o te haere’ Greetings everyone.   The proverb invokes a unison of us, like an out stretched sash swaying with the gait of one walk as we move forward towards a new horizon and to our Parihaka 08 festival Event.   Jaunary 11th - 13th 2008   www.parihaka.com/Festival/2008/Festival.aspx ... read more

PeoplePower brings diversity sucess stories to life

Employers endeavouring to beat the skills shortage would do well to explore a new series of case studies on the EEO Trust website according to Chief Executive Dr Philippa Reed. "Many workplaces are becoming more creative and tapping into the latent talent pool," says Dr Reed. "Our case studies illustrate how innovative recruitment methods, training schemes and people management systems can enable employers to find and keep motivated people." The EEO Trust case studies include large and small employers throughout New Zealand from ... read more

EEO Trust Work and Life Awards winners

Recruitment and retainment: Keeping motivated workers An Auckland kindergarten association, the New Zealand Defence Force and Southern Cross Healthcare are amongst the winners of the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards this year.   Read more here: www.eeotrust.org.nz/news/index.cfm?content_id=1304 ... read more

Global Entreprenuership Monitor Aotearoa New Zealand 2005 Released

Largest-Ever Survey Of Indigenous Entrepreneurship Study Confirms Maori Are World's Third Most Entrepreneurial People New Research Drills Deeply Into Maori Entrepreneurial Personality The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Aotearoa New Zealand 2005 has now been released. The report is available for download at www.lulu.com/hfrederick ... read more