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s a Member of Parliament, I often change, and we’re now making progress in office we’ve introduced our Families Thousands of children, just like the ones Avisit schools in my electorate of Mt the right direction. Package, we’re steadily lifting the I visit here in Mt Roskill now have more Roskill and I see so many children full of Last week, Statistics New Zealand minimum wage, and we have indexed energy to learn and play at school – few energy and potential. I like to think that’s released the latest figures on child poverty main benefits to wage growth. things could be more important. because each of them has the essentials in New Zealand. These showed that over The Families Package will lift up to – enough to eat, warm clothes and sturdy the past year we’ve lifted 18,400 children 74,000 children out of poverty over the shoes, and a place to call home. They out of poverty. And in that time seven next few years. Minimum wage increases are the essentials needed for children to out of nine child poverty measures have will help tens of thousands of kids thrive. shown improvement, whereas under the and their parents across the country. But sadly that’s not true for every child. previous government, seven out of nine The Children’s Commissioner has said Around 150,000 New Zealand children, had worsened. indexing benefits is the single best thing that is 13% of our Kiwi kids, live in I know we still have a long way to the Government can do to combat child material hardship. That means having to go but I’m proud that under Jacinda poverty. go without six or more things most of us Ardern, our government has prioritised We are proud to say that we have consider as essential. a reduction in child poverty. We don’t made it cheaper to maintain a family Not far off half of those 150,000 children believe that economic growth by itself is by growing our public housing stock, live in severe material hardship, which is a sufficient measure of success and have limiting rent increases, putting fuel and worse. They’re forced to get by without changed the budget rules so that as well power companies under the microscope, nine or more of the basics. This issue is as being held to account annually for our scrapping NCEA fees and funding the a large and complex one, and had been fiscal management, we hold ourselves removal of school donations, making neglected for years. to account for a range of measures of doctors’ visits cheaper, and providing Child poverty in New Zealand is community wellbeing, including the rate healthy lunches in low-decile schools. Michael Wood completely unacceptable. We know we of child poverty. I know we still have a long way to go. MP for Mount Roskill, Auckland. won’t eliminate it overnight, but the In future years we’re likely to see more But it’s good to see the progress that Parliamentary Under Secretary to the government has laid the foundations for improvement, too. Since we came into is being made with the right policies. Minister for Ethnic Communities.
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his week National Party Leader Simon highly risk-averse Government or Council To oversee this policy, a Senior Cabinet economy, to help it thrive in the good TBridges released the first of part of officials. Minister will be appointed as Regulatory times and steady the ship when there are our five-part economic plan as we head We want businesses to thrive and not Reduction Minister. troubled waters. towards the election. be strangled by red tape, regulation and Governments need to be able to Only National will introduce polices National will have a comprehensive bureaucracy. move quickly around regulation. that will put more money in your pocket, economic plan which will include Unreasonably slow and expensive National showed how fast it can move make it easier for businesses to operate regulation reduction, tax relief, an bureaucratic procedures are getting in the when we were in Government with the and keep our families and communities infrastructure package, a small business way of a stronger economy. It’s holding establishment of a regulatory regime for safer. package and a families’ package. us back from having more money in our Rocket Lab which allowed New Zealand to The first part of this plan, our pockets, lower daily costs and affordable join the space race. Regulation Reduction package, has housing. We will also repeal and replace the five pillars – a bonfire of regulations, Our bonfire of regulation will ensure RMA which has failed to protect the appointing a Minister for Regulatory we get rid of 100 regulations in our first environment and allow our infrastructure Reduction, repealing and replacing six months and that for every regulation to grow. There is now widespread support the RMA, simplifying the Anti-Money introduced, two are removed. This will for reforming how we manage our Laundering legislation and introducing a incentivise officials to look at ways of resources. Health and Safety common sense test. reducing regulations before they impose We will replace the RMA with There are tens of thousands of new ones. transitional legislation as we work regulations in New Zealand. There are so An example is Labour’s reforms to the towards getting a new development- many that officials don’t know how many Residential Tenancy Act which reduce friendly law in place that is efficient and there are or where to find them all. property rights of landlords, increase predictable. Many of these regulations have built costs, discourage the supply of rental Regulation Reduction is just first part up over the years and are no longer fit properties and increase rents for low of our five point economic plan, with more Kanwaljit S Bakshi for purpose. Some of them protect and income households. That’s not good for to come in the next few months. National list MP based in Manukau East preserve the interests of industries or the landlord, or the tenant. National can be trusted to run the and is New Zealand parliament's first Indian Sikh member.
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It has already expanded its being subjected to quarantine world over wings into over 100 countries apart from and people are going in self isolation to China, which covers half of the world. avoid from getting effected or helping Outside China approximate 1,20,000 to not letting it spread further. This has been diagnosed infected with the is impacting the work forces in many virus symptoms. People across the globe industries and the productivity world are frightened due to the fear of this over, especially in China which is worst contagious diseases and are stock piling effected with it. China’s economy was disinfectants, toilet papers and other already showing symptoms of slowing medications to safeguard them. down since many months, but the It is not the first time the world is deadly outbreak of Covid-19 has put a facing a pandemic like situation. We have complete halt on most business activities. seen equally or more deadly outbreak Numerous business engagements with of SARS, EBOLA, ZIKA, NOROVIRUS China from world over are getting effected and Measles before and they could be since the outbreak. People are fearing of contained eventually with the joint efforts dealing with Chinese companies or even of WHO and different heath organisations buying Chinese products. Even in New world over. The problem with these types Zealand, most retail companies/outlets of contagious viruses is that infected dependant on Chinese goods are running people may transmit this virus very early out of their inventories and are giving no in their illness or even before they are assurances to their buyers when they can showing symptoms and Covid-19 virus receive their ordered goods. New Zealand is as contagious as a seasonal influenza. is one those few economies that have n March 4, in a landmark judgement, was later challenged in the SC by the Outside China the other worst effected a very heavy dependence on the trade OIndia’s Supreme Court (SC) quashed Internet and Mobile Association of India, countries are South Korea, Italy, Iran and with China, both ways. China is also a a 2018 order by the Reserve Bank of India representing various cryptocurrency USA apart from several other European big importer of New Zealand goods, from (RBI) barring Indian banks from dealing exchanges. With this latest development, and south Asian nations. The World dairy products, meat, timber to other with cryptocurrency exchanges. Moreover, India’s banks are now free to deal with Health Organisation has already declared agricultural products. Hence, this is going the top court termed the RBI order as virtual currency exchanges, something it a pandemic and advised affected to impact New Zealand economy very “unconstitutional”. As reported earlier, in which the industry bodies of the country country to take all necessary measures to badly especially the exports and soon its order dated April 8, 2018, choked the have welcomed. - TIN Bureau check it from spreading any further. The the government will have to find some virtual currency ecosystem in India, which WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom alternate options to stop this situation. Ghebreyesus says the threat of this The slow down of Chinese economy will pandemic is real but the it would be the have its impact globally as well as China first pandemic in the history that could is world’s second largest economy after be controlled. The bottom line is that we USA and a very big consumer market as are not at the mercy of the virus. There are well. Any fall out of China in absence of a several types of Corona viruses, but the timely containment of the disease will not currently spread Covid-19 is the deadliest be good for world economy. Though, this one so far, which has spread silently world could possibly open an avenue for other over. fast-growing economy of the world, India, Though we can’t ascertain the exact to make inroads in markets where they number of people effected with the virus could not do so due to the formidable world over but over 5,000 people have Chinese presence. already lost their lives so far, the most - Yugal Parashar
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Veena Devi, who is a Sarpanch (head) of a village in Munger in Bihar
Kalavati, who is a stop open defecation activist in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Vijaya Pawar, who is an artisan from the Banjara Sneha Mohadoss, who is the founder of the non- community of rural Maharashtra profit Foodbank India
Dr Malvika Iyer, who according to her Twitter bio is a Kalpana Ramesh, who according to her Twitter bio is a “Bomb Blast Survivor. President Awardee. Motivational Arifa from Kashmir, who is reviving Namda – the “Go Green Water Champion @TheRainwaterProject @ Speaker. Disability Activist. Model. World Economic traditional craft of that region rainwater_info” Forum Global Shaper.” Meet Radhika Gupta - “The girl with a broken neck”, now managing Bharat Bond ETF, India’s maiden corporate bond exchange traded fund
adhika Gupta is an investment in that direction. According to a recent Rprofessional, who started her career report by Bloomberg, “The ETF collected with McKinsey, later switched to Wall more than 120 billion rupees at launch, 1.8 Street, joining AQR Capital – pioneers in times the base subscription, with about hedge funds. She then moved to India in 55,000 retail buyers. It listed on Jan. 2 and 2009 to start her own venture – Forefront has since grown in size. The expense ratio Capital Management, the first registered of 0.0005% makes it one of the world’s Major General Madhuri Kanitkar hedge fund in India, which was acquired least costly funds of this type. Finance by Edelweiss Financial Services Limited Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced is now a Lieutenant General in the in 2014. She led Edelweiss’ acquisition of plans for a second ETF in the budget, this JP Morgan’s Mutual Fund business and time comprising government debt.” Indian Army - 3rd woman to do so Ambit Capital’s AIF business, to become Gupta’s YouTube video, “The Girl with the CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management a Broken Neck” which narrates her life in 2017. journey – of being born with a broken Since then, her efforts are concentrated neck which left her with a permanent ast week, Major General Madhuri Arora and Padmavathy Bandopadhyay, in helping build brand Edelweiss AMC tilt - has garnered more than 100K, and LKanitkar was promoted to the rank and has served in the Indian military into a fast growing, differentiated and she was recently honoured by Business of lieutenant general - becoming the for 37 years. She is the former dean of innovative asset manager. The recent Today magazine naming her amongst third woman officer in the Indian Army Armed Forces Medical College Pune, has launch of Bharat Bond ETF in partnership “The 30 Most Powerful Women in Indian to achieve the second-highest post in the been posted to Headquarters, Integrated with Government of India, India’s first Business.” - TIN Bureau force. Kanitkar, whose husband is also a Defence Staff under the Chief of Defence corporate bond ETF, is yet another step retired lieutenant general, follows Punita Staff (CDS). - TIN Bureau
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15th March... SPORTS March 12 - March 18, 2020 I 15 Women's T20 World Cup: Premier Badminton League 2020: Australia secures its fifth title Bengaluru Raptors clinch title beating India in a one-sided final engaluru Raptors became the first Garaga and former World No. 1 Kim Ha Bteam in the Premier Badminton Na. In other awards, Priyanshu Rajawat League (PBL) to win back-to-back titles was recognised as the emerging Player last in 2018. Harmanpreet when it scored a 4-2 win over the first- of the League, while Sikki Reddy was the Kaur-led India, who topped time finalist, North Eastern Warriors, Indian Player of the League this year. their group by winning all in the fifth edition's final at Gachibowli - TIN Bureau the matches, and entered Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad into the final after the last month. Raptors were led wash-out semi-final against by World Championships England, couldn’t replicate bronze medallist Sai Praneeth their form in the final. and World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying, After winning the toss before their victory was sealed in Melbourne, Australia by the mixed doubles pair of posted a huge score – 184/4, Chan Peng Soon and Eom highest ever in T20 World core summary: Australia 184 for 4 Hye Won, defeating Warriors Cup finals, both men and women – build S(Mooney 78*, Healy 75, Sharma 2-38) pairing of Krishna Prasad won by 85 runs against India 99 all out on Beth Mooney's unbeaten 78 and Alyssa (Sharma 33, Schutt 4-18, Jonassen 3-20) Healy's knock of 75 runs. Meanwhile, for Australia’s world-beating women India, only Deepti Sharma with 33, was cricket team won the ICC Women’s T20 the only notable score, and their seven World Cup for the fifth time on Sunday, batters were out in single digits. This Mary Kom qualifies registering a one-sided 85 run victory over as Megan Schutt took four, while Jess their Indian counterparts. The Aussies Jonassen chipped in with three, with the Indians all out for 99 in 19.1 overs. - TIN for Tokyo 2020 had won the cup in 2010, 2012, 2014, and Bureau
champ Kom booked her ticket with Ganguly confirms “no IPL a 5:0 win over Irish Magno of the Philippines in the 51Kg category at postponement” due to COVID-19 the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, while Singh beat Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia by the same scoreline in the 60kg category. Now, he Board of Control for Cricket the Indian boxing contingent going Tin India (BCCI) president Sourav to Olympics is aiming to reach double Ganguly on Tuesday confirmed that figures with Manish Kaushik and the 13th edition of the cash-rich Indian here will be at least eight Indian Sachin Kumar still in contention. Premier League (IPL) will be held as Tboxers at Tokyo 2020, the same Kaushik has a box-off bout while Kumar per schedule. And that the Board will number that went to London 2012, with has two fights to win to secure an Olympic be taking all necessary precautions MC Mary Kom and Simranjit Singh also berth. These are scheduled later this week. before and during the tournament. making it this week. The six-time world - TIN Bureau This came after Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday March 29, with seven matches scheduled informed that discussions are on whether in Mumbai, including the opening tie Manpreet Singh and Rani win to postpone the IPL due to the growing between defending champions Mumbai number of coronavirus cases in India. As Indians and last year's finalists Chennai Hockey India Dhruv Batra is reported earlier, this year’s IPL starts on Super Kings. - TIN Bureau Player of the Year 2019 awards 4 teams for Women's T20 he won the prestigious Hockey India Major Challenge during IPL 2020 Tmuch Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement awaited Award 2019, while Manpreet Singh and Hockey Rani won the Hockey India Dhruv Batra he BCCI has announced that Jaipur’s seven matches will be played during the India 3rd Player of the Year Award 2019 for Men TSawai Mansingh Stadium, will host IPL 2020 Playoff week. And it will feature Annual and Women respectively. Rani was also the upcoming 2020 edition of the Women's four teams, one more than last year. Awards awarded with a cash prize of 10 lakh T20 Challenge, during which a total of The idea of having the women player 2019 took Indian rupees for winning the prestigious clash on the sidelines of the IPL place in World Games Athlete of the Year 2019. was introduced in 2018 and a Delhi on Sunday, with Harbinder Singh - TIN Bureau one-off match was played in Mumbai, which Supernovas Hockey India joins World Masters Hockey won by three wickets against the Trailblazers in a last ball This week, Hockey India joined 38 other the sole Masters entity recognized by thriller. In 2019, Velocity – a National Associations from around the International Hockey Federation third team was added, which the world as a member of the World (FIH) and responsible for organizing was defeated by Supernovas Masters Hockey (WMH). New Zealand International Masters hockey globally. by 4 wickets to retain the title. is already a member. The WMH is - TIN Bureau 16 I March 12 - March 18, 2020 Real ESTATE Real ESTATE CoreLogic QV February 2020 House Price Index: “The upswing continues”
ccording to the CoreLogic QV or mild falls) has also rolled on, with gains AFebruary 2020 House Price Index in the three months to February of 1.8% results out today, the average value of and 1.5% respectively. property across New Zealand rose by 1.1% “The latest CoreLogic/QV results over the month, taking the three-month confirmed that the property market change to 2.6%. The average home is now upswing rolled on in February, with worth $722,475 – up by 5.3% from a year the continued gains in values coming ago, or more than $36,000. The annual alongside rising mortgage lending activity, increase of 5.3% was the highest since increased sales volumes, and falling August 2017 (6.9%). days to sell. In these conditions, it was Property values are rising steadily perhaps inevitable that buyers would feel across each of the main centres with the a growing sense of urgency as the dreaded gains over the past three months ranging ‘FOMO’ (fear of missing out) reared its from 1.0% in Tauranga up to 5.4% in head, and market observations in recent wider Wellington (measured across the weeks suggests this is already happening,” City, Lower/Upper Hutt, and Porirua). noted CoreLogic Senior Economist, Kelvin The recent momentum that has built Davidson. (All information and content up in Auckland and Christchurch (after in this section is courtesy www.corelogic. previous long periods of either stagnation co.nz)
Market reactions to Covid-19 - steady as she goes for now
s the national and international quickly. What many are expecting is that There was also Aeconomies react to the fast-spreading the Reserve Bank will likely cut interest an increase in new Covid-19 virus, many are probably rates at least once, and the government listings, with the agency wondering if it will affect our current will ease fiscal policy in some manner, receiving 1640 new strong housing market. Quotable Value which will hopefully keep the continued listings in February, announced that house values continued trend of upturn in property investments up 4.9% compared to rise nationwide. and prices. to February last year. Here’s what you need to know: The market is also showing no signs of But with new cases of a year earlier. Coronavirus and The Auckland slowing down in the wake of the Covid-19 Covid-19 appearing in In Auckland specifically the average Housing Market virus, in fact Auckland’s largest real estate the country and Auckland, it will remain value was $ 1,057,556, up 1.8% compared One of the biggest news stories of the agency reported that for the month of to be seen if the market will feel the effects to three months earlier and up 1.2% year is the pandemonium around the February, sales volumes reached a five- from the virus. compared to a year earlier. Auckland Covid-19 virus which has had a noticeable year high. The agency sold 804 residential Residential Property Values Continue also had the most expensive district effect on markets overseas, and many may properties in February, up 70% from 474 to Rise in Auckland City East, which includes be wondering if could affect the housing in February last year and the highest According to Quotable Value, the average high priced waterfront suburbs such as market here in New Zealand. February sales volume since the height of dwelling values are rising throughout the St Heliers and Mission Bay, where the The biggest hit New Zealand will feel is the last property boom in 2015. country hitting $722,475 at the end of average dwelling value is $1,568,901. from the tourism industry and migration, Managing director Peter Thompson February and possibly halt our exports which described that number as "exceptional" - up 2.6% For professional mortgage & insurance advice, speak in worst case scenario could bump up and had no worry that the growth would compared to our experienced brokers for a free consultation our risk of recession. Depending on the continue into March stating, "There is to three and no obligation quote today. Our service is global and national response and the how every indication that excellent start the months completely FREE. Contact the team at: temporary border closures are, experts market has made to the year will flow earlier and Professional Financial Solutions are predicting at this stage the dollar into March, which traditionally is the best up 5.3% 09 846 9934 or on our website - may dip slightly but will recover rather sales month in the first half of the year". compared to www.professionalfinancial.co.nz Ravi Mehta Real ESTATE March 12 - March 18, 2020 I 17
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