Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the resource management reform detail
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Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the resource management reform detail
When the coalition government this week unveiled reforms to finally replace New Zealand’s Resource Management Act (RMA), many of us would have been glad to see the back of it. I have encountered the frustrating complexities of this tired and unwieldy law over decades in architectural practice, as w»»»
Collective sales regime reforms on the cards
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The task before Olubadan Rashidi Ladoja
Ìbà alájá òun ògbóró Ìbà ajọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ òun àgbààgbà Ìbà alògìdìgbó tí wọn ọ́n f’ìdí k’òdí Ìbà alukósó tí wọn ọ́n kọjú síra wọn Ìbà alu-bẹ̀mbẹ́ a-bójú lókè lókè At a certain point in human existence, history must stop and get some ground prepared for continuity. The pauses are timely and necessary. The»»»
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Iceland says it will pay customers £1 if they report a shoplifter
The grocery chain Iceland is offering customers who shop a thief a £1 reward on their loyalty card. The frozen food specialist said that anyone who spots a suspected shoplifter in its stores should inform the nearest Iceland employee who will verify the incident before adding the reward to the indi»»»
India’s middle class: From colonial clerks to digital citizens
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Driving just 1mph UNDER speed limit could land motorists in jail
Driving just one mile per hour below the speed limit could now land Louisiana motorists behind bars. Several new traffic laws took effect Friday in the southern state, including one that criminalizes left-lane drivers going just 1 mph below the speed limit - a significant drop from the previous 10 »»»
Residents struggle with faulty amenities in Gurugram
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Trai audit reveals major internet speed, call quality gaps in Ahmedabad
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'Rewarding' waste workers
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India's poverty rate plummeted from 27.1% to 5.3% in 11 years at revised $3-a-day line
NEW DELHI: India has recorded a dramatic decline in poverty, with the proportion of people living below the World Bank’s revised international poverty line of $3.00 per day (2021 Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) dropping from 27.1% in 2011 to just 5.3% in 2022. The updated poverty threshold, up from t»»»
Canada Post puts forward 'final offers' to union as overtime ban continues
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Why are measles case counts climbing so high in Alberta? Experts weigh in | RCI
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‘What’s wrong with helping people?’ Nga says Urban Renewal Act will offer bigger, better homes for flat dwellers stuck in unsafe units
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Protect yourself from extreme heatProtect yourself from extreme heat
Last week, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted a prolonged heatwave across the country. The agency, in its weather outlook, hinted that maximum temperature reports across the country were mostly between 38 – 40℃. It stated that air temperatures were expected to stay within this ban»»»
From Tax Reforms to Infrastructure Push: What Budget 2025 Means for Real Estate
NewsVoirDelhi NCR [India], February 6: The Union Budget 2025 has set the stage for sustained economic momentum, with significant allocations for infrastructure, tax reforms, and urban transformation. For the real estate sector, it brings both opportunities and areas for further contemplation. While»»»
Microfinance on the verge of collapse
Pakistan’s financial services landscape today looks vastly different from what it used to be a decade or two ago. At least in the urban areas, an average person even remotely linked to the formal net would be using some app, either to receive money from Bykea after doing a gig or a small shop owner»»»
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