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King uses supreme power in sacking
The Maori King has sacked a top Tainui figure over a critical report she wrote about the tribe's finances.

Pharmacists get access to health details of 1.1m
The medical records of hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders are in the hands of community pharmacists.

$209,730 redundancy, then the job continues
Ex-Papakura District Council chief Theresa Stratton has started work in Len Brown's office weeks after receiving a $209,730 redundancy payment.

Brown orders inquiry into CCO name leaks
Mayor calls for probe after paper reports board appointments.

Levy in charge of two DHBs
Some central Auckland patients could be treated at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals under a spirit of collaboration, the man now responsible for nearly one million Aucklanders' health has indicated.

Council official accused of $840,000 scam
Pair face hundreds of charges over roading work paid for but allegedly never done.

<i>Gill South</i>: Sometimes, following best practice just isn't good enough
Businesses are better off finding their own way, rather than simply copying others, say academics.

Greg Muir quits as Pumpkin Patch chair
A successful shareholders campaign has pushed former Hanover Finance chair Greg Muir from the board of listed clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch.

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Let Muir work some Pumpkin magic
Forget Hanover - what matters is chairman's performance now.

Report: Women lose boardroom gains
Women are losing some of the gains they have made towards workplace equality, the Human Rights Commission says.

Ministry puts boards on spot over standards
The Ministry of Education is contacting the trustees of every primary and intermediate school to ask about their stance on National Standards.

Researchers back National Standards boycott
Two education researchers are supporting a boycott of the Government's mandatory national standards by 225 primary school boards.