Law Society - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:51:17 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Law Society - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 SkyCity costs greater than benefits, MPs told https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/09/20/skycity-costs-greater-benefits-mps-told/ Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:07:01 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=49857 The Law Society says it appears the costs of the SkyCity convention centre deal outweigh the benefits to the public. SkyCity is to build a $402 million centre in central Auckland in exchange for an extension of its casino license and being allowed to operate more gaming machines and tables. The bill allowing the deal Read more

SkyCity costs greater than benefits, MPs told... Read more]]> The Law Society says it appears the costs of the SkyCity convention centre deal outweigh the benefits to the public.

SkyCity is to build a $402 million centre in central Auckland in exchange for an extension of its casino license and being allowed to operate more gaming machines and tables.

The bill allowing the deal to go ahead passed its first reading last month and is now before a select committee. Continue Reading

SkyCity costs greater than benefits, MPs told]]> 49857 Immigration powers opposed by Law Society https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/09/07/immigration-powers-opposed-by-law-society/ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:30:05 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=32953 The New Zealand Law Society says new powers for immigration officers to arrest and detain overstayers for deportation are a recipe for disaster and should be put on hold. Immigration New Zealand says three people have been detained since the new powers came into force on Monday. The Law Society says it has grave concerns Read more

Immigration powers opposed by Law Society... Read more]]> The New Zealand Law Society says new powers for immigration officers to arrest and detain overstayers for deportation are a recipe for disaster and should be put on hold.

Immigration New Zealand says three people have been detained since the new powers came into force on Monday.

The Law Society says it has grave concerns the immigration officers are not properly trained and better safeguards are needed for overstayers.

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