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The teachers union would hate this tory scum who challenges their rigid views on accountability

“All I’m asking in return, as a president and as a parent, is a measure of accountability. Surely we can agree that even as we applaud teachers for their hard work, we need to make sure they’re delivering results in the classroom. If they’re not, let’s work with them to help them be more effective. And if that fails, let’s find the right teacher for that classroom.”

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MP: North Shore Hospital resembles refugee camp – 12 Mar 2008 – NZ Herald: New Zealand National news

The Waitemata District Health Board came under fire today as National MP Jonathan Coleman claimed the corridors of the North Shore Hospital resembled a refugee holding camp.

Sick, often elderly, patients lay on numbered makeshift trolleys in corridors waiting hours for beds, and the situation was at “disaster level”, Dr Coleman told a parliamentary health select committee today.

Looks like Cunliffe will have to sack another board, oh that’s right there aren’t too many cronies that need protecting from corruption allegations. This all looks rather terrible with winter approaching.

In response to questions over how the hospital would cope in winter, chief executive Dave Davies said he thought all large hospitals in New Zealand had the same concerns.

He said he could not guarantee that this winter would be better