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Some facts about the previous Greek pension system:
• The average Greek pension equates to 95% of your final salary, compared to an average 40% for Europe
• Employees could retire and get the pension at age 55 if their occupation was deemed arduous.
• Hairdressing was deemed an arduous profession
• Greece has the highest number of 110 year olds in the world, as families would keep claiming pensions of dead relatives

Some other facts about Greece public spending:
• Greece has four times the number of teachers compared with Finland yet Finland ranks at the top of the education tables with the Greeks are at the bottom.
• Greek teachers are better paid than Finnish teachers
• Over 25% of Greeks in employment are government employees
• The average wage for train workers is €66k
• The Institute for the conservation of the Kopias Lake employed 1763 people, and the lake that has been drained since 1930
• Redundant workers have to get paid at least two years salary
By 2060 it is projected that 86% of the population will be dependent on the state

Womens Institute

‘Nurturing the Nation’ and ‘Adopt a Has Been’ have been the Womens’ Institute themes for 2016.Federations were encouraged to fund raise to provide seating benches to commemorate 95 years of Womens Institute in New Zealand.

Martinborough members chose not to fund raise for a bench as the town has a number of seating benches. Instead had David Richardson make a stand for a plaque to be placed by the Golden Elm tree which was planted by members in Considene Park in 1988

Martinborough’s Institute first chose the Play centre to adopt but were unable to make contact as to how to give them some sort of assistance. The second choice was the Fred Hollow’s Foundation for the Blind.
The local Institute in now in it’s 87th year and encouraging new members. Should any resident wish to be with a jolly bunch for a social afternoon where the organisation focuses on homemaking skills, do come on the first Thursday of the month at 1.30 in the Fire Station social room. You will be warmly welcomed.
Noelene White secretary.

Martinborough tennis Club

“Martinborough tennis Club Captain Marco De Groot has a hit up with other club members under the new lights. The mobile nets allows netball and hockey to also be played on these new multi purpose courts.”

Nalini Baruch named 2016 Pacific Woman in Business

Nalini Baruch of Lot Eight is a pioneer in the New Zealand olive oil industry and co-owner of arguably the leading producer of olive oil in the Greater Wellington Region, was awarded the 2016‬ Pacific ‬Woman in Business Award at the National Pacific Business Trust Awards dinner in Auckland.‬‬
Nalini arrived in New Zealand in the 1980s from Fiji.  A graduate in Political Science and Law from Victoria University of Wellington, she entered the corporate world with the New Zealand Dairy Board, managing processed cheese production and working closely with the South East Asia and Middle East markets.  Following a period with Telecom New Zealand, Nalini practiced as a barrister in Wellington before establishing Lot Eight in 2002. 
Building on her knowledge of food production, experience in sales and marketing, and a rich heritage of a wide palate of foods; Nalini has steered the growth of Lot Eight to position the company as a leader in the New Zealand olive oil industry. … Continue Reading