Government commits $20m to Westport flood protection
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection...
Name release: Workplace death, Newland, Ashburton District
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can now name the man who died in a workplace incident in Newland, Ashburton District, on 16 April.
He...
NZ caught up in worldwide phishing sting
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
New Zealand Police have joined international authorities to bust open a significant cybercrime operation, which targeted thousands of people...
Taupō takes pole position
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans...
Youths caught on the run following burglary
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Swift action by nearby Police officers has resulted in three youths arrested following a burglary in Rotorua this morning.
At...
Assault in Waipukurau
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Sally Patrick:
A man is in critical condition in hospital following a serious assault in...
Hunting for freshwater ‘freak of nature’ in Otago
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A team of NIWA scientific divers have successfully searched for a freshwater freak of nature...
NZCTU stands in solidarity with Myanmar community in opposition to junta visit
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
Today NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff joined the Myanmar community at a rally outside MFAT’s Lambton Quay offices, in...
Glenbrook boat ramp plan rejected
Source: Auckland Council
An application to develop the Glenbrook Beach Boat Ramp Reserve launch facility has been declined.
Kahawai Point Development Ltd wanted to develop the...
Afghanistan: 250,000 children in need of food, homes and education after returning from Pakistan
Source: Save The Children
Asra*, 30, and her children at a Save the Children health clinic. Photo by Fahim Mayar/Save the Children. More content available...
Churton Park southbound off-ramp overnight closure
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising motorists that the Churton Park southbound off-ramp on the Wellington urban motorway...
Politics and Education – Minister concedes contractors will be hired to do work of...
Source: PSA
The PSA can’t believe that the Minister of Education is happy for her ministry to hire contractors at the same time it is dismissing...
