Update – incident Invercargill
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Stu Harvey: Cordons have been lifted on Dee Street, Invercargill, after an ongoing incident last night. The incident was resolved around 12:30am today. One male was taken into custody. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI
Read More →Stabbing in East Tamaki
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Kai Shao: Police are investigating a serious assault after two people were allegedly stabbed in East Tamaki early this morning. Police were called to a residential property on Caldwell Road around 3.15am. Two people received stab wounds and were taken to hospital in a moderate condition. Police […]
Read More →Research explores how the management of feral cats can protect native species
Source: Massey University Dr Kathryn Strang New Massey research hopes to improve the management of feral cats for the protection of native species. The study looked at a population of feral cats on New Zealand’s Ponui Island in the Hauraki Gulf to study their ecology and factors that should be considered to develop efficient control […]
Read More →Selected Cancers 2015, 2016, 2017
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary These tables present registration data for 10 selected cancers in New Zealand for 2015, 2016 and 2017. Numbers and rates of cancer registrations are presented by ethnic group, age group and sex. Data is sourced from the New Zealand Cancer Registry. In this edition, data for 2015 and […]
Read More →New Zealand Export Sector – ExportNZ Bay of Plenty Awards finalists announced
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: EMA Finalists in the ExportNZ Bay of Plenty Awards were announced last night after a crop of excellent entries were received across a broad range of industry sectors. This is the 10th year of the Awards, which celebrate the Bay’s innovative, brave and successful exporting ‘Stars’. Convener of judges, orchardist at Golden […]
Read More →New Zealand Activist Community – Request government cancel multi-million military purchase from Israel
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Request government cancel multi-million military purchase from Israel The Palestine Solidarity Network has written to Minister of Defence Ron Mark asking him to urgently cancel a reported New Zealand Defence Force multi-million-dollar purchase of military equipment from an Israeli company. The report from the Jerusalem Post is here: […]
Read More →New Zealand Aviation Sector – TAIC Fox Glacier crash report
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has responded to the release of the long-awaited Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) final report into the 21 November 2015 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the pilot and six tourists. CAA Director Graeme Harris said: “Firstly, I’d like to extend my […]
Read More →Thermal images reveal heat levels in New Zealand’s glaciers
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Thermal images taken by a NIWA scientist during this year’s aerial survey of South Island glaciers have revealed in extraordinary detail how heat in the surrounding landscape is affecting the ice. Every year at the end of summer, NIWA scientists and Victoria University glaciologists undertake […]
Read More →Area school teachers vote to strike
Source: Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) Teachers in area schools and wharekura have voted overwhelmingly to strike on Wednesday 29 May alongside their primary and secondary colleagues. The nationwide strike is the largest education strike in New Zealand’s history and the first time all teachers in the compulsory schooling sector have taken strike action simultaneously. Around […]
Read More →Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Bill (No. 2) passes Third Reading
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Andrew Little, acknowledges Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou who came to Parliament today to witness the Third Reading of the Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Bill (No 2). “This Bill has its origins in the repealed 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act […]
Read More →Police make arrest over indecent assault
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Baber, Auckland City CIB: Auckland City Police investigating an indecent assault in the Onehunga area on Monday morning have arrested a man in connection with the incident. Today, a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged in relation to indecent assault. The man appeared in the […]
Read More →Accelerated silicosis
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 23 May 2019 This safety alert highlights the serious health and safety risks of exposure to high levels of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in the stone benchtop manufacturing industry. What happened? Silicosis is an irreversible and progressive disease that causes fibrosis of the lungs from the inhalation of RCS. As of […]
Read More →EIT committed to Hawke’s Bay’s biodiversity
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 4 mins ago The Biodiversity HB – Guardians Committee, front row from left left Dr Amelia McQueen (EIT), Genevieve Bennett, Keiko Hashiba, Troy Duncan, Stephanie Murphy, Kay Griffiths, Matt Brady and back row from left Nathan Burkepile, Ngaio Tiuka, Mark Mitchell, Christine Cheyne. EIT celebrated the International Day […]
Read More →Patient Safety Week 2019 to focus on improving communication by understanding implicit bias in health care
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission Patient Safety Week 2019 to focus on improving communication by understanding implicit bias in health care 23 May 2019 | Patient Safety Week When: 3 to 9 November 2019Theme: Improving communication by understanding implicit bias in health care Planning for Patient Safety Week | Wiki Haumaru Tūroro (3–9 November […]
Read More →Minister’s decision making process non-existent
Source: National Party Eugenie Sage’s admission that she went against official advice when declining OceanaGold’s OIO application shows the lack of consistency in her decision making, National’s Land Information spokesperson David Bennett says. “The Minister revealed in Parliament today that her official advice directed her to approve the application, but she ignored it. “This came […]
Read More →High-intensity exercise may restore heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
Source: University of Otago Thursday 23 May 2019 4:43pmGenevieve Wilson.University of Otago researchers have discovered that high-intensity exercise can reduce or reverse the loss in heart function caused by type 2 diabetes.The study found that three months of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improved heart function in adults with type 2 diabetes, without any change in […]
Read More →Phishing email scam alert
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 23 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team MPI is aware of a phishing email sent to some of our customers pretending to come from MPI. It has the subject line “Re: Notices to All MPI Registerd (sic) Exporters”. The external sender is mibaby95[@]aol[.]com. It is asking people to […]
Read More →‘Zero Carbon Bill’ opens for submissions: Have your say on New Zealand’s climate change policies
Source: New Zealand Parliament 23 May 2019 Public submissions are now open on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill, which is being considered by the Environment Committee. The purpose of the Zero Carbon Bill is to establish a framework which New Zealand can use to develop clear, stable climate change policies in line […]
Read More →Trade Training Awards crown top trades students
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 1 min ago Lola Davis handed the Mike Davis Memorial Cup over to Top Overall Apprentice Jeremy Long. The winners of the Rotary Club of Greenmeadows Trade Training Awards were announced on Wednesday during a ceremony held at the Napier War Memorial Centre. The gala evening shone a […]
Read More →Drone swoops in to aid Safeswim water sampling
Source: Auckland Council Reporting for work for the first time today, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone started collecting water samples at Auckland swim event beaches. Auckland Council’s Safeswim programme is again leading innovation, this time utilising a drone to sample swimming sites for water quality. The council collaborated with Pattle Delamore Partners (PDP), […]
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