iWork update brings drawing and book creation to Pages, Numbers and Keynote
MIL OSI – Source: Apple News Headline: iWork update brings drawing and book creation to Pages, Numbers and Keynote iWork update brings drawing, book creation and more to Pages, Numbers and KeynoteApple Pencil Support Enables Greater Creativity in Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations on iPadApple is updating its iWork suite of productivity apps — Pages, Numbers […]
Read More →Arrogant bluster no substitute for economic plan
Source: National Party Shane Jones’ arrogant assertion that businesses struggling for workers should just invest in automation, rather than look for skilled immigration, is just the latest in a long list of unhelpful suggestions from an out-of-touch Government, National Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Speaking at the National Party’s Lower North Island Regional Conference […]
Read More →Protecting our mounga enables toutouwai to return
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Protecting our mounga enables toutouwai to return One of the world’s most intensive rat and small rodent trapping networks is providing a safe haven for wildlife on Mt Taranaki, resulting in the release of more toutouwai / North Island robin back to mountain.
Read More →Green Island night closures for a week at three new roundabouts for highway milling and new sealing
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Release/Statement Headline: Green Island night closures for a week at three new roundabouts for highway milling and new sealing Three roundabouts (see photo below) will be milled and re-sealed this coming week in overnight hours, requiring closures and alternative access routes. The Main South Road from […]
Read More →Education Budget full of broken promises
Source: National Party Parents and teachers will be feeling let down by the Government after realising education is one of the big losers in Budget 2018, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “After making big promises and creating high expectations, parents and teachers were expecting significantly more for education than just the business-as-usual funding for […]
Read More →Labour puts less into Health than National
Source: National Party Labour’s Budget is putting less new money into health this year than National added last year – with just $731 million extra compared to National’s $924 million boost in Budget 2017, National Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “It beggars belief that Labour set expectations so high for this Budget and not only […]
Read More →NZ Transport Agency seeks feedback on Gisborne’s roading network
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Release/Statement Headline: NZ Transport Agency seeks feedback on Gisborne’s roading network Director of Regional Relationships Emma Speight says the Transport Agency is working closely with partners and stakeholders to support the Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) Economic Action Plan. “We are now seeking public feedback to help us shape […]
Read More →Construction to start this year on Te Awa – Cambridge to Hamilton shared path
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Release/Statement Headline: Construction to start this year on Te Awa – Cambridge to Hamilton shared path Work is set to start on the final piece of the Te Awa River Ride shared path, between Cambridge and Hamilton, later this year. Funding has been confirmed for the […]
Read More →Robbery in Foxton – offenders sought
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Just before 7.00 am this morning a dairy owner in Foxton was confronted by a man demanding money. The owner refused to cooperate and the offender fled the shop empty-handed. The offender got into a stolen blue hatchback car containing another man, and they drove south on State […]
Read More →Serious crash in Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police have received a report that at about 10am this morning, two cars collided at the intersection of Rimu Road and Longbush South Road in Southland. Police and other emergency services are en-route to the scene, cordons are in place and motorists are asked to be patient. […]
Read More →SH11 past Lemons Hill slip closed Sunday for removal of trees
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Release/Statement Headline: SH11 past Lemons Hill slip closed Sunday for removal of trees The road will be closed between 8am – 5pm and motorists will have to use the detour route via State Highways 1, 10 and 11. Drivers should allow up to 30 minutes extra […]
Read More →Pittance for MPI, biosecurity halved
Source: National Party For a Government that has been running around telling anyone who will listen that Biosecurity is underfunded, it has allocated an extraordinarily small sum to strengthen the system, National’s spokesperson for Agriculture Nathan Guy says. “Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced a paltry increase of just $9.3 million for Biosecurity which is […]
Read More →Govt delivering fewer social houses than National
Source: National Party In spite of its claims of a housing crisis and promises to do better the Government will actually deliver fewer social houses than National and fewer houses for New Zealanders overall, National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. “For years Labour claimed there was a housing crisis which it would step in […]
Read More →KiwiBuild forecasts slashed – fewer to be built
Source: National Party Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s KiwiBuild pipedream has been dealt another blow, with the Government’s own experts saying it will have only half the promised impact on the housing market, National’s Housing and Urban Development spokesperson Judith Collins says. “In Budget 2018, Treasury experts slashed their forecast rate of progress on KiwiBuild, from […]
Read More →Male charged following investigation into St Marys Bay attack
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin: Early this morning Auckland City Police located a male who was wanted in connection to a sexually motivated attack in St Marys Bay on Friday 11th May, 2018. A 33-year-old male was taken into custody without incident and has […]
Read More →Appeal to ID offenders in Christchurch dairy robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Phil Sparks Police are investigating the robbery of a dairy in Riccarton. Police were called to the corner of Riccarton Rd and Wainui St just after 4.30pm, to a report of a robbery in progress. Inquiries at the scene have established that […]
Read More →Taupo Police patrol rammed by stolen vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A Police vehicle was rammed head on in Taupo by a stolen SUV last night (Wednesday). The Police car was deliberately hit at about midnight when the patrol was responding to a report of an unlawfully taken Isuzu. Once the SUV was spotted, the Police car activated […]
Read More →Vehicle crashes into house in Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police One person was taken to hospital in a critical condition tonight after the vehicle they were in hit a house in Horotiu, Waikato. Emergency services were called to the crash, south of Ngaruawahia, at 8.26pm. Initial reports from the scene suggest only one person was in the […]
Read More →Extra investment in Police welcomed
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Mike Bush welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Police and says it represents a significant investment in NZ Police that will help make New Zealand the safest country. “We are now positioned to deliver 1800 new police and 485 support staff,” says Commissioner Bush. […]
Read More →Trampers rescued in Ruahine Ranges overnight
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin James: Hawkes Bay Police and LandSAR volunteers were involved in the rescue of two men in the Ruahine Ranges last night. Around 6:30pm two 18-year-old men contacted Police via cellphone when they found themselves disorientated in deteriorating weather conditions. The […]
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