Drive to the conditions on State Highway 5
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
“Please drive to the conditions and expect your journey to take longer.”
That’s the message from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency...
Fire Safety – Otago District fire season changes
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Parts of Otago will move back to a restricted fire season at 8am on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, until further...
Banking Sector – Banking union calls for levy on bank profits
Source: First Union
FIRST Union, the union for bank workers across New Zealand, is supporting calls for an immediate inquiry into bank profits and proposing a...
Government News – Chief Ombudsman concludes investigation into council decisions over National Erebus Memorial
Source: Office of the Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has completed his investigation into complaints about Auckland Council’s role in the National Erebus Memorial project.
The...
Northland News – New bridge underway as part of Otiria-Moerewa floodworks
Source: Northland Regional Council
A start has been made on a new 60-metre long, $3.5 million road bridge at the heart of new works to better...
State Highway 3 project to deliver safer journeys, better travel connections for Taranaki
Source: New Zealand Government
Construction has begun on major works that will deliver significant safety improvements on State Highway 3 from Waitara to Bell Block,...
Greenpeace – IPCC report a wake-up call for Hipkins as climate election approaches
Source: Greenpeace
Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC, released its ‘synthesis report’, summarising six previous reports.
Greenpeace says that the latest report confirms the...
South Island Firefighters compete in high profile firefighter-sports event
Source: United Fire Brigades’ Association
Aotearoa New Zealand is protected by over 14,000 paid and volunteer firefighters, who do more than put out fires. Recently...
Privacy Commissioner – Getting flipped by the bird
Source: Privacy Commissioner
The free and easy SMS two factor authentication (2FA) to log into your Twitter account ends today.
That concerns Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster...
Long road ahead for children’s recovery as international community pledges €7 billion in earthquake...
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children staff distributing aid in Adıyaman, South Türkiye
Amman, 20 March 2023: Save the Children welcomes financial pledges from the...
Leaders Urged To Heed Science and Act Now To Avert Climate Catastrophe
Source: World Wildlife Fund
(Interlaken, Switzerland, 20 March 2023) – After a marathon final two days of talks, countries have approved a new climate science...
IPCC report shows 2023 is a ‘now or never’ climate election
Source: Green Party
“This is it; 2023 will be the last opportunity New Zealand has to get a government that will confront the climate emergency...
