Ombudsman – MIQ complaints to the Ombudsman surge
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Office of the Ombudsman
Complaints about managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities have surged in the past six weeks, says the Chief Ombudsman,...
Health and Employment – Nursing Pay Equity agreed in principle
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased to advise that it has today signed an Agreement in Principle...
Use of biometric information in Aotearoa New Zealand
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Organisations are increasingly collecting peoples sensitive personal information and analysing it using biometric technology. We are now seeking the views of New...
Name release – fatal crash, Longlands
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can now name the person who died following a crash on Railway Road South, Longlands on Saturday 14...
Police seeking assistance to locate missing Palmerston North man
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are asking for the public’s assistance as we continue to try and locate Philip Lucas.
The 69-year-old was last...
Safe Schools Conference: 300 children call on world leaders to protect schools from attack
Source: Save The Children
25 October 2021, Abuja: Children are making a series of demands to world leaders, including requesting they deny armies access to schools, and ensuring paths to schools are free of...
GNS Scientist Dr Georgia Grant wins the Hatherton Award for her paper on seal-level...
Source: GNS Science
12/11/2020 7:53 am
The Hatherton Award, from Royal Society Te Apārangi, is for the best scientific paper by a PhD student at any...
Fire Safety – Restricted fire season for Taranaki District
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
All of the Taranaki District has moved to a restricted fire season as of 8am Friday 21 January.
This...
The green jewels of Tāmaki Makaurau – our regional parks
Source: Auckland Council
“Auckland’s regional parks aren’t that special,” said no one, ever.
“How lucky are we? How incredible is this park!” says everyone, all the...
University of Waikato opens The Pā: māu, māku, mā tātou katoa
Source: University of Waikato
The Pā, the landmark new building at the heart of the University of Waikato’s Hamilton campus, was opened on Monday by...
Greenpeace: Agriculture still tops emissions, so where’s the action?
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
The latest inventory of New Zealand’s climate pollution shows, yet again, that the Government must take urgent action to make farming part...
Police respond to small protests around the country
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Please attribute to Police Commissioner Andrew Coster: Police responded to anti-lockdown protests involving small groups outside government and local council...