UPDATE: Police investigation ongoing following Pauanui boating incident
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a man at Pauanui on 5 January...
Kiwi scientists discover PPE recycling solution
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tamaki Makaurau – Kiwi scientists have developed a shipping container-based unit to disinfect N95 masks and other PPE, so that the equipment can...
New Zealand prepared to send support to Tonga
Source: New Zealand Government
New Zealand is ready to assist Tonga in its recovery from Saturday night’s undersea eruption and tsunami, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia...
Update on COVID-19 cases — 18 January 2022
Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements
Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people):
3,990,408 first doses (95%)
3,899,343 second doses (93%)
35,805 third primary doses
789,064 booster doses
Māori...
Dominick Stephens appointed as Chief Economic Advisor
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
Secretary to the Treasury Caralee McLiesh has announced the appointment of Dominick Stephens as Deputy Secretary, Chief Economic Advisor.
“Dominick Stephens is...
New Zealand Police to implement mandatory vaccination policy
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
New Zealand Police will be implementing a mandatory vaccination policy for all employees, contractors, volunteers, suppliers, new employees and...
NZIER’s QSBO shows weaker demand and confidence – QQuarterly Survey of Business Opinion, January...
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
18 January 2022
The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) shows business confidence and demand fell as...
Disasters – Heilala Vanilla Concern for Tongan Colleagues
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: People’s PR
Heilala Vanilla’s CEO Jennifer Boggiss has spoken of the premium vanilla company’s deep concern for their family, friends, and colleagues...
Fire Safety – Change in fire season status for Buller
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Buller is now in a restricted fire season.
The change from open to restricted occurred at 8 am Tuesday...
Insurance Sector – September South Island Windstorm cost $36.5 m Raises 2021 extreme weather...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Insurance Council of NZ
Gale force winds and storms between 9 and 13 September 2021 resulted in insurers supporting communities to the tune...
Insurers assisting with safe, coordinated Tutukaka marina recovery
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Insurance Council of NZ
Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) members are working with the Harbour Master and...
Housing Market – Every New Zealand suburb records positive property price growth in 2021
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: CoreLogic
Despite COVID, snap lockdowns and border closures, Aotearoa’s widespread residential real estate resilience rolled on unabated in 2021, ending the year...
