Porirua News – Whenua Tapu in Porirua keeps Green Flag status
Source: Porirua City Council
Whenua Tapu has retained its Green Flag award status, marking the Porirua cemetery’s high quality and welcoming experiences for visitors.
The award was...
Kākahi (freshwater mussel)
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
What are the threats?
There are several factors that may be causing a decline in kākahi...
Road closed following crash – State Highway 53, Wairarapa
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Emergency services are responding to a crash on State Highway 53 in Martinborough. The single-vehicle crash was reported to Police...
Beetle and hoverfly could combat problem wasps
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Two new organisms might be enlisted to combat the invading horde. An application to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) seeks to...
Arbitrary Ground – Post-Painterly (Im)Possibilities
Source: Auckland Council
The artists in this group, while working in different styles, have in common their love of cold wax medium and the unique...
Operation Basking sentencing at Auckland High Court
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police acknowledge the sentencing today at Auckland’s High Court for Toko (Ashley) Shane Winter and Kerry Te Amo.
The pair...
Report confirms systemic failure in our places of detention
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The below can be attributed to Amnesty International Executive Director Meg de Ronde in relation to the Human Rights Commission report...
Fatal Crash – Halcombe Road, Feilding
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can confirm one person has now died following a two-vehicle crash yesterday (4 May) on Halcombe Road around...
Arts News – Eight Pasifika artists acknowledged at 26th Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika...
Source: Creative New Zealand
From visual arts, to theatre, to the art of ngatu tā‘uli (blackened tapa cloth), eight Pasifika artists are being recognised for their...
Next steps for New Zealand’s organic regulations
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government has passed the Organic Products and Production Bill through its third reading today in Parliament helping New Zealand’s organic...
Government invests in major horticulture project in northern Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Government
An ambitious horticulture project is under way to lift the productivity of Māori-owned land in northern Hawke’s Bay, Agriculture Minister Damien...
Missing person, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Hamilton Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate missing 17-year-old Nugi Reeves.
Nugi, who is about 170-185cm tall...
