Average earnings increase despite slowing wage inflation – Stats NZ media and information release:...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Average earnings increase despite slowing wage inflation – Media release
3 February 2021
Growth in average earnings in the December 2020 quarter was strong, despite...
Unemployment drops to 4.9 percent as employment picks up – Stats NZ media and...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Unemployment drops to 4.9 percent as employment picks up – Media release
3 February 2021
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in...
Back to school for hungry worms
Source: Auckland Council
Perhaps no one is more excited for back to school than the hungry worms that have missed the banana peels and bread...
Russia: Aleksei Navalny given prison term while mass detention of his supporters leads to...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
A court in Moscow has sentenced opposition activist and Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny to two years and eight months in prison,...
Myanmar: UN Security Council must act urgently, hold military accountable
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Ahead of the UN Security Council’s emergency closed meeting on Myanmar today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director of Advocacy Sherine Tadros said:
“What we are witnessing...
Shark numbers decline amid research gaps
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A lack of information about New Zealand oceanic shark populations is making it difficult to...
Tourism events to drive local economies
Source: New Zealand Government
Another cash lifeline is being rolled out to the regions after the approval of funding towards a wide range of events...
Tauranga Commissioners must commit to caretaker mode
Source: Taxpayers Union
3 FEBRUARY 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Tauranga City Council’s commissioners to follow constitutional convention and run the Council in...
SH2 Karangahake Gorge closed overnight 15 and 16 February for road resurfacing
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 2 Karangahake Gorge will be closed between 8pm and 5am on Monday...
SH29 road reconstruction work continues on western side of Kaimai Range this week
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi will continue major road reconstruction works this week on the east-bound Crawler Lane between the State Highway 29...
Conservation dogs sniff out trouble as yachting fans flock to the islands
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 03 February 2021
The potential risk more America’s Cup spectators bring to pest free islands in the Hauraki Gulf is being tackled...
Eating disorders result in significant financial impact on carers
Source: University of Otago
Wednesday 3 February 2021 9:28amAnorexia Nervosa has not only a detrimental impact on the people who suffer from the eating disorder,...