Revision of the science model for future earthquake shaking in New Zealand
Source: GNS Science
GNS Science, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and EQC announced today that they are revising the National Seismic Hazard...
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Source: New Zealand Parliament – Oral Questions and Answers
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Minister of Housing: Is she satisfied with all aspects of quarantine...
Update – Chartwell, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police’s Specialist Search Group are in attendance at Chartwell Shopping Centre in Hamilton where several home-made explosive devices were...
DOC takes action to adapt to climate change
Source: New Zealand Government
A new Department of Conservation (DOC) action plan tackles the impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s biodiversity and DOC managed...
Reduced international Antarctic season commences
Source: New Zealand Government
A heavily scaled back international Antarctic season will commence this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Research, Science and Innovation...
Vaping law will harm the public, gives in to big tobacco
Source: Taxpayers Union
6 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Smokefree Environments (Vaping) Amendment Bill passed into law last night will help keep people smoking cigarettes, and caves...
Historic kilns on the move as part of PP2Ō Expressway
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
A painstaking project to a preserve a piece of New Zealand’s history got underway yesterday, as the towering beehive kilns...
New high performance sports hub for Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is providing up to $30 million to help fund the NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport in Upper Hutt...
Christchurch researchers secure lion’s share of almost $1million in funding
Source: University of Otago
Thursday 6 August 2020 10:47amResearchers developing a faster and less painful way of diagnosing Legionnaires’ disease are among the recipients of...
SH25A to remain closed for most of the day
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
6 August 2020 10:13 am | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 25A is likely to...
Human Rights Commission welcomes repeal of offensive Part 4A law
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disabled people and their families have been returned the right to complain to the Human Rights Commission or seek redress through...
Family justice system needs to incorporate children’s voices, Otago research
Source: University of Otago
Thursday 6 August 2020 9:25amAssociate Professor Nicola Taylor and Dr Megan Gollop from the Children’s Issues Centre, Faculty of Law.Otago researchers...
