Correction: Homicide investigation launched in Manurewa, arrest made
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
An earlier release stated that a Police were making enquiries after a 60-year-old man was taken to hospital from...
Police acknowledge IPCA report into fatal shooting in Papatoetoe
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
An IPCA report finds Police officer not justified in shooting Tangaru-Noere Turia
A criminal investigation and legal advice found insufficient...
Security News – Police Association rejects key findings of IPCA report into Turia shooting
Source: NZ Police Association
The New Zealand Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai rejects the finding of the Independent Police Conduct Authority that a police officer –...
Animal Welfare – Canterbury farmer gets slap on the wrist after more than 600...
Source: SAFE For Animals
Animal rights organization SAFE is renewing its calls for a Commissioner for Animals, following the pitiful sentence for a Canterbury farmer whose...
Human Rights – Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for...
Source: Save the Children
As violent clashes in Sudan continue, UNICEF and the child-focused NGOs World Vision and Save the Children are highlighting the danger to...
Media News – PIJF provides one-off funding to ensure Emergency Resilience in the wake...
Source: New Zealand on Air
NZ On Air’s Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF) has stepped in to ensure media in the Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti...
State Highway 1 Wellington – Terrace offramp closed due to protest (offramp is now...
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The protesters have been cleared and the offramp is now open.
Update 27 April, 8:30am: The protesters have been cleared and the...
New report confirms mixed bag for bats
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 27 April 2023
Five years on from the last assessment, the threat status of the long-tailed bat and lesser short-tailed bat remains...
Counting carbon – NZ contributes to global C02 stocktake
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
New Zealand researchers have contributed to the first ever stocktake of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The...
University News – AN OPEN INVITATION TO GRAB HOLD OF THE FUTURE – UoA
Source: University of Auckland
Printed bones, an inflatable brain, a walk-through colon, and a haptic hongi (a virtual experience of touch through vibration) represent serious...
Rural News – Arable excellence showcase expanded with three new awards
Source: Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s arable industry is once again gearing up to acknowledge and celebrate the innovators and leaders who drive progress in the sector.
“There’s...
Health News – Improving indoor air quality vital for New Zealanders’ respiratory health
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
New Zealanders need to be more aware of indoor air quality and its impact on health, particularly over winter, caution the...