Work ongoing to identify body recovered near Kāpiti Island
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are continuing work to identify a person located deceased in the water near Kāpiti Island on 25 January.
The...
Enhanced Task Force Green Approved following Cyclone Hale
Source: New Zealand Government
Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Social Development and Employment, has activated Enhanced Taskforce Green (ETFG) in response to flooding and damaged caused...
SH 25A, Tapu-Coroglen and 309 roads closed – Coromandel
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
State Highway 25A in the Coromandel has been closed until further notice, due to instability caused by heavy rain.
The...
Culture News – Fund extension gives more support to New Zealand’s screen sector
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Access to the Screen Production Recovery Fund has been extended from 31 January to 30 June 2023, and expanded to...
Save the Children – Heating bricks and melting ice: creative ways Ukraine families are...
Source: Save the Children
Families in Ukraine are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive the war this winter, Save the Children said, as daily blackouts...
How your kids can have the coolest lunch
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
School holidays are wrapping up, but there’s still plenty of hot weather ahead, so New Zealand Food Safety is sharing...
Serious incident, Manawatū
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Attribute to Area Commander Phillip Ward
Police have arrested one person and are looking for at least two others following...
Emergency housing human rights concerns taken to the United Nations
Source: Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has shared experiences of children and young people in emergency housing ahead of New...
New pack in / pack out rules to start at DOC Whangarei camps
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 27 January 2023
DOC’s Whangarei Operations Manager Joel Lauterbach said the new policy means DOC will no longer be processing campers’ waste...
Symposium to highlight renewed importance of preparedness for influenza pandemic
Source: ESR
Renowned international influenza researcher, Dr Richard Webby, warns we can’t be complacent about the development of new influenza viruses that may spread from...
Performing in Chinese New Year celebrations
Source: University of Otago
Ian Kalmakoff, in blue, performs with members of Dunedin Tai Chi club during previous Chinese New Year celebrations.As those who celebrate...
Health News – Government proposals on vaping a step in right direction, but help...
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand is welcoming recent proposals from Government to further restrict vaping, but says action is...
