Fire Safety – Change in fire seasons for much of Canterbury
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Christchurch City, Banks Peninsula, Selwyn and North Canterbury will move to open fire season status from midnight Saturday...
Business News – Policies for business in the spotlight – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ
Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Conference hosted by BusinessNZ
Registrations for the 2023 Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Conference, hosted by BusinessNZ, are now available.
Widely...
Waikato land owners have big dreams for their whenua Māori
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Te Puni Kokiri
Nestled in the Waikato foothills of Waitetuna, sits Aramiro Ahu Whenua Trust, who are looking to develop their ancestral lands...
Drought hits hard, far and wide
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Analysis of drought conditions across New Zealand this year shows it is one of the...
Parliament Hansard Report – Water Services Entities Amendment Bill — In Committee—Clauses 1 and...
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
TUESDAY, 15 AUGUST 2023
(continued on Wednesday, 16 August 2023)
WATER SERVICES ENTITIES AMENDMENT BILL
In Committee
Debate resumed.
Clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
CHAIRPERSON...
Response to Wildfires – Guidelines for Public Health Units
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
When large wildfires occur, public health units are involved if public health may be put at risk.
The purpose of...
Budget 2020: Falling in love with Infra
Source: Greenpeace New ZealandN.frəˌstrʌk.tʃə Infrastructure. If you’d rather snort pepper up your nose and squirt lemon in your eyes than read more about this...
SH 29 / Kaimai Range, blocked
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
District:
Bay of Plenty
Motorists are advised that State Highway 29 at the Kaimai Summit is currently blocked due to a...
Try not to buy anything plastic
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – To reduce waste and protect ecosystems, many countries have started banning disposable plastics.
The ban will include plastic cutlery, cotton swabs, straws,...
COVID-19 risks in East Africa heighten as severe floods displace nearly half a million...
Source: Save The Children
Displaced residents use donkeys to travel through flooded streets in Beladwayne, Somalia. More images are available here from Somalia. There is...
Aggravated robbery and fleeing driver crash, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Two people have been injured following an aggravated robbery and fleeing driver crash in Palmerston North overnight.
About 10.20pm, Police...
Weather – Cyclone Cody will impact New Zealand
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: MetService
Tropical Cyclone Cody is moving towards New Zealand and MetService are forecasting very stormy weather to impact parts of the North...
