Huge waves on Wellington coast to ease later today, says NIWA
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
High waves pounding Wellington’s south coast today are being caused by a deep area of...
Interim Standards for Abortion Services in New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Summary
On 24th March 2020 New Zealand changed the law to decriminalise abortion, align the regulation of abortion services with...
EQC staff continue processing claims from homeWednesday, April 15, 2020The Earthquake Commission continues to...
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC
The Earthquake Commission continues to operate during the COVID-19 lockdown and has already started processing the first claims from last...
Fire Safety – Be fire safe in caravans and sleep outs
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people living in caravans, campervans, garages and sleep outs to take...
Finance Minister Speech to Business New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government
Thank you to Kirk and Business NZ for hosting me again today, and indeed for all your help and input into...
Tidal flooding, Wellington
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Emergency services continue to respond to tidal flooding along the south coast of Wellington.
Reports of high swells began coming...
Police search for man following fleeing driver incident
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are working to locate a 51-year-old man after a fleeing driver incident in Te Anau this morning.
About 9.25am,...
Update – fleeing driver incident in Manurewa
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police continue to investigate a serious fleeing driver incident which occurred in Manurewa on Friday 10th April.
Three people received...
Public Sector – Parliament’s independent watchdog to inspect secure aged care facilities
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Office of the Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is to begin a series of targeted inspections this week to provide an independent assessment...
Fleeing driver arrested following Police vehicle thefts
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
A 19-year-old man has been arrested following an incident in eastern and central North Island overnight and is facing...
Emissions report shows progress, and the work ahead
Source: New Zealand Government
New Zealand is making limited progress to reduce its emissions, but not nearly quickly enough, the Minister for Climate Change, James...
University Research – Settling of East Polynesia earlier, likely connected to prolonged drought
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: University of Auckland
Human forays into the eastern Pacific happened earlier than previously thought, and climate change may have been a factor,...
