Public asked to help build national flood photo database
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NIWA is asking people in flood-affected areas to contribute photos to a national database to...
Homicide investigation under way following death in Miramar, Wellington
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch:
A homicide investigation is under way following the death of a...
Police acknowledge sentencing of William James Sio
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Caroline Wharton: Police acknowledge the sentencing of 25-year-old William James Sio in relation to the...
Special Olympics Flame of Hope burns into Hamilton for the Summer Games
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Waikato District police will join some of the region’s Special Olympics athletes on Thursday 8 December to carry the...
Fatal crash – SH1, East Taupō Arterial
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
One person has died in a crash involving two vehicles in Taupō, reported at 9.10pm.
The crash happened on the...
Police seek to locate Joseph Hobson
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Gavin Bruce, Glenn Innes CIB:
Police are appealing to the public for help to locate...
Progress on state highways across Tairāwhiti
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The devastation Cyclone Gabrielle has left in its wake on the East Coast has been immense, including on the region’s...
10 things you need to know about famine
Source: Save The Children
We need to talk about the F-word.
Parts of Somalia are at risk of famine, but what does that mean for the...
SH3, Ohaupo blocked
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
State Highway 3 (Ohaupo Road) between West Road and Great South Road, Ohaupo is currently blocked due to a...
Seeking solutions to health outcome disparities for Māori through educational resources
Source: University of Waikato
Māori are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes with significantly poorer outcomes and higher mortality rates. But emerging health academic Rebekah...
DRC: AT LEAST 78,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED AND FAMILIES RIPPED APART AS FIGHTING ESCALATES
Source: Save The Children
KINSHASA, 8 February 2024 – Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced at least 78,000 children to...
Update – serious crash, Pound Road, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can confirm one person has died following the serious crash on Pound Road on Tuesday 1 November.
They were...
