Public health warning for shellfish extended for West Coast, North Island
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety today extended a public health warning against collecting shellfish in the Waikato region and have extended...
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...
Landmark Oceans Futures Platform Projects the Arctic, Gulf of Guinea, and Central Pacific to...
Source: World Wildlife Fund
Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2023) – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced the launch of its Oceans Futures platform, a first-of-its-kind initiative...
Global Bodies – Helping parliaments reach new heights in mountain adaptation – IPU
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Geneva, Switzerland – The IPU and Adaptation at Altitude, a programme of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, have published a new...
Govt motoring towards zero-carbon buses and protecting drivers’ conditions
Source: New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Michael Wood is seeking feedback on options for the next phase of the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) review...
Health – Critical challenges remain in transforming Aotearoa New Zealand’s approach to mental wellbeing...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Health and Disability Commissioner
Aotearoa New Zealand’s focus on wellbeing is an important step in the right direction but critical challenges remain in...
Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard reappointed as Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor
Source: New Zealand Government
Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard FRSNZ has been reappointed as the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
Professor...
Business and Energy – New model results explore different energy futures for New Zealand
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: BusinessNZ
The BEC, EECA and PSI, have launched the New Zealand Energy Scenarios TIMES-NZ 2.0 to help leaders in government, businesses and academia make better...
Farming Sector – Smart shift on border exceptions, but shearers still missing – Federated...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
The government’s decision today to slightly loosen border entry restrictions to allow in certain specialised staff crucial to the agriculture and...
Defence News – NZDF, MPI AND FIJI AGENCIES BEGIN FISHING MONITORING WORK IN PACIFIC
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Wellington has departed Fiji to begin monitoring operations for illegal,...
Waikato whitebaiting season kicks off with new regulations
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 12 August 2021
The regulations were developed following extensive public engagement and consultation which began in 2018. To help make the fishery...
WWF: World Must Not Miss its Chance to Secure a ‘Paris’-style Agreement for Nature...
Source: World Wildlife Fund
Montreal, Canada – In the face of accelerating biodiversity loss and growing food insecurity, WWF is urging world leaders to secure...
