New technique opens swathes of shells for genetic analysis
Source: University of Otago
PhD candidate Kerry Walton holds shells from each of the three paua/abalone species from mainland New Zealand. The smallest of the...
Anzac Day/end of school holidays travel advice for South Island drivers
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
With the school holidays winding down and Anzac Day Tuesday 25 April, people heading home are encouraged to build in...
Weather – Studying a fragile and alien icy world
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: NIWA
NIWA scientists are doing what no others have done before. In a mysterious world just below the Antarctic ice, a delicate web...
Update: Cordons lifted, Epsom
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can advise evacuated residents are now able to return to their homes following a successful detonation of an...
Update on timelines for affected properties post Cyclone and flooding
Source: New Zealand Government
The Cyclone Recovery Minister has set out the next steps for property assessments in areas affected by the severe weather events...
Road Policing operation in Invercargill targets modified vehicles
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Southland Police recently ran a successful road policing operation in the Invercargill area.
The operation focused on targeting modified vehicles...
Patrolling at a station of a different kind
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police and the community are all aboard a new initiative to get youths moving out of town centres and...
Moving away from fossil fuels, electricity costs could rise
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – As New Zealand moves away from fossil fuels to climate-friendly renewable electrical energy, demand for electricity is going to rise.
For...
Parliament Hansard Report – Petitions, Papers, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills –...
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
PETITIONS, PAPERS, SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
SPEAKER: A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.
CLERK:...
No-cause evictions leave no hope for renters
Source: Green Party
The Government’s introduction of legislation that would enable landlords to end tenancies with no reason marks a dark day for the 1.4...
Boosts for regional parks and community assets as $50 million invested in Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: Auckland Council
Regional parks, growth-related community assets, sports fields, cemeteries and public art are among a range of assets for Aucklanders that have had...
Enhanced Task Force Green Approved for Tairāwhiti and Wairoa regions
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government has activated Enhanced Taskforce Green (ETFG) in response to flooding in the Tairāwhiti and Wairoa regions.
“Up to $500,000 will...
