Police appeal for witnesses to Tikipunga incidents
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant John Clayton. Police are appealing to the public for witnesses to two incidents involving a black ute in Tikipunga yesterday. At approximately 1pm on Sunday 19 August, a young female was pulled into a black ute as she walked along Manapouri […]
Read More →Growing drug resistance will lead to long-term harm
Source: University of Auckland (2) Drugs that fight many common infectious diseases are becoming less effective because of increased antibiotic resistance, a direct consequence of persistent high levels of community antibiotic use in New Zealand. A University of Auckland study has analysed almost 5 million antibacterial prescriptions dispensed in New Zealand during 2015 and found […]
Read More →Second grounds for reassessment on methyl bromide declined
Source: Environmental Protection Authority 20 August 2018 We have declined an application to determine whether grounds for a reassessment of methyl bromide’s flammable gas classification existed. This latest decision does not invalidate the grounds for reassessment established earlier this year as a consequence of an application, made by the Stakeholders in Methyl Bromide Reduction Inc […]
Read More →Person of interest identified after 1080 threats in Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police have spoken to the person they believe is responsible for making threats to use 1080 poison in public places, including Freyberg Pool, in Palmerston North on Friday 17 August. Police executed a search warrant on a property near Palmerston North this morning. One man has been […]
Read More →Name release – fatal crash, Bay of Plenty
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the deceased in a fatal crash on State Highway 2 at Whakamarama, Bay of Plenty, yesterday morning. He was 61-year-old Kevin Adrian Hamill, of Auckland. Police extends our thoughts to Mr Hamill’s family at this difficult time. The circumstances of […]
Read More →Southern Police District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham has welcomed the 88 officers allocated to Southern District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from […]
Read More →Canterbury District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price has welcomed the 121 officers allocated to Canterbury today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from […]
Read More →Tasman Police to benefit from additional Police staff
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Mike Johnson has welcomed the 55 officers allocated to Tasman today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase in 2017/18. “This […]
Read More →Wellington District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Superintendent Sam Hoyle has welcomed the 101 officers allocated to Wellington District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from […]
Read More →Central District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Superintendent Lauano Sue Schwalger has welcomed the 116 additional officers allocated to Central District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an […]
Read More →Eastern District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Eastern District Commander Superintendent Tania Kura has welcomed the 114 officers allocated to Eastern District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase […]
Read More →Waikato to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Bruce Bird has welcomed the 127 officers allocated to Waikato today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from the previous […]
Read More →Bay of Plenty District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Andy McGregor has welcomed the 125 additional officers allocated to the Bay of Plenty district today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on […]
Read More →Counties Manukau District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Jill Rogers has welcomed the 137 officers allocated to Counties Manukau District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from […]
Read More →Auckland City District to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Superintendent Karyn Malthus has welcomed the 102 officers allocated to Auckland City District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. 15 positions are already in place, with a further 87 positions still to be recruited for Auckland City District. The new staff were allocated as part […]
Read More →Waitematā to benefit from additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police District Commander Tusha Penny has welcomed the 107 officers allocated to Waitematā today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from the previous […]
Read More →Northland to benefit from 87 additional Police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Acting District Commander, Justin Rogers has welcomed the 87 officers allocated to Northland District today by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff are allocated as part of the 1800 additional Police funded through a $298.8 million increase in Budget 2018 that built on an increase from […]
Read More →Commissioner details allocation of 1800 police
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Mike Bush has today confirmed further details around the allocation of the 1800 additional officers, following a $298.8 million increase for Police in Budget 2018. “Our organisation aspires for New Zealand to be the world’s safest country. These 1800 officers, alongside 485 support staff, will […]
Read More →Woman dies after incident in Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services were called to Gravatt Road in Tauranga shortly before 10am today after a woman suffered an incident on her mobility scooter. Preliminary enquiries indicate that an item of clothing became caught in one of the wheels of the mobility scooter, causing the woman to lose consciousness. Members […]
Read More →Week That Was: A focus on education!
Continuing in the education space, this week we announced that hundreds of women working in education, who have fought for years to be paid fairly, are to get a pay rise of up to 30 per cent in a historic settlement for pay equity. The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) and the Ministry of Education signed […]
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