Police make arrests over alleged methamphetamine importations into New Zealand (+photos)
Source: New Zealand Police Police make arrests over alleged methamphetamine importations into New Zealand (+photos) JOINT MEDIA RELEASE FROM NEW ZEALAND POLICE AND FIJI POLICE: Police in New Zealand and Fiji have disrupted a group of people allegedly involved in importing methamphetamine from the United States into New Zealand. Last week Police made a number […]
Read More →Sentencing of Alosio Taimo in Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Colin Higson, Counties Manukau Police: Police acknowledge today’s sentencing of Alosio Taimo at the High Court in Auckland, who is facing 22 years imprisonment for serious sexual offending against 17 victims. Taimo was convicted of 95 charges of sexual offending against vulnerable young boys, aged between 9 […]
Read More →Is ‘sex ed’ failing the #metoo generation?
Source: University of Canterbury Home > News > 2019 > 22 February 2019 Navigating contemporary gender issues is complicated for young people, and New Zealand’s traditional sexuality education is not keeping up, according to a University of Canterbury education expert. Gender fluidity, consent, exposure to pornography, sexual violence, and the power dynamics behind the #metoo […]
Read More →Largest Police workforce in NZ history
Source: New Zealand Government Police Minister Stuart Nash is celebrating a new milestone as the Police workforce reaches the highest figure in its history. “The total number of frontline officers, support staff, and others in the organisation who work to keep communities safe has now passed the 13,000 mark,” says Mr Nash. “The number of […]
Read More →How should agencies deal with ‘empty-your-pocket’ requests?
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The most common complaints we investigate relate to individuals trying to access their personal information. Some of these requests are “empty-your-pocket” requests to the agency – in other words, requests for all the information held about the person concerned by the agency. MIL OSI
Read More →National’s failure to grasp climate change a major challenge for NZ
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand While Tasmania and Tasman District are terrorised by fire and the temperature tally for 2018 confirms the last four calendar years as the hottest on record, National’s Climate Change Spokesperson, Todd Muller has suggested that the best climate strategy may be to sit back and let the doomsday clock tick. Muller views it […]
Read More →Clark presiding over record sea of red ink in DHBs
Source: National Party The Health Minister must be in panic mode this close to the Budget and with every single District Health Board in overdraft, meaning they will struggle to fund any new initiatives without cutting existing services, National’s Health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “Not only has David Clark failed to deliver on his pledge […]
Read More →New Zealand Tertiary Research – Is ‘sex ed’ failing the #metoo generation?
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: University of Canterbury Navigating contemporary gender issues is complicated for young people, and New Zealand’s traditional sexuality education is not keeping up, according to a Canterbury education expert. Gender fluidity, consent, exposure to pornography, sexual violence, and the power dynamics behind the #metoo movement are some of the issues University of […]
Read More →Local board proposes new cemetery for Great Barrier
Source: Auckland Council A long-awaited cemetery in central Great Barrier is one step closer to realisation. Great Barrier Local Board has spent considerable time and resources over the last eight years on this project after residents made it clear that there was a need for cemeteries in the north and centre of the island. Auckland […]
Read More →Green light for Metro Park West design
Source: Auckland Council Developing Metro Park West in Millwater took another step forward with Hibiscus and Bays Local Board approving the park’s new design. Board chair Julia Parfitt says residents submitted 101 responses and the final design incorporates much of this feedback. It reflects the ‘Meadow and Creek’ option with the addition of fruit trees […]
Read More →Train station signs send weak smokefree signal
Source: University of Otago Friday 22 February 2019 9:58am More than 20 per cent of the 54 railway stations in the lower North Island have no smokefree signs at all and many others have signs of poor quality, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington have found.The researchers said a particular problem was that there […]
Read More →UPDATE: Kawerau shooting
Source: New Zealand Police Statement attributable to Detective Inspector Mark Loper The investigation into the shooting in Kawerau yesterday where a 29-year-old man died is ongoing today. As part of the investigation Police would like to hear from anyone who saw the incident as it unfolded over rural roads between Edgecumbe and Kawerau yesterday between […]
Read More →SH2 between Katikati and Tauranga closed
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 21 Feb 2019 10:09 pm | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 2 Tahawai between Katikati and Tauranga is closed due to a serious crash. We ask motorists to avoid the area or delay travel. The northbound detour route is SH29, SH24, SH27 and SH26 […]
Read More →Northland drivers urged to take extreme care as wet windy weather ends summer dry
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists in Northland and Auckland to take extreme care on the roads and prepare for possible heavy rain as the wettest and windiest weather of the summer heads our way. Tropical Cyclone Oma now look unlikely to reach New Zealand, but warm moist air […]
Read More →Whataroa half kilometre long slip closes State Highway 6
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Daylight has revealed a lengthy, active slip between Whataroa and Harihari on the West Coast. State Highway 6 north of Franz Josef Glacier was closed in the early hours of this morning as a result. Given the depth of material with large trees, soil, rocks and streams cutting across the […]
Read More →Living and breathing Kapa Haka
Source: University of Waikato Like many others, Ngawai hono i te po Paki lives, breathes, and simply is Kapa Haka. With a rich family heritage in the art form going back many decades, she is following in the footsteps of her parents, aunties, uncles and elders. As the only daughter and youngest child of Te […]
Read More →Second arrest after Whenuapai shooting incident
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Colin Parmenter, Waitematä Police Police have arrested a second man in relation to a shooting in Whenuapai last month. Police were called on January 14, after a man was found with gunshot wounds at a property on Brigham Creek Road. A 42-year-old man was arrested on […]
Read More →POMRC regional workshops: introducing a web-based system for reviewing local perioperative deaths
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission POMRC regional workshops: introducing a web-based system for reviewing local perioperative deaths Event start: 25 Mar 2019 9:00am Event end: 5 Apr 2019 1:00pm Location: Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Wellington The Perioperative Mortality Review Committee (POMRC) is holding four regional workshops to introduce a web-based system for reviewing local perioperative […]
Read More →CPAG welcomes move to qualified in-home carers
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 22 February 2019 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the move by the Ministry of Education towards more professional in-home early childhood care and education (ECCE), ensuring all children in ECCE environments are accessing high quality, culturally relevant, consistent and safe educational opportunities. Dr Jenny Ritchie, Associate Professor in […]
Read More →Crash – SH 2, Western Bay of Plenty
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on State Highway 2, Western Bay of Plenty. The crash occurred at around 8.25pm, between Hot Springs Road and Lund Road. Information from the scene indicates two cars were involved in the crash and one person has sustained serious injuries. Police are requesting that motorists […]
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