Update: Arrest made after teenager targeted and run over
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Attributable to Detective Inspector Darrell Harpur:
Waikato Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a serious incident in which a...
Workplace death – Newland, Ashburton District
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
A person has died following a workplace incident at a property in Newland, Ashburton District this morning.
Emergency services were...
Gaza – Nationwide protests for Palestine demand government action – 50,000 leaflets distributed in...
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Statement by Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa.
After six months of meaningless government statements, nationwide protests for Palestine continue this week to...
Education job cuts short-sighted with serious implications
Source: Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA)
“First and foremost, we want to express our concern and sympathy to the huge number of people who are...
Fatal crash, Crownthorpe
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
One person has died following a crash on a private property in Crownthorpe, Hastings on Saturday afternoon.
At around 2:30pm,...
Workers should worry about new threat to workplace protections in Minister’s speech
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
Minister Brooke van Velden’s speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce last night is another alarming sign of...
Government Cuts – Brutal 40% cuts will have huge impact on Pasifika people
Source: PSA
Brutal government spending cuts that will see the size of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples slashed by 40% will hit Pasifika communities hard, the...
Privacy Commissioner – New survey shows we all need to sharpen up about privacy...
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Concern about social media use was one of the three themes raised by experts and agencies working directly with children.
The...
DOC’s famous trapping guide is back – and onto the 3rd edition | Conservation...
Source: Department of Conservation
Written by Vanessa Mander, DOC’s Predator Free 2050 Communities Advisor.
Life as a ranger means that you are at the front line...
Sudan: Humanitarian appeal for 2024 critically underfunded, raising just one fifth of amount raised...
Source: Save the Children
Yesterday marked one year of deadly conflict in Sudan, and five years since the Notre Dame cathedral fire
The cathedral fire grabbed headlines...
Programme celebrates first year reducing hill country erosion in North Canterbury
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council
Date: 01 Jul 2020
The Soil Conservation and Regeneration (SCAR) programme has completed the first of a four-year programme which aims...
Environment – Nitrate contamination in Darfield water supply could be causing reproductive risks
Source: Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is expressing grave concern over nitrate contamination in Darfield, after water testing on Friday revealed the town supply in both Darfield and...
