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· March 4, 2025
Source: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has welcomed the Health Minister’s funding announcement saying it is a big step in the right...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says reducing congestion will have big benefits for freight efficiency, labour productivity, and emissions reduction. “The report...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua city is turning 60 this year. We officially became a city on Saturday 2 October 1965 when our population hit 20,000, meeting the threshold (at the...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Porirua City Council Michael Jacques is far too busy to think about popping champagne to mark a significant birthday for one of the region’s most popular multisport events. When first...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE is condemning the Government’s $11.72 million investment into salmon farming and demanding an urgent review into endemic animal welfare breaches. SAFE Campaign Manager Emily Hall says...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Office of the Ombudsman The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is concerned that people can be placed in secure aged care facilities in New Zealand without the proper legal authority. Mr...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand March is a big month for the road freight industry with the largest survey in a decade being held to find out what are...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr Shane Reti says the Pacific language week series continues to celebrate our diverse Pacific languages, with exciting updates for 2025 and...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Home consents up in the month of January 2025 – 4 March 2025 – There were 2,203 new homes consented in January 2025, up 11 percent...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Porirua City Council Names are important – they represent who we are as a city, and reflect our cultures, our histories and our connections to the environment around us and...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government continues to invest in research which will deliver tangible benefits to New Zealanders, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti announced today. Three...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 4 March 2025 – Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby has reinforced the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s commitment to ensuring a resilient, efficient, innovative and...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Upgraded tourism ventures on Rakiura Stewart Island promise a world-class experience for visitors, with enhanced guided nature walks and improved facilities, says Associate Regional Development Minister...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Privacy Commissioner The February 2025 issue of Privacy News includes a reminder about giving feedback on the Biometrics Code, a piece about the Public Services Commission and Stats NZ...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Privacy Commissioner By Michael Webster, Privacy Commissioner Originally published on the New Zealand Herald 3 October 2024. One of the greatest risks to privacy in the workplace could be...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: ACT Party Responding to principals calling for an end to new online NCEA tests due to low pass rates, ACT Education spokesperson Laura McClure says: “We’ve tested literacy and numeracy and...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Zero Waste Network Aotearoa Every Bite has released its first annual report outlining in-depth its work, methods and outcomes in preventing food waste. What emerges are good news stories...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government A major boost to regional innovation opens in Blenheim today, supported by a $578,000 grant from the Government’s Regional Strategic Partnership Fund (RSPF), Associate Regional Development...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) An investigation has been launched into the death of a man on State Highway 6 after he was struck by a vehicle last night....
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have charged a 20-year-old driver for allegedly causing the deaths of two of his passengers in January. The crash on Butchers Road, Clarkville,...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a young girl died when she was struck by a vehicle in Hawke’s Bay earlier this...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey today officially marked the start of a new peer support service at Wellington Hospital Emergency Department, an initiative that will help...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police acknowledge the findings by the Independent Policy Conduct Authority in relation to the death of an Auckland man in June 2021. The 43-year-old...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage The limited excavation of the partial remains of a waka found on Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Island has finished. “The site has now been covered and...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: ChildFund New Zealand Uncertainty about the next stage in the war in Ukraine is putting increased pressure on Ukrainian children who have already put up with three years of war....
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Two men have been arrested following a fleeing driver event involving a vehicle towing a caravan in Wellington. Shortly after 5am, Police were notified...
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· March 4, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Changes to the Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO) regime take effect today (Sunday 2 March). Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says the Firearms Prohibition Order regime has been...