Newtown fire update – Operation Rose
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are urging people who were staying in Loafers Lodge on Adelaide Road, Newtown in Wellington in recent days...
Animal Welfare – New Zealand Veterinary Association supports cyclone relief funding for animal welfare
Source: NZ Veterinary Association
The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is delighted with yesterday’s announcement that a further $30 million is being invested by the government...
Delays expected for Wellington drivers following Newtown fire
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
People heading to the airport and Wellington Hospital are warned delays are likely on State Highway 1 through the city...
New Zealand’s reliance on foreign doctors to plug gaps highlights the need for another...
Source: University of Waikato
The New Zealand health system is currently in the throes of its biggest reorganisation in more than 20 years. The aim...
Southern dotterels suffer breeding season blow
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 May 2023
Annual flock counts of the Southern New Zealand dotterel, undertaken by DOC in April, estimate about 126 dotterels remain,...
Overnight closure: SH1 southbound from Ellerslie Penrose to Mt Wellington and Penrose Road
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that SH1 southbound from Ellerslie Penrose to Mt Wellington and Penrose Road...
Education – Te Pūkenga expanding offering in China
Source: Te Pukenga
China’s Ministry of Education has approved a joint institute with Ara | Te Pūkenga and Shenyang Jianzhu University (SJU) in Liaoning province, China...
Inflation and Poverty – Struggling families need much more than an inflation top-up –...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group
Sky rocketing inflation is keeping families in poverty despite much-heralded inflation adjustments to benefit increases, according to new research on family...
First Responders – Wellington building fire update #2
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency can confirm multiple fatalities have occurred at the building fire in Wellington.
District Manager Commander Nick Pyatt says...
First Responders – Wellington building fire update #1
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency is responding to a significant building fire in Wellington. Crews were called to the Adelaide Rd...
Update in appeal over injured man in Grey Lynn
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Baber, Area Investigations Manager, Auckland City West:
Police are continuing to appeal for...
Wellington fire – statement plus media advisory re stand-up
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can confirm a number of fatalities following the fire in central Wellington this morning.
Officers remain at the scene...
