Fire Safety – Restricted fire season for Southland
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
A restricted fire season is now in place for Southland, as at 7am this morning ( 12 January).
District Manager Julian...
Auckland overnight motorway closures 24 – 29 September 2023
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be...
Orientation Week kicks off at Waikato
Source: University of Waikato
Hundreds of new students were welcomed at the start of University of Waikato Orientation Week on Monday 24 February, with a...
Parliament Hansard Report – Tuesday, 18 July 2023 (continued on Wednesday, 19 July 2023)...
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
Dr JAMES McDOWALL (ACT): Thank you, Madam Chair. I just rise briefly to contribute on this discussion regarding Supplementary...
Employment News – Sad day for workplace safety as job losses confirmed for WorkSafe
Source: PSA
Confirmation of significant job losses at WorkSafe means workplaces across New Zealand will be less safe in coming years, the PSA warned today.
The final...
Retail sales decline for the second quarter in a row – Stats NZ media...
Retail sales decline for the second quarter in a row – Media release
25 August 2022
The volume of total retail sales fell 2.3 percent in the...
Government News – Chief Ombudsman calls for immediate halt to use of spit hoods...
Source: Office of the Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman is calling on the Department of Corrections to never again use spit hoods on vulnerable prisoners including young...
University News – All things considered, how satisfied are you with your job?
Source: University of Auckland
The value of on-the-job training should not be underestimated, according to a University of Auckland study, which found that over-educated and...
Police launch homicide over death in Ruakākā
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police in Northland have launched a homicide investigation after a 24-year-old man was found deceased in Ruakākā this morning.
Police...
Surface flooding in the Coromandel
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The Coromandel Peninsula remains under an Orange heavy rain and strong wind warning today and Waka Kotahi advises drivers to...
Third and final reburial for cemetery project
Source: University of Otago
Drybread Cemetery.The Southern Cemeteries Archaeological Project will soon be complete, when the third and final reburial ceremony takes place at Drybread...
Quick call from member of public sees Cambridge man arrested
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
A Cambridge man seen driving erratically by a member of the public is due in court next month on...