Polluted, drained, and drying out: new warnings on New Zealand’s rivers and lakes
Source: University of Waikato
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Troy Baisden, University of Waikato
The latest environmental report on New Zealand’s lakes and rivers reiterates bleak news about the state of...
Business R&D expenditure doubles between 2012 and 2019 – Stats NZ Media and Information...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Business R&D expenditure doubles between 2012 and 2019 – Media release
17 April 2020
In 2019, businesses spent $2.4 billion on research and development (R&D),...
Auckland overnight motorway closures 19–25 April 2020
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for critical motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will...
Proposals to amend the Food Notice on maximum residue levels for agricultural compounds
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Closing Date: 16 Jun 2020
Contact: ACVM team
Have your say
New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on proposed changes proposed...
List of Toilets that Remain Open during COVID-19 lock-down
Source: Whangarei District Council
This page contains a list of public toilets that remain open during COVID-19 Alert Level 4.
Updated: 17/04/2020 9:19 a.m.
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Can you help Christchurch Police?
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police have located an unattended child in Sockburn, Christchurch.
The boy, thought to be around aged five, was found on...
Govt report reveals freshwater crisis
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, April 16: Greenpeace says today’s Ministry for the Environment report, Our Freshwater 2020, clearly shows that New Zealand’s rivers, lakes...
Is disposable safer than reusable? Let’s consult the science…
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many shops and fast-food chains have rightly taken steps to limit contamination in their restaurants...
Rohingya families risk death or injury, all for a better life
Source: Save The Children
Following reports of the rescue of nearly 400 starving Rohingya men, women and children adrift at sea for two months, Save...
University Research – The future is now: Implications of Covid-19 for New Zealand
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: University of Auckland
The Covid-19 crisis presents multiple, complex and ongoing challenges for New Zealand. But it also provides an opportunity to...
Engaging children in the COVID-19 response and beyond
Source: Save The Children
Last week, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched an important Words into Action guidelines: Engaging children and...
Man arrested after dog injured in Kapiti Coast dirt bike incident
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
A 35-year-old man has been arrested today in relation to an incident last week in Raumati Beach.
Police received a...
