Animal Welfare – Pig industry wants to save their bacon and risk public health
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: SAFE NZ
The pig meat industry is struggling to store its meat while independent butchers are closed during the COVID-19 lockdown.
“The Government needs...
Economy – PMI and PSI surveys postponed
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: BusinessNZ
Unfortunately, the March Business NZ-BNZ PMI and PSI will not be produced.
In deference to our business community, which is currently under unprecedented...
Scam alert – vehicle licence (rego) renewal emails
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising people to delete widely distributed ‘phishing scam’ e-mails which direct recipients to a...
Incident – Cook Street, central Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are in attendance at a serious crash involving a cyclist in central Auckland.
A vehicle had collided with a...
61 new cases of COVID-19
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Today there are 47 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 new probable cases. There are no additional deaths...
Auckland Council welcomes package to stimulate economic recovery
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the city is ready and enthusiastic about promoting infrastructure projects to assist the country to recover quickly...
Work starts on ways to fast-track consents to boost recovery from Covid-19 downturn
Source: New Zealand Government
Work is underway looking at measures to speed up consents for development and infrastructure projects during the recovery from COVID 19,...
New Toi Ohomai Subsidary Board Appointments Announced
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
In exciting news, the new subsidiary board of Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has been announced.
We are happy to...
Sudan: Life-saving messages reach North Darfur and South Kordofan in effort to halt the...
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children is rolling out critical health and hygiene messages in some of the hardest to reach communities in Sudan...
Race-based pandemic funding disgraceful
Source: Taxpayers Union
1 APRIL 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s announcement of $25 million — $10 million for local iwi groups...
Workers celebrate minimum wage increase – E tū
Source: Etu Union
About a quarter of a million Kiwi workers will get a much-needed pay rise today, as the Government’s scheduled minimum wage increase...
The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ’s coronavirus lockdown
Source: University of Waikato
Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato
During New Zealand’s four-week lockdown, all sporting facilities, back-country walking trails and parks are closed to stop...
