Joint financial support package announced
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
Further to the economic support package announced on 17 March, Finance Minister Grant Robertson today announced a joint financial support package...
Police seek witnesses to Napier stabbing
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Hawke’s Bay Police are seeking the occupants of a blue vehicle, who we believe witnessed a stabbing outside the...
Police seek sightings of missing Japanese tourist
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are appealing to the public for any sightings of Japanese tourist Tokuichi Sako. Tokuichi, aged 77, was last seen...
Leading Professor heading up University’s School of Psychology
Source: University of Waikato
Noted developmental psychologist, Professor Vincent Reid, is heading up the University of Waikato’s School of Psychology, bringing with him a wealth...
Witnesses sought for fatal crash on Dominion Road, Papakura
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Counties Manukau Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash involving a single dirt bike on Dominion Road, Papakura...
Work to cease on all non-essential state highway activities
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency confirms that all non-essential work on state highways will cease from 11:59pm tomorrow (March 25),...
No GST on leave or wage subsidies
Source: Inland Revenue Department –
An Order in Council has been made which confirms that the leave payment and wage subsidy announced as part of...
Auckland Council confirms emergency governance measures, $22.5m contingency fund
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Governing Body has unanimously approved emergency measures to ensure effective governance of the city while it is in lockdown over...
Mortgage holiday and business finance support schemes to cushion COVID impacts
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government, retail banks and the Reserve Bank are today announcing a major financial support package for home owners and businesses...
Statement on Government’s decision to close schools
Source: New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI)
Statement on Government’s decision to close schools
23 March 2020
Please attribute the below to Liam Rutherford, President of NZEI Te Riu Roa:
“The...
New Zealanders overseas encouraged to shelter in place
Source: New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is encouraging the tens of thousands of New Zealanders travelling overseas to consider sheltering in place, in...
NorthTec is “Closed but Open”
Source: NorthTec
NorthTec will be delivering classes via remote learning while the country is at alert status 4 in the coronavirus pandemic.
While all campuses will...
