Consumer Issues – Environmental concerns spur change in shopping habits
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Consumer NZ
More consumers are changing the way they shop in an effort to reduce environmental impacts, Consumer NZ’s latest survey has found.
Consumer NZ...
Support for crayfish industry after disruptions
Source: New Zealand Government
The government has agreed to help crayfish exporters to minimise the impact of trade disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak in...
Māori armed forces honoured at new Waitangi museum
Source: New Zealand Government
Te Rau Aroha, a new museum at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, acknowledges the duty and sacrifice of Māori who served in...
Climate and Planning – Creating inclusive cities among top planning challenges for 2020
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Convergence
New Zealand needs to up its game on building inclusive cities that reflect our increasingly diverse communities, claims the New Zealand...
First Responders – Tikokino Hawke’s Bay Fire Update – 5am
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
A fire just outside Tikokino on SH50 has flared up again overnight due to the strong winds.
Around 50...
University Research – Public policy requires te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Auckland University of Technology
AUT ACADEMIC ADVOCATES A NEW TOOL FOR EVALUATING HEALTH POLICY IN RELATION TO TE TIRITI O WAITANGI – ONE THAT...
REPORT: Reformed fire service delivers cost blowout
Source: Taxpayers Union
Report: Reformed fire service delivers costs, not promised savings5 FEBRUARY 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe 2017 amalgamation of urban and rural fire services has...
Rural Communities Minister visits Southland flooding response
Source: New Zealand Government
Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor is travelling to Southland today. The region is in a state of local emergency following widespread flooding.
“I’m...
Crash, Papamoa Beach
Source: New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link Road, Papamoa Beach.
The crash involving two vehicles was...
Road blocked, Mangatawhiri, Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police
State Highway Two, Mangatawhiri, is blocked following a crash involving two trucks.
Police were alerted around 7.15am.
One person is reported to have...
NZ tech companies forecast to rapidly expand in 2020
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Auckland – Many NZ tech companies which are relatively small, nimble and highly innovative are forecast to rapidly expand in 2020 and over the...
Recognising more of New Zealand’s Top Scholars
Source: New Zealand Government
More top-performing students can now be recognised with one of New Zealand’s most prestigious secondary school awards, in changes announced by...
