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...
Five years of war in Yemen: more than half of children feel sad and...
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children presents survey findings amidst Covid-19 fears: conflict takes heavy toll on children’s mental health
Five years of raging conflict...
One council demonstrates leadership with rates freeze
Source: Taxpayers Union
24 MARCH 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Waikato Regional Council’s preliminary decision to cancel scheduled rate hikes in light of COVID-19, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke...
COVID-19 Economic Package updated
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
On 17 March, Finance Minister Grant Robertson outlined a $12.1 billion package to support New Zealanders, their jobs and businesses from...
DOC facilities close – “take time in nature but stay close to home”
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC is moving to close all huts and campsites and asks no one uses these until further notice.
Date: 24 March 2020
DOC is...
Survey – 35% of Kiwis feel less productive when working from home – Opinion...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Opinion Compare
Following the government’s announcement that we will be moving to Level 4 and a lockdown for the next 4 weeks, Kiwis...
Activist Sector – Netanyahu’s race hatred must not be allowed to condemn tens of...
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
The prospect of coronavirus ripping through the two million people crammed in an intensely overcrowded area where 97%...
Government working to keep air freight moving
Source: New Zealand Government
Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has today announced details of the Government’s support package to keep key air freight moving and...
