SH 3 New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Motorists in the New Plymouth area are advised that Junction Road/State Highway 3 at Burgess Park is likely to remain closed for some time. A tree fell across the road this afternoon, and diversions are in place at Mangorei Road and Egmont Road. The road is likely […]
Read More →SH 3/Junction Road, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are advised that State Highway 3, also known as Junction Road, at Burgess Park in New Plymouth is blocked due to a tree coming down across the road. Contractors have been advised and diversions will be put in place. Motorists are asked to avoid the area […]
Read More →COP24 ends without firm promises to raise climate action
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand Just two months after the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned we have 12 years left to save the world, COP24 ended with no clear promise of enhanced climate action. COP24 led to an approved Paris Agreement rulebook, but no clear collective commitment to enhance climate action targets. Greenpeace […]
Read More →Can you help Police find Leana King?
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police are asking for the public’s help finding 52-year-old Leana King, who has been reported missing. Leana was last seen near her home in Linwood on the morning of 13 December. She is European, 167cm tall, and was last seen wearing a red top. Police and […]
Read More →Update – Serious crash, Rolleston
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Update – Serious crash, Rolleston Sunday, 16 December 2018 – 8:09am Canterbury Police can now confirm the pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Rolleston this morning has died. Police are still in attendance and the Serious Crash Unit is investigating. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL […]
Read More →Serious crash, Rolleston
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Sunday, 16 December 2018 – 6:27am A pedestrian is critically injured after being struck by a car in Rolleston this morning. The crash was reported at 4:55am. A road closure is in place at Maddisons Road and the Serious Crash Unit is investigating. ENDS Issued by Police […]
Read More →Two boys missing in South Auckland found
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Two boys missing in South Auckland found Saturday, 15 December 2018 – 8:33pm Counties Manukau Police are pleased to report that the two boys aged 7 and 8 reported mising earlier today have been found safe and well. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI
Read More →10-year-old boy missing from shopping mall
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Auckland Police are looking for help from the public to find a 10-year-old boy who has gone missing from Lynn Mall this afternoon. Nader Khan was last seen leaving the mall at 2.30pm. When last seen he was wearing long black pants and a white T-shirt with […]
Read More →Sightings sought of two boys missing in South Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police South Auckland Police are looking for help from the public to find two young children who have been reported missing this afternoon. Two boys, eight-year-old Kihau and seven-year-old Tihema, were last seen on the corner of Great South Road and Browns Road, Manurewa, at 2.30pm. Kihau has […]
Read More →Crash – Rakaia Bridge
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are attending the scene of a two-car crash at Main South Road on Rakaia Bridge, Selwyn. Police were called about 11.25am. Initial reports suggest there may be serious injuries. The road is expected to be obstructed for some time, and traffic management is being put […]
Read More →New Zealand Health Sector – Hāpai Te Hauora praises report into family violence for acknowledging historic trauma
Source: Hapai Te Hauora “How do we stop getting in the way of Māori and Pasifica flourishing, and reverse the trauma of colonisation and disadvantage?”This sentence is drawn from a new report into family violence in New Zealand. The report is the third in a series examining the factors leading to New Zealand’s high incarceration […]
Read More →Vodafone Warriors join forces again with NZ Police and Auckland Transport on drink driving operation
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Vodafone Warriors join forces again with NZ Police and Auckland Transport on drink driving operation Police had some extra star power on hand to enforce the importance of the “driving drink free” message when the Vodafone Warriors joined Police and Auckland Transport on an alcohol prevention operation […]
Read More →Therapeutic Products Regulatory Scheme consultation
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health The closing date for submissions is 5.00 pm, Thursday 18 April 2019. Submissions can be made via our online consultation tool. The Ministry’s preference is to receive submissions via the consultation tool. If you are unable to make a submission using this consultation tool, you can send in an […]
Read More →EIT and Otago Polytechnic combining to promote research
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 11 mins ago Members of the ITPs annual research conference committee at EIT:Professor Leoni Schmidt, Director: Research and Postgraduate, Otago Polytechnic; Research Professor David Tipene-Leach, EIT; Lesley Brook, Portfolio Assistant, Otago Polytechnic; Research Professor, Kay Morris Matthews, EIT; Associate Professor Jonathan Sibley, Director Research and Innovation, EIT. EIT […]
Read More →Abbie aced her qualifications in a career she loves
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 4 mins ago Abbie Roberton always wanted to be a hairdresser and now she’s made it. The 22 year old EIT graduate completed her two year apprenticeship by acing all five of her final assessments in a gruelling full day of in-salon testing. It’s a huge achievement for […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 14 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Drug policy changesRussell Brown: Just quietly, this is a big dealSarah Robson (RNZ): Addiction services back govt move on synthetic cannabisJohn […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2018 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. GovernmentDerek Cheng (Herald): Karel Sroubek supporter texted PM after residency initially grantedPete George: Sroubek -> Hardcore -> Ardern – pressure builds […]
Read More →Police release images as Sandringham homicide investigation continues
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe, Auckland City Police: Police are appealing to the public for help as they continue to investigate the death of 55-year-old Shannon Shelby Baker. Mr Baker was found deceased at an address on Calgary Street, Sandringham, on the morning of Tuesday 11th […]
Read More →Dining hall staffer’s departure ends 21-year partnership
Source: Massey University Pam Mills and Tangi Te Tera have worked together at the Manawatū dining hall for more than two decades. A partnership of 21 years has ended with the departure of popular Manawatū campus dining hall staff member Pam Mills last Friday. “We’ve been together 21 years so I will miss her but […]
Read More →Good to see brakes being applied to chief executive pay
Source: Public Service Association (PSA) The Public Service Association (PSA) is welcoming signs in today’s Senior Pay Report 2018 that the trajectory of chief executive pay rises is levelling out. “Last year we commended State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes for signalling that chief executive salaries were unsustainably high, so the slow-down in pay rises this […]
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