Man pulled from burning vehicle in Papakura
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Man pulled from burning vehicle in Papakura Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Man pulled from burning vehicle in Papakura Location: Counties Manukau Please attribute to Inspector Dave Glossop, Area Commander: Counties Manukau South Police: A Police officer and member of the public have pulled a man out of a […]
Read More →Update – death in Upper Riccarton
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Update – death in Upper Riccarton Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Update – death in Upper Riccarton Location: Canterbury Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Worner, Christchurch CIB Police were called to a residential address in Fletcher Place, Upper Riccarton, where a woman was found deceased in the […]
Read More →Serious crash on Papakura-Clevedon Road
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Serious crash on Papakura-Clevedon Road Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Serious crash on Papakura-Clevedon Road Location: Counties Manukau Police are in attendance at a single vehicle crash on Papakura-Clevedon Road. Emergency services were notified around 3:50pm this afternoon. One person is in a serious condition and has been taken […]
Read More →Police appeal for witnesses to Papakura incident
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Police appeal for witnesses to Papakura incident Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Police appeal for witnesses to Papakura incident Location: Counties Manukau Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Amber Stobie, Papakura Police. Police are appealing to any members of the public who may have witnessed an alleged assault that occurred […]
Read More →New Zealand Tertiary Sector – University of Canterbury partners with world-class Chinese university
Source: University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury has signed an agreement with one of China’s top ranked research universities to collaborate on research and teaching. A delegation of Chinese dignitaries and academics from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Weihai, China, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Canterbury this morning (Friday) at […]
Read More →MPI moves to rid Papamoa waterway of pest water weed
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: MPI moves to rid Papamoa waterway of pest water weed The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is working with the Tauranga City Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council to contain and eradicate an infestation of the aggressive aquatic weed Salvinia molesta (salvinia) in the Wairakei Stream in Papamoa. Salvinia […]
Read More →Busting the Oil and Gas industry’s Alternative Facts about Jacinda’s offshore oil exploration ban.
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Busting the Oil and Gas industry’s Alternative Facts about Jacinda’s offshore oil exploration ban. After Jacinda’s historic announcement that brought an end to new offshore oil and gas exploration, we’ve been hearing a lot from the industry about how the sky is about to fall in. Fun […]
Read More →Strike action scheduled for next week involving drivers for NZ Bus has been withdrawn by First Union and Tramways Union.
Source: Auckland Transport Headline: Strike action scheduled for next week involving drivers for NZ Bus has been withdrawn by First Union and Tramways Union. Auckland Transport is responsible for all of the region’s transport services (excluding state highways), from roads and footpaths, to cycling, parking and public transport. Auckland Transport’s day-to-day activities keep Auckland’s transport […]
Read More →Find out more about our bus services
Source: Auckland Transport Headline: Find out more about our bus services Taking the bus is a great way to get around. Buses travel to destinations all over the Auckland region, all year round – even on public holidays. If you’ve never taken a bus around Auckland before, this section will provide you with the information […]
Read More →Work integrated learning success celebrated
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Work integrated learning success celebrated Work integrated learning success celebrated From left: Student Survey and Evaluation Unit manager Malcolm Rees, Professor Andy Martin from the School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrion and Dr Kathryn Hay from the School of Social Work. Two Massey University academics played pivotal roles […]
Read More →Expect delays on SH2 near Te Puna this weekend
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Expect delays on SH2 near Te Puna this weekend Traffic will be stopped from both directions for around five minutes at a time for vegetation control. During this time a 30km/hr limit will be in place. There will be an optional detour for Tauranga bound cars […]
Read More →Information sought after man found unconscious on Whanganui street
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Information sought after man found unconscious on Whanganui street Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Information sought after man found unconscious on Whanganui street Location: Central Central District Police are investigating after a man was found on a street in Whanganui in the early hours of this morning with unexplained […]
Read More →A true love story
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: A true love story A true love story © 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners. © 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners. Set within the Kaga Domain in the Edo Period in Japan, the Funaki family have swapped swords for kitchen knives in 2013 […]
Read More →Name release triple fatal crash near the Kopu Bridge
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Name release triple fatal crash near the Kopu Bridge Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Name release triple fatal crash near the Kopu Bridge Location: Waikato Police can now release the names of the three people who died following the crash just west of the Kopu Bridge on SH 25 […]
Read More →Appeal for information following Southland burglary
Source: New Zealand Police Headline: Appeal for information following Southland burglary Source: New Zealand Police – Headline: Appeal for information following Southland burglary Location: Southern Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in the Southland town of Waikaia last night. About 9.15pm a man armed with a knife entered a Blaydon Street property. […]
Read More →Twyford misleads on rail again
Source: National Party – Headline: Twyford misleads on rail again Transport Minister Phil Twyford has once again misled New Zealand over his plans to fund transport projects, National Party Transport Spokesperson, Jami-Lee-Ross says. “On the AM Show this morning Mr Twyford was asked directly if he was taking money out of State Highways like Warkworth […]
Read More →Ardern-Peters raid on regions ramps up
Source: National Party – Headline: Ardern-Peters raid on regions ramps up The Government’s raid on regional New Zealand is ramping up, with Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor telling farmers they’ll be taxed thousands for carbon emissions, National’s Nathan Guy and Todd Muller say. “Mr O’Connor has reportedly told East Coast farmers they’ll be taxed around $5000 […]
Read More →Tony Alexander’s Weekly New Zealand Economic Overview 19 April 2018
Economic Analysis by Tony Alexander. This week I take a simple look at reasons why our economy’s growth rate and jobs growth have both been so strong the past four years, in spite of the big fall in dairy prices over 2013-14. Strong Growth For Four Years In the absence of any truly useful economic […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 20 2018 – Today’s content
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 20 2018 – Today’s content 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. Below are the links to the items online. The full text of these items are contained in the […]
Read More →$19,000 for cultural advice is tokenism at its worst
Source: Taxpayers Union 20 APRIL 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELocal councils need to stop wasting money on expensive ‘cultural advice’, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Christchurch City Council spending nearly $19,000 on cultural advice for a sport centre name translation is expensive tokenism at its very worst.” “The most disturbing aspect […]
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