Whangārei Police make arrest after aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Fast-acting Police work has landed one woman arrested following an alleged aggravated robbery in Whangārei yesterday.
At about 2.15pm, Police...
Five arrive in the hands of Youth Aid in Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Hawke’s Bay Police have taken five youths into custody following a stolen vehicle incident on Sunday.
At about 11.30am on...
Update: One lane now open on SH 25 south of Whangamata
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Emergency services have worked to clear one lane of State Highway 25 south of Whangamata following a truck crash...
Employment – Proposed EasySteel restructure an indictment of Fletcher mismanagement
Source: First Union
Workers at Fletcher subsidiary, EasySteel, are “stunned” by a restructuring proposal received yesterday that FIRST Union organiser, Justin Wallace, says is the result...
Patterson promoting NZ’s wool sector at International Congress
Source: New Zealand Government
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and...
State Highway 25 south of Whangamata closed by crash
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
State Highway 25 south of Whangamata is blocked following a truck crash.
The truck has collided with a power pole,...
Fishing for Taupō photographs
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 April 2024
Each year the Department of Conservation (DOC) Taupō Fishery Management Team calls for photographs capturing the spirit of fishing...
Workplace death – Newland, Ashburton District
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
A person has died following a workplace incident at a property in Newland, Ashburton District this morning.
Emergency services were...
Sudan: Humanitarian appeal for 2024 critically underfunded, raising just one fifth of amount raised...
Source: Save the Children
Yesterday marked one year of deadly conflict in Sudan, and five years since the Notre Dame cathedral fire
The cathedral fire grabbed headlines...
Marine Environment – It’s Official: Coral Reefs are Facing a Mass Global Bleaching Event
Source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF)
This is the fourth global bleaching event in recorded history, the second to hit reefs in the...
Investments – Consumer NZ survey reveals the best and worst KiwiSaver providers
Source: Consumer NZ
Consumer NZ’s annual KiwiSaver satisfaction survey has found New Zealand-owned and nonprofit fund manager Simplicity has the most satisfied customers, while Australian-owned...
Northland News – Bus fares for children and young people are changing
Source: Northland Regional Council
A reduction in government funding will see CityLink and BusLink fares for Northland’s children and young people change from 01 May 2024.
Northland...
