Exposed machinery a recipe for disaster
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
16 March 2023
A West Auckland bakery business which didn’t properly safeguard its machinery has been sentenced over two incidents, six months...
Disappointing, multiple drivers caught not wearing seatbelts and not using car seats
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Attributable to Taupō Road Policing Sergeant Wayne Dickson:
Police have carried out a number of road checkpoints over the last...
Keeping road users safe with split site weigh station, SH1 near Rakaia
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
People who drive between Christchurch and Ashburton on SH1 will notice some activity near Rakaia from later this week, says...
Shared path safety team soon to be working at Burkes, SH88
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews are continuing work to make it safer for people wanting to cross SH88 from...
Hawke’s Bay gang captain has over $2.1 million of assets and cash forfeited
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Please attribute to Detective Sam Buckley, Central Asset Recovery Unit Wellington.
The High Court in Napier has ordered the forfeiture...
Employment Negotiations – Business NZ’s move on fair pay is a desperate plea to...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: First Union
This morning’s announcement by industry group Business NZ that it intends to renege on participation in the development of Fair Pay...
May consents remain at record levels – Stats NZ media and information release: Building...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
May consents remain at record levels – Media release
1 July 2022
A record 51,015 new homes were consented in the year ended May 2022,...
Budget 22 – ProCare Fresh Minds supportive of additional budget announced for Mental Health...
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: ProCare
Tāmaki Makaurau’s primary mental health and wellbeing service, ProCare Fresh Minds, is supportive of the additional budget earmarked in today’s budget...
Orientation Week kicks off at Waikato
Source: University of Waikato
Hundreds of new students were welcomed at the start of University of Waikato Orientation Week on Monday 24 February, with a...
Witnesses sought after fatal crash, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Manawatu Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a fatal crash in Palmerston North overnight.
The crash occurred...
Culture News – One month remaining to apply for the Whiria Te Mahara New...
Source: Ministry Of Culture and Heritage
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is calling for applications from historians, researchers and non-fiction writers to produce stories...
Independent Report on Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy Released
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Transport
A report by independent consultants Sapere on the options for relocating the Port of Auckland’s freight operations has been...
