Growing out of it: Five policies to encourage growth and conquer debt
Source: Taxpayers Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has released a new paper outlining a suite of proposals to lift economic growth and therefore reduce...
MPI-funded project helps connect rural mothers in Tasman region
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 27 Jan 2021
Media contact: MPI media team
A project funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is helping to...
Federated Farmers Push continues for land use ‘fair and even playing field’
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes new requirements announced today for overseas investors buying New Zealand farmland for forestry are encouraging but are only...
Sudden death, Waerenga / Mission Bay
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are making enquiries after a person was located deceased near Waerenga / Mission Bay, Rotorua today.
Police were notified...
Eastern Bay of Plenty highways affected by weather
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
A wet start to the school holidays is also putting a damper on travel around the eastern Bay of Plenty...
2020 in top 10 warmest years for New Zealand
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
This year is on track to be one of New Zealand’s top 10 warmest on...
Should Artificial Intelligence make us reconceive what it means to be human?
Source: University of Waikato
Generative AIs are producing journalism, writing poems, and telling jokes.
Sure, the op-eds, poetry, and humour of early-2023 AIs aren’t all that good. But a...
Southland’s first big road reconstruction project for the summer season soon to get underway
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The Highways South highway reconstruction and maintenance team, working for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, will be more visible in...
Serious crash SH 2, Katikati, BOP
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
State highway 2 south of Katikati is closed after a serious crash. Both lanes are blocked while emergency services respond. Police...
Roads over everything else will cost people and planet
Source: Green Party
This morning’s announcement from the Minister of Transport highlights his lack of ideas and lack of appetite to confront the climate crisis.
“This...
Energy – New energy rankings highlight importance of balanced energy system – PEPANZ
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: PEPANZ
New Zealand’s 12th place ranking in the global energy trilemma shows the importance of a balanced energy system, says the Petroleum Exploration...
1 case of COVID-19 in managed isolation
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
There is one case of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement...