Locals lead the charge to protect Wairaki Stream
Source: Auckland Council The Wairaki Stream is an urban waterway flowing for around two kilometres through Lynfield and joining the Manukau Harbour at Lynfield Cove. It has a lot of native bush along its course, including ancient ferns, and is home to native birds. It is well known to locals for its eel and Kokupu populations So, […]
Read More →Reserve Bank consults on new mortgage bond standard
Source: New Zealand Reserve Bank Release date 13 November 2018 The Reserve Bank today published a consultation paper proposing a new mortgage bond standard aimed at supporting confidence and liquidity in the New Zealand markets. This follows an initial consultation in November 2017 and ongoing discussion with issuers and investors over the past year. Deputy […]
Read More →Major funding boost for Māori community repairs
Source: New Zealand Government Headline: Major funding boost for Māori community repairsThe Minister of Māori Development, Hon Nanaia Mahuta has just announced 24 community-led housing repair projects will receive funding from the Māori Housing Network, totalling $5.8 million. The announcement was made at the National Māori Housing Conference 2018 today in the Waikato. Amongst those […]
Read More →Seamless services to business and citizens thanks to Government working collaboratively
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development On: 13 November 2018 Using AI to assist digital navigation across government websites, supporting identity verification for New Zealanders, and enabling better mobility for citizens that require assistance all featured in a collaborative digital initiatives showcase held in Wellington on 12 November. The showcase called “Working together as […]
Read More →Housing a springboard to whānau development
Source: New Zealand Government Headline: Housing a springboard to whānau developmentThe Government is pioneering a new approach to allow whānau and communities to flourish with an investment of $15 million towards whānau-led community housing developments, Minister for Māori Development Hon Nanaia Mahuta announced today. Nanaia Mahuta opened the National Māori Housing Conference 2018 in the […]
Read More →EQC inquiry to confirm lessons have been learned
Source: National Party The announcement of a public inquiry into the Earthquake Commission (EQC) headed by Dame Sylvia Cartwright is welcome, but it is unlikely to bring any new information to light, National’s EQC spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “It has always been our view that an inquiry of this nature is unlikely to reveal any […]
Read More →Ngati Hine flub shows overtly political timetable
Source: National Party Shane Jones has shown it all this week: from a lack of transparency to looseness with spending to rank incompetence, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Hard on the heels of revelations that Mr Jones had ‘remembered’ 61 meetings he had previously forgotten to disclose is the news that […]
Read More →Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 13 2018
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 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. Child abuse inquiry to include faith-based institutionsBarry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Child abuse inquiry – Brace yourself for NZ’s cruel past1News: Jack Tame […]
Read More →New Zealand Economy – Financial stability – risky, safe or just right? – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand The challenge with financial stability is how to maintain a strong, resilient and efficient financial system in the face of changing and emerging risks said Deputy Governor and Head of Financial Stability Geoff Bascand in Sydney today. “Ten years on from the pain and enormous costs of the Global […]
Read More →Financial Stability – risky, safe or just right?
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Release date 13 November 2018 The challenge with financial stability is how to maintain a strong, resilient and efficient financial system in the face of changing and emerging risks said Deputy Governor and Head of Financial Stability Geoff Bascand in Sydney today. “Ten years on from the pain and […]
Read More →New technology to improve water monitoring in Porirua
Source: Greater Wellington Regional Council About us / News releases / New technology to improve water monitoring in Porirua Posted on 13 November 2018 by Greater Wellington Regional Council, along with lead researchers from NIWA, is trialling a new way of monitoring water quality in Porirua streams. The method is expected to provide a deeper […]
Read More →Marshall Islands president narrowly survives no-confidence vote
Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine … survived challenge to her government’s policies. Image: SPC By Giff Johnson in Majuro for RNZ Pacific Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has survived a vote of no confidence with parliament, the Nitijela, split evenly 16-16 The movers of the motion needed 17 votes to topple Dr Heine. The vote […]
Read More →Man arrested after attempted abduction and indecent acts
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A 27-year-old Huntly man was arrested yesterday following an attempted abduction and a series of indecent acts towards children in Hamilton. An investigation began when a four-year-old girl was abducted in Hamilton on 5 October. The girl was pulled into a car, then pushed out again when […]
Read More →Learning the go to whoa of event management wows EIT student
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 8 mins ago Annika Hoitink (left) EIT School of Business student worked with Amanda Liddle, ExportNZ Hawke’s Bay at the Hawke’s Bay Business Hub. Being part of the team organising the region’s export awards has been a highlight of three years of study for EIT business student, Annika […]
Read More →Commonwealth Blue Charter: Protecting our oceans
Source: New Zealand Government Headline: Commonwealth Blue Charter: Protecting our oceansWorking together to manage ocean acidification Reynolds Room, Royal Academy, London Tīhei mauri ora Tēnā koutou katoa Anei a mātou o Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearea I tae pai mai ki tō koutou nei rohe Ko te tumanako Ki te korero, ki te whakarongo, […]
Read More →EQC welcomes Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission Tuesday, November 13, 2018The Inquiry is an opportunity for an independent examination of EQC’s approach to the Canterbury earthquakes and the events that followed.
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC View all News 13 Nov 2018 Hon. Dr Megan Woods has today announced a Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission. EQC Board Chair Sir Michael Cullen says that the Inquiry will ensure that lessons from the Canterbury earthquakes and subsequent events are captured, and that EQC has the appropriate policies […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Bongard Changes Benefit Tertiary Partners
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Changes at the Bongard Centre in Tauranga’s CBD are set to bring benefits to students and staff of both Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and the University of Waikato. Toi Ohomai has decided that from the beginning of 2019, operations that are currently based at the Bongard Centre […]
Read More →Proposal to list haemodialysis products supplied by BSN Medical Limited
Source: Pharmac What we’re proposing PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list a range of haemodialysis equipment and products (“Haemodialysis Products”) in Part III of Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule from 1 February 2019, through a provisional agreement with BSN Medical Limited (“BSN Medical”). Consultation closes at 5pm on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 and […]
Read More →‘Feral’ conference explores how humans frame nature
Source: Massey University Feral cats are among topics in an online conference about human responses to nature, wilderness and the meaning of ‘feral’ (image/Wikimedia Commons) Science has names, categories, definitions and systems to understand the natural world – but labelling something a ‘pest’ or a ‘weed’ is cultural, not scientific, says Dr Nicholas Holm, co-convener […]
Read More →Dame Silvia Cartwright to lead public inquiry into EQC
Source: New Zealand Government Headline: Dame Silvia Cartwright to lead public inquiry into EQCFormer Governor-General and High Court Judge Dame Silvia Cartwright will lead the public inquiry into EQC, Minister Megan Woods has announced. “It is my great pleasure to announce that Dame Silvia will head this inquiry. Dame Silvia has enormous mana and experience […]
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