Alfriston Road homicide: Man charged with arson, investigations continue
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Statement attributable to Detective Inspector Chris Barry, Counties Manukau Police:
Police are continuing with a homicide investigation after a body...
Crash: Chapel Road, Flat Bush
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Emergency services are responding to a crash on Chapel Road (between Michael Jones Drive and Fusion Road) in Flat...
Women urged to consider careers in construction industries
Source: NorthTec
Around 40 women of all ages learned about the construction, infrastructure and engineering professions at a special event held at NorthTec’s Future Trades...
Community invited to have their say on making SH2 safer
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Public engagement on the State Highway 2 (SH2) Masterton to Featherston speed review and infrastructure improvements is underway from tomorrow.
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Environment – Six more chemicals prioritised for reassessment
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Insecticides used in ant bait, and chemicals found in timber treatment substances, are among the additions to the Environmental Protection...
Federated Farmers backs the whio for Bird of the Year
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Federated Farmers
With voting open for the 2020 Bird of the Year, Federated Farmers are flapping their wings and quacking on to support...
Health – Union movement calls for more attention to those disproportionally effected by COVID
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is concerned by some of the quarterly Labour Market Statistics released today and calls on the Government...
Operation Martinez Update (and link to footage)
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police have now made 9 arrests in relation to Operation Martinez, an investigation by the Financial Crime Group into...
Protecting the Westland petrel/tāiko this summer in Punakaiki
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
To help protect the endangered Westland petrel/tāiko, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is trialling turning off highway lighting at night...
Eight promising students receive Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarships
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship is pleased to support another 8 aspiring New Zealanders to study and pursue...
Police restrain $6M worth of luxury vehicles and properties in sophisticated money laundering operation
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
A Bentley, two Porsches and two Range Rovers have all found themselves on the back of a tow truck...
Talk of scrapping NZ’s Human Rights Commission is a danger to democracy
Source: University of Waikato
Claire Breen, University of WaikatoA call to abolish New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission and dismiss it as a “hard left” body...
