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Source: BusinessNZ Business New Zealand welcomes the introduction of the Employment Leave Bill to Parliament this week, which is set to replace the Holidays Act – a source of significant confusion and costs for employers in the past. Employment Relations Policy Manager Paul MacKay says the shift to an hours-based accrual system for both annual and … Read more
Source: National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) When a tsunami could be on the way, warnings need to reach as many people as possible. A new initiative from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and MetService will ensure more New Zealanders are informed the moment a warning is issued. MetService.com will now display an automated … Read more
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury welcomes the introduction of the Employment Leave Bill to Parliament – a long‑awaited and much‑needed replacement for the Holidays Act, which has been overly complex and unclear for decades. Chief Executive Leeann Watson says, “The business community will be relieved to see progress on legislation that has been under formal … Read more
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ delivered a petition to parliament today, signed by more than 10,500 New Zealanders, calling on the government to require airlines to tell passengers their rights when flights are delayed or cancelled. The petition asks associate minister of transport, James Meager, to use existing powers in the Civil Aviation Act (CAA) … Read more
Source: GenPro GenPro Chair Angus Chambers has welcomed changes to how first-year GP trainees are employed, saying any measure that encourages more doctors into general practice is positive. “Access to a family doctor is the biggest challenge facing general practice and therefore our patients. Many practices across New Zealand are struggling to recruit doctors, and … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Benedict Ong complained about the staff member to the council’s chief executive and two journalists. Supplied A Dunedin City councillor was in serious breach of the council’s code of conduct when he publicly criticised a staff member, an independent investigator has found. Benedict Ong sent an email complaining about the staff … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating a burglary in Middle Valley, Mackenzie are appealing for information from the public. On Sunday 8 March, Police received a report of a theft from a church on Middle Valley Road, which occurred sometime between 19 February and 4 March. Stolen from the church was a large brass Eagle … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming was sentenced in December to nine months of home detention. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Police Commissioner Richard Chambers asked disgraced former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming for a “swift reimbursement” of funds used to pay for up to 10 stays at hotels in Wellington during an affair. Chambers wrote to McSkimming last … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding 10-year-old Neriah, who has been reported missing from the Ōtāhuhu area. Neriah was last see yesterday at about 7.30am on Church Street, Ōtāhuhu. He is described as about 133cms tall with brown eyes and black hair and was wearing a blue singlet with … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Crusaders’ forward Kershawl Sykes-Martin is one of the players reported to have been involved in the dust-up in training. Joe Allison Days after a significant loss to the Blues, tensions rose at Crusaders training on Tuesday with reports of punches thrown. Stuff is reporting prop Kershawl Sykes-Martin and lock Will Tucker … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford has often been tipped as a possible leadership contender. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Education Minister Erica Stanford has been damning in her assessment of last week’s disastrous poll result for National, calling it a “bad week” for the party and for the caucus. Speculation has been swirling … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The move-on powers announced in February will mean police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14-years-old. RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Wellington region’s mayors, as well as iwi, church and social support agency leaders, say the government’s proposed move-on orders are not welcome in … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Keith Wicks-Cairns in the High Court at Dunedin today. Wicks-Cairns was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of seven years and three months. Detective Sergeant Reece Munro says this is a positive outcome for the victims and our community. “We are … Read more
Source: Media Outreach BARCELONA, SPAIN – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – On March 2, 2026, the “2026 Global WLAN Industry Forum,” hosted by the World WLAN Application Alliance (WAA), was held in Barcelona, Spain. Under the theme “AI-WLAN: Envisioning a New Premium Intelligent WLAN Ecosystem,” the forum brought together over a hundred … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Media are invited to the 393 Keven Mealamu MNZM recruit wing graduation. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police 393 Recruit Wing. Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested police officers. Why: Completion and graduation from their initial training course. Where: Royal New Zealand Police College – … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has welcomed the Health Committee’s report following its inquiry into aged care support services for people experiencing neurological cognitive disorders. The formal response to the inquiry was tabled in Parliament today. The inquiry was a commitment in the New Zealand First-National coalition agreement. “New Zealand has very good aged … Read more
Source: NZCTU NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden to pause the proposed reform of the Holidays Act and listen to the concerns of workers. “The Minister’s desire to introduce a bill to Parliament has got ahead of writing good legislation. We have … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Reti will retire at the election. RNZ / Mark Papalii Former National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti has announced he will retire at this year’s election. The Whangārei MP has been in Parliament since 2014. He lost the Whangārei in 2020, before regaining it in 2023. Reti is currently minister … Read more
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – The Asian Computer Industry Online Exhibition 2026 (ACI 2026) will officially open on March 10, 2026, and run through June 30, 2026. Designed as a nearly four-month premier international trade event, the exhibition aims to connect suppliers, importers, and exporters across … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, supported the release of the Hong Kong Nature-based Solutions Design Guidelines (HKNbSDG), a first-of-its-kind guidelines developed for the Civil Engineering Development Department (CEDD) and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of the HKSAR … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is accused of murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon A High Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering and dismembering Canterbury father-of-three Richard Leman. Michael Scott Rodger, 46, is accused of murdering Leman, 41, whose body was … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. File picture. Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 March 2026 – ABP Securite Pte Ltd, a global Value-Added Distributor (VAD) specialising in cybersecurity and network performance solutions, today announced a new strategic partnership with global cybersecurity company Rapid7, Inc. to accelerate the adoption of intelligence-led exposure management and modern threat detection solutions across … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns was sentenced at the High Court in Dunedin on 10 March 2026. RNZ / Tess Brunton – This story discusses details of sexual violation. A Dunedin sex offender who raped a student after breaking into her Cosy Dell flat has been sentenced to preventive detention, with a period … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Access to New Zealand’s smaller ports will be significantly improved by the procurement of a new crane dredging barge, which will ensure vital supplies can be delivered to regional communities cut-off by natural disasters and other major emergencies. Associate Transport Minister James Meager confirmed the Government’s $8 million Coastal Shipping Resilience … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Auckland on 25 August 2021 on day eight of a Covid-19 lockdown. RNZ / John Edens The second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry has found the government’s response was effective but late and not communicated well enough to people. The country’s transition from its early elimination strategy to suppression … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Jago. RNZ / Nick Monro Convicted sex offender Timothy Jago has been stripped of his Surf Life Saving honours, awards and life membership. The disgraced former ACT Party president was found guilty in 2024 of sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1990s. He was sentenced to two years and six … Read more