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Source: Porirua City Council Porirua City has two rounds of grant funding opening in August – one supporting young people and the other supporting projects to reduce waste in the city. The Waste Minimisation Grants scheme is a new government-funded programme that will initially run for 12 months to gauge the level of demand and the … Read more
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New biosecurity rules are in place at Hauturu o Toi Little Barrier Island, making it illegal to anchor anywhere around the island. Biosecurity New Zealand’s director, pest management, John Walsh, says the Controlled Area Notice (CAN) is in response to the discovery of exotic caulerpa seaweed in small patches … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 23 June 2025 The Department of Conservation (DOC) is the New Zealand management authority for CITES, the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species. The convention monitors and controls international travel of items containing protected animals and plants. It ensures that long-term survival of species is not threatened. DOC’s Team Lead … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 June 2025 DOC has received a report of a group of southern right whales/tohorā around the mouth of Otago Harbour. This is an unusual and exciting sighting, as typically only individuals or mother and calf pairs are seen around mainland Aotearoa New Zealand – not a group of this … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 10 July 2025 The young male kea was found with a shattered leg bone in Golden Bay’s Ligar Bay in February. It was caught by Kea Conservation Trust staff and flown to Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital in Manawatū, where it received complex treatment and underwent a … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 22 July 2025 A member of the public walking on the Rakiura Great Walk Track on 12 July reported the dead stoat to DOC, who retrieved it the next day. The stoat’s skull was crushed indicating it had died instantaneously from either a trap or similar blunt force prior to … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 August 2025 The goal of the fund is to create areas of habitat alive with flora and fauna across Hawke’s Bay, and contribute to nature-based solutions to some of the region’s environmental challenges. The fund arose from a generous bequeathment to conservation, which DOC entrusted into the management of … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 28 July 2025 MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Coromandel in response to the weather system moving in off the Tasman Sea, and is expected to dump up to 120 mm of rain on the peninsula from Tuesday 29 July. The MetService’s rain warning is paired with … Read more
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Friday 18 July 3:25pm Emergency works on the bluff above State Highway 6 Rocks Road are almost complete and the route will soon be safe to reopen to traffic. Contractors have worked hard to reopen the route this week, removing approximately 650 tonnes of material from the cliff face. State … Read more
Source: PHARMAC Last month, Pharmac announced that from 1 December 2025, two brands of oestradiol patches would be funded for New Zealanders – Estradiol TDP Mylan and Estradot. This decision follows months of listening to, and working with, people who use oestradiol patches after initial criticism of Pharmac’s approach. “In late 2024, we announced a … Read more
Source: PHARMAC We’re improving our processes, so that people can understand the outcome of expert advice to Pharmac earlier. What are we doing? We are trialing publishing the provisional advice recommendations within 30 business days of advisory committee meetings. We are starting with the May meeting of the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC). We’ll … Read more
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac has declined 48 inactive funding applications so that it is clearer what medicines are currently being considered for funding. Director of Pharmaceuticals, Geraldine MacGibbon, says closing these applications is an important part of making sure Pharmac’s work is transparent and easy to understand. “We want people to know which treatments we are … Read more
Source: Auckland Council About Auckland’s Climate Plan Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan is our long-term approach to climate action. It sets out the priority action areas to deliver our goals to reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. This is a digital plan that allows you to explore it in your own … Read more
Source: Auckland Council Get an idea of the impact of your lifestyle on our planet and see how your everyday actions can make a difference. Take 5 minutes to get a snapshot of your footprint or stay longer to choose new actions, challenge friends, track and share your progress to become Future Fit. MIL OSI
Source: Auckland Council Whether you’re a cat person or a dog person, fish fanatic or lizard lover, pets can bring great joy and companionship into our lives. But while loving our pets is easy, being a responsible pet owner takes more effort. It means doing everything we can to keep our pets happy, healthy, and … Read more
Source: Auckland Council If you’re dreaming of an affordable summer holiday by the beach that doesn’t involve hours of driving and having to pitch a tent, Auckland Council has a range of accommodation options to provide a dynamic experience. From caravans to cabins to backpackers, here’s a selection of options to suit whānau, large groups, … Read more
Source: Auckland Council Auckland’s Harbour Bridge will, this Friday, be transformed into a spectacular celebration of our marine environment, with an exciting, engaging light and audio story in honour of WWF-New Zealand’s Whale Tales public art trail – opening throughout Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on 24 January 2022. “It is fantastic to see Vector Lights get … Read more
Source: Auckland Council New bilingual signs in a park bearing a name provided by mana whenua are just one of the ways Manurewa Local Board is showing pride in the area’s strong Māori identity and championing te reo Māori. Earlier this year, the local board adopted names and narratives provided by mana whenua for 57 local … Read more
Source: Independent Police Conduct Authority 8 May 2025 The Independent Police Conduct Authority received four complaints concerning Wellington Police officers obtaining a warrant and seizing vehicles for unpaid fines in 2022 and 2023. Upon review, the Authority found common themes arose which continue to be relevant to current Police practice. The complaints arose following the … Read more
Source: Independent Police Conduct Authority Custody officer used unjustified force in Manukau Custody Unit 17 April 2025 The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a custody officer used unjustified force on a male prisoner in the Counties Manukau Custody Unit. On 14 November 2023, a 19-year-old man was received into the District Custody Unit … Read more
Source: Massey University Led by Deputy Vice Chancellor for Students and Global Engagement, Tere McGonagle-Daly, the online orientation linked Massey’s three New Zealand campuses with our four Learning Centres in China located in Beijing; Nanjing; Tianjin and Hainan. More than 300 Chinese students attended the online orientation, as well as Massey lecturers from Massey Business … Read more
Source: Massey University Massey University’s AgriFood Digital Lab (MAFDL) is partnering with the NZ Product Accelerator (NZPA) to form a new hub in Palmerston North. Massey University has been a key partner in the NZPA since it formed with funding under the Ministry for Building, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Enabling Technology platform in 2013. Since … Read more
Source: Massey University Massey University Engineering PhD students and entrepreneurs, Tyrel Glass and Baden Parr, are creating game-changing technology for the agricultural industry. Their agri-tech start-up Protag has now raised $1m from investors to fast-track the development of their smart ear tag sensors, which transmit crucial health and location data to dairy farmers within seconds. … Read more
Source: Massey University More than 30 Māori postgraduate diploma, masters and doctoral students were celebrated and will be supported in their learning journey by the Te Rau Angitū Awards Programme, which was previously known as the Pūrehuroa Awards. Commencing last week over a two-day wānanga, the awards contribute towards students’ study fees, research costs and … Read more
Source: Massey University Research into the science and art of growing plants was shared by Massey staff and postgraduate students as part of the inaugural China-New Zealand Joint Symposium in Horticulture recently. More than 50 academic staff, postgraduate students and industry representatives from China, United States and New Zealand spoke at the online symposium in … Read more
Source: Massey University Work is close to completion on Massey University’s Dairy 4 Farm, after the university partnered with AgResearch to boost on-farm research capability and facilities in the lower North Island. The facility will enable greater interaction between staff and students of Massey and AgResearch, while also providing scope for a range of independent … Read more
Source: Massey University The School of Aviation is off to a flying start to 2022, with training flight hours achieved for January breaking all past records. Approximately 1371 flight hours were recorded for the month, in comparison to 880 in January 2021 and 707 in January 2020. Chief Flight Instructor Paul Kearney says the record … Read more