The Marlborough Recovery team will host an informative community online webinar on Friday 16 September between 4.00 pm and 5.00 pm. Recovery Manager, Dean Heiford, says this meeting will provide residents affected by the August weather event with ...
A team of detectives are continuing to investigate after the discovery of a woman’s body in a vehicle in Havelock North over the weekend. We are continuing to wait for post-mortem results and forensic tests as we seek to piece together what has occurred ...
The Auckland Diwali Festival returns to Aotea Square and Queen Street for its 21st anniversary next month with an incredible programme that includes captivating dance performances, live music acts, mouth-watering vegetarian food, vibrant arts and crafts, ...
Economic growth in Marlborough for the year to June 2022 outpaced the national average according to the latest quarterly economic data released by Infometrics. Marlborough’s GDP (gross domestic product) was up 1.4 per cent, more than the 0.9 percent average ...
The biggest drugs operation in Ashburton in recent years has seen more than 160 charges filed against 18 people, following a series of search warrants in the area this week. And the officer in charge says it’s a huge blow for methamphetamine ...
The Combined Wairarapa District Plan Review Process will celebrate an important milestone next week. On Wednesday 15 September, the Draft District Plan will be adopted by the Joint Committee, which marks the end of the initial research and scoping phase. ...
The Government is about to pile up to $100 million of unnecessary compliance costs onto farmers because its freshwater regulations are more than a year overdue, National’s Agriculture spokespeople Barbara Kuriger and Joseph Mooney say. “Under Environment ...
Kiwi insolvency expert Bryan Williams has become just the second person in New Zealand and one of 200 people worldwide to be named a Fellow of global insolvency organisation Insol International. And as the global economy looks set to head into a recession ...
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa expresses concern at the Kiribati Government’s decision to suspend its three remaining Court of Appeal judges. The Government’s action follows the Court of Appeal’s decision on 26 August 2022, ...
The annual tax rates and remedial matters Bill has been re-introduced today. It is the same as the annual tax rates and remedial matters Bill introduced last week, but without the proposal to standardise the application of GST to fees and services ...
Sydney, 8 September 2022 - Deep-tech fibre sensing company FiberSense and critical infrastructure owner Southern Cross Cable Network (“SX”) has today announced a further expansion of the world-leading subsea cable monitoring capability in FiberSense’s ...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, 8 September 2022 – Marken, part of global business UPS Healthcare, is proud to announce the acquisition of New Zealand medical courier company Cedra Express. Cedra Express, which has premises in Christchurch and Auckland, ...
The public toilet block at Masonic Park on Willow Street in the City Centre is being removed and relocated to Coronation Park in Mount Maunganui to replace the toilet block that was destroyed by fire in January 2022. With cruise ships due to return ...
“As soon as I left prison, I went to Nael’s grave. It is adorned with the colors of the Palestinian flag and verses from the Holy Quran. I told my little brother how much I loved and appreciated him, and that, one day, we would meet again in paradise.” ...
Toyota 86 racer Mark Mallard is on a mission this weekend - not to win but to raise as much money as he can for his sister Aimee Rose over the final Pukekohe Supercars weekend. Aimee Rose was recently diagnosed with cancer and Mark - one of the most ...
Recently, (July 2022) , Luxon issued his 'Welfare that Works policy'. The policy basically announced that if elected, he intends to defund the Ministry of Social Development to pay private providers who would be incentivised to get teenagers and ...
Aotearoa New Zealand’s eight universities have joined the Aotearoa Collective for Public Transport Equity in calling on the Government to make public transport free to students and other New Zealanders on low incomes. Doing so will help alleviate ...
All young people should receive a quality sport experience, irrespective of whether they’ve chosen to play socially, competitively, or are in a rep squad. They should be able to play a variety of sports and not have to worry that they won’t get picked ...
Public hearings about proposed changes to stewardship land classification on the West Coast will be held next week in person and online. An independent National Panel of technical experts and a Ngāi Tahu appointed Mana Whenua Panel have assessed 504 ...
Eight Taranaki retailers sold vape products to people under the age of 18 in a recent undercover vaping controlled purchase operation (CPO). A total of 40 premises were visited over two days in August by Te Whatu Ora National Public Health Service. Carly ...
Across two nights last week, 20 entrepreneurs and innovators pitched their ideas to a room of business people, community leaders, professionals and creatives, hoping to gain access to the rigorous Innovate Hawke’s Bay programme. Now in its second ...
Closing the New Zealand First Foundation loophole is a good step towards a more transparent political donations regime, but it’s not the only loophole that needs closing, the Green Party says. “The New Zealand First Foundation loophole isn’t ...
Otago Polytechnic will hold a ceremony to mark the raising of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag at its Dunedin Campus on Monday 12 September. The Tino Rangatiratanga flag, otherwise known as the Māori flag), will fly underneath the New Zealand flag (on ...
SPCA is delighted to announce the appointment of Gabby Clezy as CEO, effective Monday 5 September 2022. The appointment marks the first incoming CEO since the charity's national amalgamation in 2017, and the first appointment in the role in over seven ...
Sunscreen brands, and their independent industry body alike, are welcoming the Sunscreen Safety Bill coming into effect on shelves around the country today, and claim the regulation is long overdue. Passed in March this year, the Sunscreen Safety Bill ...