Contractors working on Richmond's Wensley Road are facing daily abuse from the public, including a serious incident where an angry motorist drove right up to a supervisor's legs. 21 serious incidents have been reported to supervisors at the site.
Tensions remain high in South Wairarapa following the sidelining of the district’s Mayor Martin Connelly, with public participation being shut down during meeting due to a breach of the rules. Earlier, Connelly was stripped of membership roles on various ...
The vote passed narrowly at a meeting with councillors Aaron Woodcock, Pip Maynard, Colin Olds, and Mayor Martin Connelly voting against it. Approving the $1.01m will result in a 0.3 per cent rates rise impact for the coming financial year, compared ...
Police are conducting a scene examination at the address to determine the cause of the fire. The body of a deceased has been removed from the property and will undergo a formal identification process.
Waikato District Council has declared its strong opposition to any legislation that has the potential to remove Maori Wards from its governance model. Council currently has 11 General Ward Councillors and 2 Maaori Ward Councillors, elected in 2022.
Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO will be holding public rallies at more than 20 locations on 9 May, as part of NZNO’s national Day of Action 2024. They will be calling on the Government to increase funding to Health in Budget 2024 ...
Launch of a funded grassroots oral health initiative announced in collaboration with Dental Planet, Niho Ora ki Hauraki. Crafted in response to the resounding voice of whānau and community, Te Tara o Te Whai has identified oral health as one of Hauraki's ...
Gravel extraction from the Upper Tukituki catchment has already surpassed its initial targeted volume goal of 800,000m3, with more extraction work to come. The recently completed Walker Road project allowed for gravel to be extracted from sections where ...
University of Auckland criminology lecturer and press spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa, Emmy Rākete says the Government’s announcement of $1.9 billion for prison construction will do more harm than good. Rākete says the move will only ...
Journalists and independent media outlets are facing an unprecedented decline in press freedom and a rise of state repression all across the world, according to the annual report published by Reporters without Borders (RSF) on the occasion of World ...
State Highway 1 near Ōhau is expected to be closed until the early hours of tomorrow morning. The road has been closed most of the day after the trailer of a fuel tanker rolled. Initial estimates were that the road would be open this afternoon, however, ...
On May 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would effectively define antisemitism as criticism of Israel broadly.
Auckland is the first in New Zealand to begin upgrading signage across its public transport network to include sign language. Plans to roll out the video in sign language across the ferry network are also well underway.
The first of 11 Pacific Language Weeks for 2024 is next week, as we look forward to celebrating the many varied cultures and identities of the Pacific communities in Porirua. The overarching theme of the language weeks for 2024 is sustainability.
The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters will take place at Hamilton's GLOBOX Arena on August 16-17. The World Series event will see a 16-player field competing over two days of action.
The Daily Mail reports: Scotland Yard was facing yet more anger from Jewish groups on Saturday after a Holocaust memorial was covered up over fears it would be vandalised by pro-Palestine activists. Officials in Hyde Park yesterday hid Britain’s first public memorial to the six million victims of the Nazi genocide under a blue tarpaulin in a […]
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Responding to news that Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop has rejected Wellington City Council’s calls to remove ten buildings from the Heritage List, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Wellington ...
These scholarships are available to Pacific students and professionals in the healthcare sector, aiming to provide financial aid to deserving candidates.
'Clocktower Falls' is the second single off Cody Munro Moore's sophomore solo album ‘At Parties’. It was the last song from ‘At Parties’ to be recorded from a string of evenings spent with his band over summer at Stranded Recording Studios.
Whangaparāoa College has achieved its best-ever academic NCEA results, surpassing previous records and exceeding national averages.
Kiwi inventor Matthew Brown has created a machine that treats the remains of our beloved pets in a low temperature water process that has near-zero impact on the environment.
Results from the 2023 State of New Zealand Garden Birds | Te Āhua o ngā Manu o te Kāri Aotearoa have just been released and the regional long-term trend shows a rapid increase (210%) in the number of tūī seen in Canterbury.
Youth Week runs from 20 to 26 May 2024. During this time, young people from all over the country will host events to celebrate the talent, energy, and contribution of Aotearoa’s youth.
The support sessions are organised by local OSPRI regional partners and offer a range of services, from assistance with tidying up NAIT movements to discussing best tagging practices and creating new herd numbers.
After being elected to Parliament in 2008 the maiden speech of Hipkins was substantially around education policy. He was Labour’s spokesperson for education 2011 – 2017. He was Minister for Education from 2017 until February 2023. This is approximately 88% of the time Labour were in power. Tinetti took over in February until the election. […]
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