Gambling Harm Reduction Bill paves way for balanced reform
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:55 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Chris TremainMinister of Internal Affairs17 June 2013Gambling Harm Reduction Bill paves the way for balanced reformInternal...
View ArticleScott Guy case Police dredge ponds
Police 'not telling the complete story' in Guy case - investigator Police have dredged effluent ponds on the Feilding farm where Scott Guy was shot dead. Guy was gunned down in the driveway of his farm...
View ArticleChild Abuse Victims Left On a Failing System
NZ First Social Policy/Welfare spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor is shocked by cases revealed by District Court Judge Carolyn Henwood that show a failing protection system currently in place for abused...
View ArticleHealth Quality and Safety Commission appointments
Health Quality and Safety Commission appointments The Government has made three appointments to the Health Quality and Safety Commission.Shelley Frost, an HQSC board member since 2010, has been...
View ArticleSir Graham Henry Supports Coastguard Volunteer Efforts
Sir Graham Henry Supports Coastguard Volunteer Efforts This week Coastguard New Zealand celebrates its extensive network of dedicated volunteers during National Volunteer Week 2013, which shines the...
View ArticleMediaWorks Deal Another Giant Ripoff
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the soft "technical" receivership and financial restructuring of MediaWorks will cost taxpayers millions in unpaid taxes and once again show that New Zealand is at the mercy...
View ArticleHeavy rain in Canterbury makes driving hazardous
Monday, 17 June 2013, 3:00 pm Press Release: Canterbury Regional Civil Defence 17 June 2013Heavy rain makes driving hazardousHeavy rain is continuing to fall around Canterbury making driving conditions...
View ArticleNew start after freak surfing accident
Three months after she broke her neck in a freak accident, Tauranga woman Amanda Lowry is finally home. But the house isn't the same. Nothing is. The mottled glass doors that greet you from the...
View Article22-year-old charged after AOS callout in Levin
A 22-year-old Levin man has been charged after an armed offenders squad callout in the town yesterday. Wellington communications centre received a 111 call about 2.45pm telling them that someone was...
View ArticleAuckland Council housing bill an affront to ‘local democracy’
The government's proposed legislation to fast-track housing development in Auckland undermines local democracy, lacks adequate appeal provisions and is silent on the housing accord agreed between the...
View ArticleBrownlee moves closer to controlling Christchurch
Last week it was the warning. This week, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee moves a step closer to taking control of Christchurch City Council. His hands-on attacks on the council...
View ArticleTechnical experts to help speed up Chch consenting process
The Government will appoint technical experts to join the Christchurch City Council's consenting department in a move to speed up its consenting process. The technical experts will be appointed from...
View ArticleTeen jailed for treating girl like a piece of meat
File photo / NZ Herald A Rotorua 17-year-old used gang slogans as he sexually violated a teenage girl - treating her "like a piece of meat", a court has heard. Hipirini Mead has been sentenced in the...
View ArticleFather guilty of machete attack on daughter
File photo / Thinkstock A drunk Whangarei man held his teenage daughter in his room and attacked her with a machete after she refused to let him have more wine. The 63-year-old man, who cannot be named...
View ArticleParts of Otago cut off as heavy rain hammers down
Residents in parts of Otago have been told to stay at home as flooding cuts off towns and threatens the stability of a bridge. Record breaking rainfall has seen rivers break their banks in Otago, and...
View ArticleRoad closures in Tasman District
Source: BBC A number of roads remain closed in the Tasman District due to flooding or rain induced slips. As of 3pm today, the following roads are open to one lane for residents and emergency services...
View ArticleFears for missing woman in Northland
Source: ONE News Police are concerned for the well being of a missing woman in Northland. Barbara Ann Moka, 38, was last seen in the town of Rawena on June 9. She has not been in contact with her...
View ArticleMissing woman urged to get in touch with police
Police have urged a missing woman to get in touch, saying her family hold real concerns for her welfare. Barbara Ann Moka, 38, of Rawene in Northland, was last seen in Rawene on the morning of June 9....
View ArticleNew Zealand services sector continues to grow in May
New Zealand's services sector is seeing its strongest sustained period of growth in four years, according to the latest performance of services index (PSI) released Monday.The BNZ-Business New Zealand...
View ArticleCouncil to build new workplace culture for staff
Monday, 17 June 2013, 3:27 pm Press Release: Wellington City Council NEWS RELEASE17 June 2013Council to build new workplace culture for staffWellington City Council has started the process of building...
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