NZ at Noon Fire callout turns into weed bust
Stories making headlines around the regions today include concern for Northland mum after she disappears and why firefighters putting out a blaze at a Masterton home has not made the residents happy....
View ArticleSearchers start scouring bush for missing mum
Police and Search and Rescue volunteers have started scouring bush around a small South Hokianga settlement as mystery deepens around the disappearance of a Northland woman. Barbara Moka, 32, was last...
View ArticleNew Zealand Economy Grows 0.3 In Q1
New Zealand's gross domestic product expanded 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.That was shy of forecasts for an...
View ArticleUpdate on Wellington bus train services 10am
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View ArticleStorm update – check your neighbours- WCC- 1045am
Power is still out in many Wellington suburbs and it could be some time before it is restored.Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is asking residents to check on family members or neighbours if they are...
View ArticleKapiti Coast weather advisory 1037am
Friday, 21 June 2013, 10:50 am Press Release: Kapiti Coast District Council Media Advisory as at 10.20amThe Paekakariki Hill Road will remain closed until at least 6pm because of slips on the Porirua...
View ArticleDigital literacy pilot aims to improve work readiness
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:19 am Press Release: Auckland Council Media release21 June 2013 Digital literacy pilot aims to improve work readiness A new pilot programme to boost students' digital literacy...
View ArticleSoutherly Blast Calming Down – Clean up Continues
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:12 am Press Release: Maioha Awards Southerly Blast Calming Down - Clean up ContinuesPorirua Mayor Nick Leggett has this morning praised the efforts of Porirua's Emergency...
View ArticleReform of local government in the Wellington Region
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:00 am Press Release: Local Government Commission Reform of local government in the Wellington RegionAn application for reform of local authorities in the wider Wellington...
View ArticleStorm update – cleanup starts in earnest
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:42 am Press Release: Wellington City Council Storm update - cleanup starts in earnest The Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office (WREMO) will keep a watching brief on...
View ArticleCommunities hold up well in extreme weather
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:15 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Communities hold up well in extreme weatherExtreme weather has caused disruption over parts of the country for the past couple of...
View ArticleLegal aid fixed fee payment system changes welcomed
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:14 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Legal aid fixed fee payment system changes welcomed Justice Minister Judith Collins has welcomed the decision by the Legal Services...
View ArticleChristchurch Airport Up and Running
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:39 am Press Release: Christchurch Airport Christchurch Airport Up and RunningChristchurch Airport is still operating and the weather is having no operational impact on what we...
View ArticleAlbatross battered in wild weather
An adult albatross that got lost in the wild weather battering Wellington has been rescued from the city's airport. Wellington Airport fire services manager Daniel Debono said the bird was discovered...
View ArticleExtensions granted for Red Zone property owners
Almost 100 property owners in the Residential Red Zone who have agreed to sell to the Crown have had their settlement dates extended. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is considering...
View ArticleNZ journalist hospitalised in Paris
Grayson Ottaway. Photo / File / John Borren A Tauranga-based Newstalk ZB journalist is in a Paris hospital after collapsing and ending up in a coma on a media trip. The Bay of Plenty Times has been...
View ArticlePregnant women urged to get vital booster jab
A three-week-old baby hospitalised with whooping cough has sparked a warning from health officials for pregnant women to get a booster vaccination against the disease. The number of whooping cough...
View ArticleLucky escape for men after car rolls in snow
Three men had a lucky escape when their vehicle rolled off the road in snowy conditions in North Otago. Constable Craig Bennett of Kurow police said when the three Dunedin men left for work at the...
View ArticlePolice too lenient with Nigella Lawsons husband
Charles Saatchi contacted police after assulting wife, Nigella Lawson. Photo / Bloomberg, Snapper Media British politicians have questioned the way police treated Nigella Lawson's husband after he...
View ArticleBoy 5 saves diabetic mother
Source: ONE News Police are praising a five-year-old boy for saving his diabetic mother's life. Police say that a woman went into a diabetic coma at her home in the evening earlier this week. They said...
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