Albatrosses make emergency landing in Wellington
Source: Supplied Wellington Zoo is nursing a number of sea birds back to health today after they were blown into the capital during the winter storm currently battering the country. Three albatrosses,...
View ArticleCanterbury Maps workshops hit the right button
Canterbury Maps workshops hit the right button Environment Canterbury has been offering workshops in response to unprecedented demand after the new Canterbury Maps website was launched in...
View ArticleAuckland Motorway Closures 23 June – 29 June 2013
23 June - 29 June 2013 The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather...
View ArticleUpdate on public transport in Wellington
Friday, 21 June 2013, 3:44 pm Press Release: Greater Wellington Regional Council 21 June 2013: 3.30pmUpdate on public transport in WellingtonThe damage caused by the storm mean a number of services...
View ArticleSnow affected bus routes 1530 21613
(updated at 15:30) All Christchurch Metro bus services are once again operating as usual with the exception of one hillside route.The 17 Bryndwr / Huntsbury route will continue to end trips at the...
View ArticleGlen Innes Police Help us find Lyqueeshah
Friday, 21 June 2013, 3:52 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Help us find LyqueeshahJune 21, 2013, 3:36 pmPolice are concerned about the safety and wellbeing of missing 16 year-old Lyqueeshah Brooks...
View ArticleDisruption to electricity supply continues in Hutt Valley
Friday, 21 June 2013, 3:48 pm Press Release: Hutt City Council 21 June 2013Disruption to electricity supply continues in Hutt ValleyWellington Electricity advises that Whitemans Valley, Wainuiomata and...
View ArticleDestination Great Lake Taupo launches new strategy
Over one hundred people gathered at the Taupo Yacht Club last week to witness launch of the Destination Marketing Strategy for Taupo, and hear from entrepreneur and marketing guru, Justine Ross.Mrs...
View ArticlePublic’s chance to influence speed limits speed reductions
Friday, 21 June 2013, 3:56 pm Press Release: Palmerston North City Council 21 June 2013Public's chance to influence variable speed limits and speed reductionsPalmerston North City Council's revised...
View ArticleThe Mud to Give Voters Clearer View of 2013 Elections
21 June 2013Rotorua Online Media has launched an interactive news service to provide voters with a clearer view of the 2013 local elections.www.themud.co.nz uses short videos and written opinion...
View ArticleNew burst of light for Hastings CBD
The dome on the top of the former Roachs' building on the corner of Kings and Heretaunga Streets in Hastings CBD has received a new and exciting burst of colour over the past few weeks.The circular...
View ArticleAir New Zealand Weather Update
Friday, 21 June 2013, 4:01 pm Press Release: Air New Zealand Public Affairs Air New Zealand: Weather UpdateStrong winds in Wellington continue to disrupt Air New Zealand's operations, however, a...
View ArticleHamiltons new Older Persons and Rehabilitation Building
Hamilton gets new $42m Older Persons and Rehabilitation Building. Thwarted by the fierce weather affecting the country, Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew asked Hon Todd McClay to open, on her...
View ArticleCollins’ back-down proof of over-hasty decision
Friday, 21 June 2013, 3:45 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Andrew LittleJustice Spokesperson21 June 2013Collins' back-down proof of over-hasty decisionAnother back-down by Judith Collins,...
View ArticleStorm hurls southern birds to Wellington
TWO years after lost emperor penguin Happy Feet was found way north of its Antarctic home, a southerly storm has carried five white-capped albatrosses out of their comfort zone to the New Zealand ...
View ArticleAir traffic disrupted by storm in New Zealand
(32 mins ago) A winter storm bearing powerful winds disrupted air traffic across New Zealand on Friday as well as cutting power to some homes, forcing schools to close, and generating record-sized...
View ArticleConcerns over missing teen in Auckland
Source: Supplied Police are concerned about the safety of a teenager missing in Auckland. Lyqueeshah Brooks was last seen at 3:30pm on Monday. The 16-year-old has contacts in Pakuranga, Panmure and...
View ArticlePolice seek driver who hit two-year-old boy
Police are seeking the driver of a car that hit a 2-year-old boy in Christchurch earlier this week. The boy reportedly wandered onto the road and was hit by the car on Curletts Rd in Sockburn at 2.50pm...
View ArticlePorirua Information Required on Domestic Violence case
Friday, 21 June 2013, 4:50 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Information Required21 June 2013Porirua Police are currently seeking to locate Norman HOWELL following a domestic violence incident....
View ArticleCard user linked to series of robberies
Friday, 21 June 2013, 4:54 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Card user linked to series of robberiesA bank card stolen during one of yesterday's robberies of elderly people was used in a Pt...
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