Category: News

Inquiry to improve mental health services

New engineering assessments of Christchurch’s wells have revealed some of them may be susceptible to contamination, particularly in heavy rainfall events.

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Iain Lees-Galloway, and Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter, are reconvening the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Pr

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has asked the Secretary for Education to appoint a Commissioner to take over the governance of Hato Petera College, he said today.

A range of free family-friendly activities will be on offer in Christchurch’s newest park this Sunday.

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced today that the 2018 Aotearoa Bike Challenge, the month

From 1962 to 1979, the U.S. Navy maintained a small nuclear power plant at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The risk of radiation exposure for those working in the vicinity of the power plant as low. Read the reports.

Parents and children are being urged to take a “devices down, heads up” approach to the journey between school and home.

New Zealand’s position as 10th worst nation for creating urban waste per capita is shameful, says Associate Env

Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran says the new Hawaiki Transpacific cable system should be up and running by mid-year, improving and enhancing New Zealand’s international connectivity.

The Opawa community will get a new building to house its voluntary library following Christchurch City Council’s decision to invest in a new facility rather than repair the old.

Things are heating up in Christchurch as temperatures soar and buskers set the streets alight, boosting business in the city.

Restoring stained glass windows broken in the earthquakes is a labour of love for a local artist and curator.

21 January 2018

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The New Zealand Space Agency at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has welcomed Rocket Lab’s successful second test rocket launch into space from the Mahia Peninsula.

They are known across the globe as the brothers of bodily abuse and the Monsters of Schlock are living up to their name.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) has begun public engagement on the enhancement of the Forth St to Otago Harbour reach of the Water of Leith, one of the final stages of the Leith Flood Protection Scheme.

New Zealand First Leader congratulates PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, have today announced that they are expecting their first child in June.

Christchurch City Council will hold its first meeting for 2018 on Thursday 25 January at 9.30am. Items on agenda for the public part of the meeting include:

An air passenger has been fined $2250 for following his cousin’s advice to smuggle plant cuttings and seeds into New Zealand.

Further support for struggling farmers

With SummerTimes in full swing and some of the best buskers in the world performing across Christchurch’s city centre, there is plenty to keep everyone entertained this weekend.

Christchurch City Council is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to the use of Denton Park.

Statement on the death of Wairarapa Area Commander, Inspector Donna Howard
I am saddened by her passing at such a young age.

Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi has released a report into how New Zealand responds to natural disasters and emergencies and will meet key groups to discuss its

Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has confirmed tax relief measures will be extended to farmers in drought areas.

The name change for Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children officially takes effect today.

A testing and tracing regime for Mycoplasma bovis will provide a clearer indication of its spread and potential actions for eradication by the end of February, says Agric

Having quality waterways is rated as more important than housing and education but most people believe our rivers are in poor condition, a new survey shows.

Brian Patrick loves bugs and won’t leave home without a jar in his pocket just in case he spots a rare specimen.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) has extended the closing date for public feedback on the plan change ‘Managing the amount of water in the Clutha River/Mata-au.’

Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor travels to Europe today to speak at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, held during Interna

Canterbury Museum has successfully bid at a London auction for four medals and two diaries belonging to Trggve Gran – the Norwegian skiing expert on the British Antarctic Expedition.

More electric vehicles will be hitting New Zealand’s highways, bus lanes and streets with funding announced by Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods today

Work is well under way on the Gardiners Pump Station in the city’s north-west.

The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken an Auckland landlord to the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to install smoke alarms, giving all landlords in this busy rental market a timely reminder to ensure their properties comply with smoke alarm legislation.

New Brighton beach will come alive with colourful, fluttering kites in all shapes and sizes on Saturday.

A 150-year-old pub is among three heritage buildings to receive funding to help with earthquake strengthening, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Arder

A drier and warmer December than normal has resulted in low levels in some Otago rivers.

New Brighton’s playground is proving a holiday hot spot attracting hundreds of people a day to the suburb.

Thrillers are the most popular books with Christchurch library users, led by British author Lee Child’s “Jack Reacher” novels.

Foreign Affairs Minister to attend international meeting to discuss North Korea

Recent rain has eased the fire risk across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula but authorities say it will only take a few hot nor’west days to push it up again.

The latest Otago Regional Council (ORC) water quality samples taken from Otokia Creek, which runs into Brighton Beach, have shown low levels of bacteria and the creek is now safe to swim in.

Visitors to the Botanic Gardens are being urged to get in early or make the most of the warm summer evenings as the popular city site is swamped by holidaymakers.

Want the chance to blow your own trumpet in front of tens of thousands of people?

A former refugee from Nepal has been making a difference in her role with Spotless at the Palmerston North Hospital.

MPI is seeking feedback on the annual review of catch limits and other management settings for the start of the April 2018 fishing year.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) water quality samples taken from the Otokia Creek, which runs into Brighton Beach, have shown high levels of the bacteria E. coli.

MPI and its dairy industry partners have decided to extend the current Mycoplasma bovis milk testing underway in Canterbury, Otago and Southland into a national milk surveillance programme.

A Belgian air passenger has been forced to leave New Zealand after attempting to smuggle 3 sausages into Auckland.

If the hustle and bustle of the festive season has left you in need of some chill-out time, then make a beeline for one of the following weekend events.

The recent case of an autistic boy having to move schools due to bullying is a clear indication that more has to be done to change attitudes towards children with disabilities and address bullying in schools, says the Human Rights Commission.

MPI has introduced new treatment requirements to stop brown marmorated stink bugs arriving into New Zealand in sea containers from Italy.

An organic farm near Christchurch was ruled to have breached the rights of workers it said were volunteers by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), following an Inspectorate investigation.

With the summer holiday season now well underway, Otago Regional Council (ORC) and the Ministry for Primary Industries are reminding everyone in Otago of the importance of cleaning their equipment between waterways to avoid the spread of unwanted freshwater pests including the invasive alga didymo.

Part of Cambridge Terrace/Durham Street will be closed for several nights next week so roading crews can put the final seal and line markings on the revamped road.

Roading crews will begin work on reconstructing earthquake damaged North Avon Road, in Shirley, on Monday 15 January.

A close watch is being kept on rainfall levels across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.

The equivalent of the entire population of Canterbury and the West Coast passed through Christchurch Airport last month, making it the airport’s busiest month ever.

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor has extended the medium-scale adverse event classification to the drought-hit Grey

One of SummerTiime’s favourite events – Ingham’s Lazy Sundays – is back to ensure your weekend ends on a high note.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) confirms that the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is present on a farm in the Ashburton area.

Pruned foliage from the Botanic Gardens is being fed to orangutans at Orana Wildlife Park to liven up their diet.

Hon James Shaw
Minister for Climate Change

A new road safety advertising campaign is challenging speeding drivers to slow down and stop defending their perceived ‘right’ to speed.

Don’t feel too grim about heading back to work – the 25th anniversary World Buskers Festival is just around the corner.

Work will get under way shortly on rebuilding the historic Risingholme Community Centre in Opawa.

Winston Peters

New Zealand has lost a man of integrity, compassion and dedication to public service with the passing of the Hon Jim Anderton, Prime Minister Jaci

High levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has been sampled from the Tomahawk lagoon in Dunedin, prompting a warning from the Otago Regional Council for people (and dogs) to avoid contact with the waters of the lagoon.

With heavy rain forecast for Friday and Saturday – which happens to coincide with higher than normal tides – Christchurch City Council is taking steps to minimise any flooding impact in the city and Banks Peninsula.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Department of Conservation (DOC) are warning that they will continue to take a zero tolerance approach towards people who poach from the Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve north of Gisborne.

The provisional number of lives lost on New Zealand roads in 2017 is 380, the highest since 2009 says Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter.

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Jacinda Ardern today congratulated the 179 New Zealanders named on the 2018 New Year’s Honours List.

Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio has welcomed the Pacific recipients named in the New Year’s Honours.

Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio has expressed his sincere condolences and sympathies to the family of Tony Johns who has passed away.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has welcomed the latest United Nations Security Council resolution against North Korea.