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Suffolk Street Solution Proposed
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will consider a compromise regarding the proposed Suffolk Street community housing project when the matter is considered next Tuesday (25 June 2013), QLDC Regulatory and Corporate General Manager Roger Taylor said.The Council called for feedback on the Community Housing Trust's proposal to construct 10 rental properties on Council-owned freehold ...
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Labour should rethink “holiday highway bashing
Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer says Labour and the Greens are increasingly out of step when it comes to their on-going opposition to the proposed Puhoi to Wellsford roading project, and today's council vote was more proof that opposition parties are on the wrong side of the public debate. "The fact that 16 members of the council's Regional Development & Operations ...
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Otago flood conditions update 1700 20613
Thursday 20 June 2013 1700hrs MetService has lifted its heavy snow warning for eastern Otago about and south of the Kakanui Mountains, meaning widespread heavy snow is no longer expected. However, snow and rain showers are likely during the next 48 hours and river levels may rise when snowmelt and these showers strike already saturated soils.The public are reminded that snowmelt and ...
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Caution urged on roads as weather deteriorates
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 5:10 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Caution urged on roads as weather deteriorates Canterbury Police are reinforcing their call for motorists to exercise extreme caution on the roads as weather conditions look set to remain difficult over the next 24 hours. Police operations commander Inspector Craig McKay says while there have been no major incidents or ...
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Alpine passes remain closed overnight 20613
Alpine passes remain closed overnightAlpine passes throughout the South Island will remain closed to all traffic overnight.State Highway 7 (Lewis Pass) is closed from the Hanmer Springs turnoff to Springs Junction and State Highway 73 is closed from Springfield to Arthur's Pass. Motorists can still travel to Hanmer Springs but are advised there is snow on the highway.The NZ Transport ...
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Little impact on Orion network - 4.00pm 20613
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Polar blast Massive storm pounds New Zealand
---Send your weather related stories, photos or video here.---Some planes have been grounded and interisland ferries are staying in port, forcing travellers to hunker down as a massive storm pounds the country. Heavy snow has fallen in parts of the South Island, cutting off some communities - but the polar blast is just getting started, forecasters warn. An Air New Zealand spokesman said severe ...
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New Zealand Opera director picked to lead Seattle Opera
Linda Jenkins and her husband, Seattle Opera general director Speight Jenkins, share a laugh at McCaw Hall with the new general director-designate, Aidan ...
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One dead after two-car crash in Waikato
intersection of Ohaupo Road and Sowerby Road in Ohaupo just after 3pm. The victim died at the scene. It was one of three serious crashes in Waikato this ...
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Clampdown on offenders dodging community service
Source: ONE News Police and Corrections staff have swooped on 70 houses in Waikato and arrested people found in breach of their release conditions or who have failed to show up for their community service. Around 30 staff visited the houses in Hamilton, Ngaruawahia and Huntly yesterday, with the alleged offenders appearing in court today. Police said it is the first time officers have teamed ...
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New look for Kiwi soldiers
Source: Supplied The Army has a new look with an updated uniform which caters for all scenarios. The Multi-Terrain Camouflage Uniforms (MCUs) are a layered clothing system suitable for operations and in training. "We have traditionally had our two patterns of uniform, one for the jungle and one for the desert," Captain Ian Leabourne, one of the project managers, said. "However, ...
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Dotcom decries largest data massacre after company deletes files
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - An actor in police costume mock-arrests Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (L) as he launches his new file sharing site "Mega" in Auckland January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Nigel ...
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New Inland Revenue office shows Government’s commitment to Christchurch McClay
The official opening of Inland Revenue’s new office in Christchurch’s Mid City building today celebrates the Government’s commitment to the future of the city says Revenue Minister Todd McClay. "The Government has always been clear about its intention to move back into the CBD following the 2011 earthquakes. Our commitment to the city and the region has always been clear ...
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New Zealand boy 11 fathers child to school friends mother 36 after sex
An 11-year-old boy fathered a child after sex with a school friend's 36-year-old mother. Both the father and child are now understood to be in care after the principal at the boy's school raised the alarm. The case has caused counsellors working in the area of child sexual abuse to highlight the lack of attention given to women as potential offenders. It has prompted Justice ...
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Open data benefits public and economy
Open data benefits public and economy Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain says a second report into the Declaration on Open and Transparent Government shows government departments are making excellent progress releasing their public data for re-use on data.govt.nz.Departments were surveyed on progress made over the past year in adopting the Declaration."The report shows 10 ...
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Kiwis Line up for Dole While National Boasts About Jobs
NZ First social policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor says the dole queues are getting longer by the day while Social Development Minister Paula Benefit continues to boast about all the new jobs her Government is creating.Mrs Lole-Taylor says the Minister's claim that increased business confidence is translating into jobs that beneficiaries can take up is nonsense. "Air New ...
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Solid Response to West Coast Community Awards
Locals have really got behind their volunteers with a record 43 entries received for the TrustPower Grey District Community Awards and 32 entries for the TrustPower Westland Community Awards.Entries for the Community Awards closed on Friday 7 June. Both West Coast TrustPower Community Awards, which recognise and reward voluntary groups for the outstanding contribution they make to the ...
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Ohaupo - Fatal Crash
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Value of ORC flood infrastructure reinforced
The Otago Regional Council is satisfied with the way its flood control and drainage infrastructure on the Taieri Plain has performed during this week's heavy rainfall.A group of ORC councillors and executive staff did an aerial inspection of the Taieri River on Tuesday from Outram to Henley.The aerial overview included the upper ponding area of the Lower Taieri flood scheme and the ...
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Three resign from Northland Inc board
The Northland Regional Council says it is disappointed but understands and respects the decisions of three members of the Northland Inc board who have resigned after differences of opinion over the organisation's management.The trio - directors Russell Shaw, David Caselli and James Parsons - were appointed in October last year and made up the audit and risk committee for the regional ...
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SCIRT traffic update for next week - from 24 June
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Police blitz on truancy in Whangarei
Police have carried out a blitz on truancy in Whangarei, where nearly a third of students at some schools are absent at any given time. Top brass were among officers who joined teachers and community groups today, paying surprise visits to the homes of known truants and hauling them off to class. Whangarei area commander Inspector Tracy Phillips said they heard every excuse in ...
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No jail for man who robbed Hayden Miles
Timothy John Kuka would have been one of the last people to see Hayden Miles (pictured) alive A man who robbed Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles just hours before he was brutally murdered and dismembered has escaped jail today. Timothy John Kuka, 37, last month pleaded guilty to an amended charge of demanding with menace a cellphone, iPod and a cask of wine from 15-year-old Hayden ...
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Armed intruders break into home detain couple
Photo / File A couple suffered minor injuries when armed intruders wearing disguises burst into their West Coast home last night. The armed men entered the house at Fox River about 9.30pm and detained the couple who lived there, police said. The intruders remained at the property for some time before leaving in a vehicle. Detective Sergeant Gavin Nichols of Greymouth police ...
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Firewood warms familys hearts after theft
Benjamin Foster, 6, with firewood donated to his family after all their wood was stolen. Photo / Joel Ford Offers of help have been flooding in for the Foster family who had all their firewood stolen while spending what is likely to be their last holiday together. The family, including father Rob, who is dying of bowel cancer, faced a cold, hard winter after their supply of wood was ...
Auckland Feature Story
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Auckland's infastructure needs upgrading in the long run.
Auckland may in the next few years be able to upgrade two major pieces of infastructure and reap the economic benefits for the city.
There may, in the near future, be a four-lane road of national significance (RONS) between Auckland and Whangarei, which would make travel between the country’s largest city and Northland much faster and more efficient, while providing significant economic benefits to both regions as well. Read more
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