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Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council Chair appointed
Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council Chair appointed ACC Minister Judith Collins has announced Mr Mark Gilbert as Chair of the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MSAC). The MSAC advises ACC, on behalf of motorcyclists, how to invest funds collected through the Motorcycle Safety Levy, paid as part of the motorcycle relicensing process. "I congratulate Mr Gilbert on his appointment. Mr ...
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COWs boosting patient safety
COWs boosting patient safety Doctors and nurses are using a COW (computer on wheels) to make medicines safer for patients.Health Minister Tony Ryall visited North Shore Hospital yesterday to see first-hand how hospital doctors and nurses prescribe and administer medication electronically using mobile computers."Electronic prescribing eliminates the risk of errors such as typing in ...
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Coordinated winter resilience programme rolled out
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a group of companies and agencies involved in the recovery have combined to share knowledge and create a winter resilience campaign, ensuring all parties know what each is doing and promising to refer those who need help on to their partners as required.In a first step, major construction companies have volunteered staff to ...
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Court of Appeal Judge appointed
Court of Appeal Judge appointed Justice Forrest Miller has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Attorney General Christopher Finlayson announced today.Justice Miller graduated LLB (Hons) from Otago University in 1981 and LLM from the University of Toronto in 1997. Initially he worked for the Alexandra firm Bodkins Solicitors and in 1984 moved to Wellington and commenced practice ...
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Ranger returns from US fact finding mission
Otago Fish & Game Ranger Steve Dixon has just returned from a month long trip to America; visiting trout hatcheries and observing angler education programmes, along with attending kids and family fishing festivals.Dixon was the recipient of the 2013 Fish & Game New Zealand staff travel scholarship, and spent the four weeks in Missouri and Massachusetts researching programmes which ...
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First the Rain Then the Snow
Dunedin (Wednesday, 19 June 2013) - It looks like a week of wild weather.With snow forecast for some areas later today and tomorrow, the Dunedin City Council is reminding people to be particularly careful when driving, cycling or walking to work or school.For the most up-to-date information on local road conditions ...
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Conviction for near miss with container ship
19 June 2013 Conviction for near miss with container ship A near miss at sea has resulted in a commercial fisherman being found guilty in the Napier District Court today of the unsafe operation of a ship on 15 February 2012. Robert Greathead was convicted and sentenced to 100 hours community service after a 2 day defended hearing.Hawke's Bay Regional Council is responsible for ...
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Nearly 300 Hep A vaccines provided in Ashburton
Nearly 300 Hep A vaccines provided in Ashburton An outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ashburton has led Canterbury health officials to reissue advice on the importance of thorough hand washing. In the last four weeks in Ashburton there have been 11 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A, including four children aged under 5 years. Canterbury District Health Board's Community and Public Health ...
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Otago flood conditions update 1700 19613
www.orc.govt.nz/waterinfo or by phoning 0800 426 463.Further information on flood hazard can be found in the Otago Natural Hazards Database. Flood alerts can also be received via Twitter. ...
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Old Waimakariri Bridge temporary closing dates changed
Old Waimakariri Bridge temporary closing dates changed to assist road users The Old Waimakariri Bridge repair work originally scheduled for Monday 24 June to Sunday 30 June has now been rescheduled for 15 July to 21 July 2013.The bridge will be closing for seven days to allow earthquake repair work to take place. The temporary closure period will be from 6am on Monday 15 July, reopening ...
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NZTA works impact on state highway link to Auckland airport
NZTA works impact on state highway link to Auckland airport The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers there will be day time work on Puhinui Road (State Highway 20B) starting on Monday (24 June), which will have an impact on travel to and from Auckland International Airport. Necessary improvements to highway drainage will be carried out over five consecutive days between 5am and 4pm ...
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Christchurch country’s first multi-lingual airport
Christchurch Airport is ensuring Asian visitors feel welcome through installing signage in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean - a first for any international airport in the country.Christchurch Airport chief executive Jim Boult says the new signs are part of on-going work to make the airport environment even friendlier for international visitors."As a leader in the tourism ...
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Kapiti-Mana Police seeking sightings of alleged arsonist
Kapiti-Mana Police want to locate 38-year-old Randall URE after a warrant was issued for his arrest for arson and burglary. Two weeks ago, a Doncaster Terrace residential property was set alight and Police believe URE is responsible. Police believe the man is living rough in his red 1990 Toyota Corona station wagon, registration OS4934, in the Porirua area. He is a disqualified driver and ...
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Council advises to leave out your wheelie bins
Council advises to leave out your wheelie bins Christchurch City Council is asking all residents in Christchurch to put their bins out as normal throughout the bad weather, as they will be collected by our contractors as soon as conditions allow.Tim Joyce, Contracts Manager for City Water and Waste Unit says, "We ask all residents to leave their bins out, as normal, and the Council ...
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Engagement underway with owners in Innovation Precinct
Engagement underway with owners in Innovation Precinct Input is being sought from property owners in the area of central Christchurch's new Innovation Precinct now the planning for the Precinct is underway. Letters have been sent to the owners of property in the area designated for the Precinct to update them on the process. The Innovation Precinct, bounded by Lichfield, Tuam, High, ...
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Irrigate Why not just farm smarter BayBuzz
In a front page story in the current NZ Farmers Weekly (17 June 2013), prominent farming economist/consultant Phil Journeaux comments on the vastly different productivity and profitability profiles of different farms, focusing on the dairying sector.Citing Ministry of Primary Industries data from 2011/12, he notes that the top 10% of farms were 65% more profitable than the average farm, ...
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Local Alcohol Policy – make a difference
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:56 pm Press Release: Hutt City Council HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE19 JUNE 2013 Local Alcohol Policy - make a difference!Hutt City Council is proposing to make a Hutt City Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) to give communities more of a say around the sale and supply of alcohol. Communities have until 4pm 1 July to submit their feedback.The Sale and Supply of ...
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Grow Rotorua’s Plan For Growth
19.06.13: Spa and wellness centres, manuka honey plantations and processed timber exports are among the long list of opportunities Grow Rotorua plans to explore to drive economic growth for the Rotorua district.Today [19 June] Grow Rotorua unveiled its plan to be a catalyst for growth, in its 2013/15 Statement of Intent, presented to the Rotorua District Council's Corporate and ...
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Reserve Bank eyes lack of payment system supervision
The Reserve Bank is looking at ways to bring regulatory oversight to the country's payment systems, in what is an otherwise sound financial system, the bank's head of prudential supervision Toby Fiennes says. The central bank sees the lack of regulatory oversight of New Zealand's payment and settlement systems as a problem, and what powers it does have "are blunt and ...
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Hanover crooks’ defamation trial adjourned
Former shareholders’ association chairman Bruce Sheppard wants to call 25 witnesses when he defends his allegedly defamatory allegation Hanover's Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson were "crooks" . But the defamation trial, due to start in August, is now unlikely to take place this year after Mr Sheppard was granted an adjournment at Auckland High Court today. His ...
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Mayor promises better Auckland public transport
Source: ONE News Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising changes to the city's public transport system will allow people to get around more easily. Mayor Brown officially launched a public consultation on the new network of buses and trains today which proposes running fewer bus routes but with a greater frequency. "The changes we are proposing will transform Auckland's bus ...
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Skifields set for silver lining in winter storm clouds
The icy blast set to grip the country this week has snow lovers rubbing their hands in anticipation. Skifields across New Zealand are expecting fresh dumps of snow over the next few days, with some already reporting excellent conditions. A low with frosty Antarctic air is forecast to sweep the country and while MetService is warning of hazardous conditions in the South and North Island ...
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Pair to fight kidnap charges
Jovaan Graham's body was left outside a Matamata hospital. Photo / Supplied The pair accused of abducting and bashing a 32-year-old local man in the Kaimai Ranges plan to defend the allegations at trial. Thomas McDonald, 30, and Cheyanne McCausland, 23, both from Tauranga, faced charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, injuring with intent to injure and unlawfully taking a ...
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Caregiver raises alarm after Levin man assaulted
File photo / NZ Herald A caregiver raised the alarm after finding a 53-year-old injured in a serious assault in his Levin home this morning. Police have launched an investigation while the man lies in a serious condition at Palmerston North Hospital. The caregiver found the man injured about 8.30am and phoned emergency services. "Early indications suggest the man has been ...
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Wild weather Tornado reported in Waikato
A tornado reportedly touched down in Waikato for about 10 minutes this afternoon, with a local farmer sending a photograph to forecaster WeatherWatch.co.nz. The picture was taken at Paterangi, just south of Hamilton. While tornadoes weren't in the forecast today, unstable and slow conditions had led to the funnel cloud and then short-lived tornado, head analyst Philip Duncan said. It was at the ...
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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