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YMCA staff team up with rescue experts to improve safety

14 February 2012 3:51pm | YMCA

Outdoor Safety is a topic which is currently under the spotlight in New Zealand following a series of devastating accidents, and a mandate from the Prime Minister John Key to investigate and resolve the issues relating to getting an appropriate balance ... More >>

Fall Of Singapore Commemorated

14 February 2012 3:12pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore will be marked with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on Wednesday 15 February. The ceremony will be attended by His Excellency Mr Justice (ret.) M.P.H. Rubin, High Commissioner for ... More >>

3-year jail term for organising child sex tour

14 February 2012 1:26pm | Stop Demand

A 48-year-old Auckland man, convicted last November for organising a child sex tour to Thailand, was today sentenced to three years in jail. Today’s precedent-setting sentence was handed down at the Auckland High Court by Justice Wylie. Name suppression ... More >>

Diamond Jubilee website goes live

14 February 2012 12:54pm | Government House

A website to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is now live. The site (www.diamondjubilee.govt.nz) sits within the website of the Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae. More >>

AA tips for motorists and cyclists during Bike Wise Month

14 February 2012 12:52pm | Automobile Association

The Automobile Association is reminding motorists and cyclists they need to work together to safely share the roads. With February being Bike Wise month in New Zealand, more people are being urged to get out of their cars or public transport and onto ... More >>

Trout Poachers Go on Police Wanted List

13 February 2012 4:46pm | Eastern Fish and Game

Four people – three men and one woman - wanted by Fish & Game in connection with separate serious poaching offences, are now on the Police wanted list. Fish & Game Eastern Region has confirmed that it has applied for the arrest warrants, which have ... More >>

Botany Town Centre encourages a resurgence of Bingo

13 February 2012 4:43pm | Botany Town Centre

One little duck (2) and two fat ladies (88) bang on a drum (71) at the top of the shops (90). This sentence may sound like gibberish to most people, but thanks to Botany Town Centre and a local bingo revival, a trip to the shops will turn lucky ... More >>

Double win for the Gardyne family in Balclutha

13 February 2012 4:36pm | Young Farmer Contest

It runs in the family in Southland: Pete Gardyne and his younger brother Richard will both be heading to Grand Final in May after they took out the Otago/Southland Regional Final titles for The National Bank Young Farmer Contest and TeenAg Competition ... More >>

Earthquake Delayed Graduation To Finally Take Place

13 February 2012 2:49pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The first ever graduation for the students of AUT's Diploma of Paramedic Science and Graduate Diploma of Health Science at the Defence Force Health School (DHS) in Burnham Camp will take place next Tuesday. 63 young men and women will proudly walk ... More >>

Climate Change Bulletin - Feb 2012

13 February 2012 2:39pm | British High Commission

This is our 20th edition and this month we are back for 2012 and we take a look at what an economic recovery does to the United Kingdom’s CO2 emissions. We have some surprising news from the Roof of the World: the ice on the Himalayas is not melting ... More >>

Naked Truth about NZ Women’s Bodies Alarming

13 February 2012 2:21pm | EDEN

Eating difficulties and body image specialists, Eden, are concerned about the results of the recent Next Magazine survey. Next surveyed over 1500 women about their relationships with their bodies. The result showed three out of four women are unhappy with their ... More >>

New Zealand seafood rated as the ‘green protein’

13 February 2012 12:18pm | Seafood Industry Council

New Zealand seafood is rated as the ‘green protein’ a report on the environmental cost of New Zealand food production has found. The Environmental Cost of New Zealand Food Production measures the environmental impacts of harvesting wild fisheries with ... More >>

Jury trials start in Christchurch

13 February 2012 11:01am | Ministry of Justice

Jury trials were held at the Christchurch District Court today for the first time since the February 22 earthquake last year. Ministry of Justice Deputy Secretary Christchurch Recovery, Jared Mullen said the start of jury trials marked a new phase ... More >>

Nzdf Welcomes Appointment Of Court Martial Judges

10 February 2012 1:55pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand Defence Force welcomes the appointment of Judge Anne Gaskell and Judge Philip Hall as Judges of the Court Martial. More >>

Surefire way to help prevent heartbreak this Valentine's Day

10 February 2012 9:52am | New Zealand Post

If you're sending a last-minute Valentine's Day card (or two) today, spare a though for those whose hearts need more than just a little romance. New Zealand Post is encouraging people to choose Valentine's Day cards which support the New Zealand ... More >>

A national animal ID scheme inches closer

09 February 2012 5:14pm | Federated Farmers

An electronic national identification for 11 million cattle and deer is one step closer with the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Bill in Parliament’s Committee Stage. Federated Farmers is certain its robust analysis has achieved better ... More >>

Police assess report into collapse of Canterbury TV Building

09 February 2012 5:06pm | New Zealand Police

Police have received a report and briefing from the Department of Building and Housing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building in Christchurch in the earthquake of February 22 2011. More >>

WWI Soldier Alongside His Countrymen At Last

09 February 2012 4:16pm | New Zealand Defence Force

A solemn ceremony to rebury the remains of a New Zealand soldier was held at Messines Ridge British Cemetery in near Leper, Belgium on Friday 3 February. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defence, Dr Jonathan Coleman, the Chief of Defence ... More >>

Top design experts to speak at workshop to help Chch rebuild

09 February 2012 1:55pm | Word of Mouth Media

More than 50 structural engineers, geotech experts and architects will thrash out how Christchurch can rebuild on its soft land at an international workshop next Monday. More >>

Visit to niece ends with police brutality

09 February 2012 11:14am | Amicus Barristers Chambers

Ms Naiju Li, a 56 years old retired civil engineer and accomplished university lecturer had what was meant to be a wonderful visit with her niece shattered by police brutality. More >>

Home detention for man who kept working while claiming ACC

09 February 2012 10:38am | Accident Compensation Corporation

A ‘tip-off’ to ACC’s freephone fraud reporting line led to the conviction of Paraparaumu man Simon John Kruidenier in the Porirua District Court recently for defrauding ACC. More >>

Elim soup kitchen wins $1,000 Community Spirit Award

09 February 2012 10:14am | Elim Soup Kitchen

Over the past three years, more than 10,000 cooked three course lunches have been provided free of charge, by the Elim Soup Kitchen in Manurewa on Wednesdays, and now this valuable service has been recognised and announced as the winner of an Instant ... More >>

Navy VIP Barge Incident – Update 1

08 February 2012 4:39pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The Royal New Zealand Navy has a damage assessment team enroute to Tutukaka to determine how the Navy’s VIP Barge, which was damaged in an incident this morning, can be returned to the Devonport Naval Base. More >>

Conference explores options for sustainable travel

07 February 2012 12:12pm | Hastings District Council

This month’s national 2Walk&Cycle conference will explore future transport options in a world which is growing more congested every day. It is the first time that both the walking and cycling sectors have been invited to attend a single conference, ... More >>

Head of Caritas Jerusalem to visit to New Zealand

03 February 2012 10:10am | Caritas Aotearoa

Claudette Habesch, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem for the last 25 years, is visiting New Zealand in late February/March as a guest of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand for its annual Lent Appeal. More >>

Navy Ships Depart For Testing Times

02 February 2012 6:38pm | New Zealand Defence Force

ANZAC Class Frigate HMNZS TE KAHA and Replenishment Tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR are deploying on Monday (6 Feb) to be tested under war-like conditions, proving both their safety at sea and their ability to react under combat. More >>

NZTA to give people more toll road options on Waitangi Day

02 February 2012 4:32pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency is responding to feedback it has received from customers and will open its Northern Gateway Toll Road call centre on Waitangi Day (Monday, 6 February) for people who want to pay their tolls by telephone. More >>

Keeping young people safe online

27 January 2012 3:44pm | Youthline

Youthline is urging young people to ask for help if they find themselves in uncomfortable situations online. This comes after a television sting led Police to investigate five men who made sexually explicit comments to a ficticious 14 year old girl in ... More >>

Male targets aircrafts with 'lasers'

27 January 2012 3:05pm | New Zealand Police

Counties Manukau Police have arrested an 18 year old male on four charges of endangering transport. The charges relate to allegations that the male 'lasered' three commercial aircrafts yesterday evening on landing approaches to Auckland International Airport. More >>

Tougher restricted licence test better for road safety

27 January 2012 3:02pm | Automobile Association

Upcoming changes to the restricted licence test will lead to better trained and safer young drivers, says the AA. The restricted licence test will become tougher and longer from February 2012, and the new test routes will involve more challenging environments, ... More >>

Tougher restricted driving tests on the way

27 January 2012 1:47pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency is reminding young drivers that practical driving tests are about to get a lot harder. The NZTA has been working for several months to develop a longer and more challenging restricted driving practical test to improve the safety ... More >>

Canada Geese moult cull ‘all but completed’

27 January 2012 1:01pm | Federated Farmers

A moult cull of Canada Geese in Canterbury has finished. While it replaced ones previously undertaken by Fish & Game, it does not preclude further culls in South Island by the control group, individuals or groups of organised hunters, given the bird ... More >>

New baby most likely Auckland's 1.5 millionth resident

26 January 2012 5:17pm | Statistics New Zealand

Some time next week, somebody will push Auckland's population over 1.5 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. New Zealand's biggest city is expected to reach the landmark about 1 February 2012, Population Statistics manager Andrea Blackburn said today. More >>

Coastguard Warns of Use of Inflatable Devices in Open Water

26 January 2012 3:38pm | Coastguard

Coastguard is advising Kiwis to be vigilant when using inflatable toy devices on the open water after three incidents yesterday where people were blown out to sea. More >>

Names released for Mohaka fatal

26 January 2012 2:03pm | New Zealand Police

Police have released the names of the four people who died in a crash on SH2 near Wairoa last night. More >>

New Zealand Energy Outlook 2011 released

26 January 2012 1:44pm | Ministry of Economic Development

The Ministry of Economic Development today released its latest instalment of the New Zealand Energy Outlook. New Zealand’s Energy Outlook 2011 presents long-term forecasts of energy supply, demand, prices and energy sector greenhouse gas emissions. More >>

Maritime Union Says Management "Fact Sheet" Short on Facts

25 January 2012 1:48pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union has criticized the circulation of a “fact sheet” produced for the Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) management that repeats incorrect information. More >>

Sex Offender Supervision Order Breach No Cause for Alarm

25 January 2012 11:07am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment

“The real measure of public safety is whether or not there has also been an increase in re-offending by released serious sex offenders. In fact, there has been a decrease in serious sex offending, and in sexual offending generally. An increase in breaches ... More >>

Housing Rental Demand Stays Strong

18 January 2012 12:30pm | Trademe

There is good news for landlords across much of the country with rental demand from tenants up 13% on a year ago, according to the latest analysis of Trade Me Property’s house rental listings in the three months from October to December. Head of Trade ... More >>

Bodies being removed from scene of balloon crash

07 January 2012 6:19pm | New Zealand Police

Two of the eleven bodies being removed from scene of fatal Carterton hot air balloon crash More >>

Balloon crash investigation update

07 January 2012 4:32pm | New Zealand Police

Police are conducting a thorough investigation with a number of agencies, following the fatal hot air balloon crash which occurred in Carterton around 7:25am this morning. Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector Brent Register says Police began receiving reports ... More >>

Governor-General's statement on balloon tragedy

07 January 2012 4:19pm | Government House

It was with a profound sense of both shock and disbelief that I learnt of the ballooning tragedy in the Wairarapa that claimed the lives of 11 people earlier today. A tragedy on this scale means many people, both in Carterton and elsewhere in New Zealand, ... More >>

TAIC investigating Clareville ballooning accident

07 January 2012 9:56am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into this morning’s fatal ballooning accident in the Wairarapa. More >>

Multiple deaths in hot air balloon crash

07 January 2012 9:15am | New Zealand Police

Multiple fatalities have been confirmed in the crash of a hot air balloon at Clareville, near Carterton, in the Wairarapa, this morning. More >>

Police disappointed at Christmas road toll figures

05 January 2012 11:15am | New Zealand Police

The number of fatalities and injuries incurred over the Christmas holiday period rose this year and Police Commissioners across Australia and New Zealand are disappointed that the some drivers are not taking responsibility for their actions on our roads. More >>

Helicopter Joins Search For Missing Volunteer

04 January 2012 11:05am | Department of Conservation

A long range search helicopter has joined a boat and ground search team looking for a Department of Conservation volunteer on Raoul Island, missing since early yesterday morning. More >>

STC To Continue Christchurch Resilience-Building Programme

24 December 2011 8:23pm | Save The Children

Following yesterday's series of magnitude 5.8 earthquakes in Christchurch, Save the Children New Zealand has said that the organisation’s Journey of Hope programme will continue to run into 2012. Save the Children New Zealand established the successful ... More >>

Dangerous Driving Habits Targeted By Police This Christmas

22 December 2011 1:41pm | ANZPAA

Police Commissioners of Australia and New Zealand are conducting Operation Crossroads this Christmas (23 December 2011 - 3 January 2012) to raise awareness of road safety issues, in particular drink/drug driving, speeding, careless driving and licence ... More >>

Lower Hutt Police Bust Alleged Methamphetamine Ring

19 December 2011 10:07am | New Zealand Police

Two men have been arrested and charged in connection to an alleged methamphetamine supply ring in Lower Hutt over the weekend. Lower Hutt Police Tactical Coordinator Senior Sergeant Steve Harwood says Police executed search warrants at a Stokes Valley ... More >>

Hunting Fatality in Wanaka

19 December 2011 10:04am | New Zealand Police

Wanaka Police are investigating the tragic death of a 23 yr old man following a hunting accident in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to a farm property in the Maungawera Valley, just out side of Wanaka at about 2.30am. A 24 year old ... More >>

First Woman Completes Command Of Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel

13 December 2011 12:11pm | New Zealand Defence Force

Tuesday 13 December 2011 Lieutenant Alexandra Hansen has ensured her place New Zealand naval history as the first woman to command a Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel, HMNZS Pukaki . More >>

NZ Among Nations Making No Progress On Child Maltreatment

09 December 2011 2:01pm | University of Otago

New Zealand is named in a major international study involving the University of Otago as one of six states and countries which have no clear evidence of a decrease in child maltreatment over the past two decades. Led by Professor Ruth Gilbert, University ... More >>

SPCA: “Ban fireworks for personal use”

11 November 2011 4:52pm | RNZSPCA

In light of death, injury and distress of animals again this Guy Fawkes, the Royal New Zealand SPCA is calling for Government to institute a complete ban on fireworks for personal use in line with Australian public policy. The reduction of days of ... More >>

US Earthquake Reports: Virginia, New York, Washington DC

24 August 2011 12:47pm | Scoop News

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of the United States at 01:51:04 PM (EDT) - Eastern Daylight (New York, Toronto), 05:51AM this morning(NZ). The US Geological Survey reported that epicenter was located 1.5km below Mineral, VA but ... More >>

2010 Hindsight: A One-Eyed Review

31 December 2010 12:40pm | David Thompson

2010 HINDSIGHT: A one-eyed review of events of the year, based loosely on true stories, Twitter, and the author's imagination More >>

CTUWC Condemns ACC Attack On Low Paid Workers

13 November 2009 4:32pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Women’s Council of the NZCTU have condemned ACC’s cutting of travel allowances for home support workers as yet another attack on the low paid and on women in particular. More >>

Don’t fall for ‘Green Card Lottery’ scams

13 November 2009 4:20pm | US Consulate

With just over two weeks to go in the 2011 U.S. ‘Green Card Lottery,’ United States immigration officials in Auckland are warning applicants to watch out for private companies which offer to apply on their behalf in exchange for significant ... More >>

Kapiti Protest Meeting Backs Sacked Observer

15 June 2009 4:23pm | Kapati Independent News

A capacity crowd at the Kapiti Community Centre has voted unanimously to fight for the reinstatement of sacked Observer reporter K Gurunathan. Mr Gurunathan – known as Guru – was sacked by Observer owners Fairfax Media after he wrote a controversial ... More >>

Protesting Outside Austrian Consulate Today

09 June 2009 2:42pm | Wellington Animal Rights Network

Animal Rights campaigners will be protesting outside the Austrian Consulate today as the Austrian Government prepares to prosecute up to 40 animal rights campaigners under organised crime laws More >>

Update on South Canterbury river flooding

18 May 2009 5:09pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury’s Timaru-based flood control team are warning farmers and land-owners around the Lower Waitaki River to keep a close eye on the river, which is likely to remain at high levels for some time. More >>