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EPA welcomes submissions on Peka Peka to North Ōtaki

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 5:39 pm | Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Authority is holding a public meeting to help people understand how they can have their say on the NZ Transport Agency’s proposal for the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. More >>

Wellington City Council told to Constrain it's Spending

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 5:02 pm | Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce

Wellington City Council must reduce the growth in both its expenditure and its rates take, Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce told councillors today in its submission on the council’s 2013-14 Draft Annual Plan. More >>

Major SI Civil Defence Exercise to Use Earthquake Scenario

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 4:59 pm | Otago Regional Council

The readiness of Otago councils to respond to a major earthquake will be tested during a South Island wide exercise later this month. More >>

HBRC hears from Auditor General on its own compliance

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 4:02 pm | Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is comfortable with the response from the Office of the Auditor General relating to claims made against it by Transparent Hawke’s Bay. More >>

Hataitai Bowling Club becomes Community Hub

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 3:33 pm | Hataitai Residents Association

The assets (including land and buildings) of the Hataitai Bowling Club have been transferred into a community trust. The new Trust will manage these assets on behalf of the Hataitai Community. More >>

Lowest paid need living wage most of all

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 3:27 pm | Service And Food Workers Union

The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota has congratulated Hamilton City Councillors who have voted today to bring in a living wage over the next two years, but asked them to include the lowest paid in their workforce. More >>

Innovative Tactics Sees 88% Drop In Burglaries In Hamilton

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Police

Putting words into action is the driver behind a whole of policing approach that has seen an 88 percent drop in residential burglaries in one of Hamilton's most vulnerable areas. More >>

Akatarawa Road, Upper Hutt: Road closure due to crash

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Police

The Akatarawa Road running between Upper Hutt and the Kapiti Coast that was earlier closed by a crash has now been reopened to all traffic. More >>

Akatarawa Road, Upper Hutt: Road Closure

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are having to close Akatarawa Road between Upper Hutt and Kapiti due to a crash. A vehicle has gone down a bank and rolled approximately 2 1/2 kilometres from Upper Hutt on the Akatarawa Road. More >>

Facebook, AA Roadwatch Latest Tools For North Civil Defence

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:44 pm | Northland Emergency Management

Social media giant Facebook and the Automobile Association’s Roadwatch website are two of the latest tools to be adopted by Northland’s Civil Defence officials to help provide information during winter storm events and other emergencies. More >>

Inaugural Field Day to Be Held For Lake Tuakitoto Catchment

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:12 pm | Otago Regional Council

The Otago Regional Council’s newest catchment programme is well under way in the Lake Tuakitoto area in South Otago, with council staff working with local landowners to improve water quality. More >>

Te Awamutu Truancy Services Receives Funds

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:00 pm | TrustPower Community Relations

Te Awamutu Truancy Services has received a $250 donation from the winner of the 2013 TrustPower Waipa Youth Community Spirit Award. More >>

BayBuzz May/June BayBuzz magazine now online

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:34 pm | BayBuzz

Inside the Bay’s thriving horse culture. Is the $600 million dam project moving too fast? Are Hawke’s Bay business groups emerging from growing pains. More >>

Hunt for feral fish targets Whakatane lake

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:28 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council

A joint operation between several agencies and iwi targeted the dozens of goldfish lurking in Whakatane’s Sullivan Lake last week. More >>

Tourism Bay of Plenty unveils summer plans

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:07 pm | Tourism Bay of Plenty

Tourism Bay of Plenty general manager Rhys Arrowsmith unveiled plans for promoting the Bay of Plenty at a tourism operator event on Monday night. More >>

Chance to showcase grassroots environmentalism

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 11:45 am | Taranaki Regional Council

Know a person or community group doing outstanding work to protect and enhance the Taranaki environment? Now’s an ideal time to put them in the spotlight – but you need to act quickly. More >>

Winner of Youth Spirit Award Announced

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 11:26 am | TrustPower Community Relations

Lydia Barker from Te Awamutu College has been named as the winner of the TrustPower Waipa Youth Community Spirit Award. More >>

New parking meters for Barnard St will give more flexibility

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:47 am | Timaru District Council

Patrons of Timaru’s Theatre Royal and those using the South Canterbury District Health Board’s outpatient services block in Woollcombe Street, will be among motorists to benefit from car parking changes planned in June for Barnard Street and Woollcombe ... More >>

Phone Survey to Find Out How Council Is Doing

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:42 am | Gisborne District Council

Gisborne District Council is keen to find out what residents think about the services and facilities it provides and how easy it is to do business with. More >>

Heritage Partnership a Threat to Home Owners

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:23 am | Stephen Berry

Heritage Partnership a Threat to Home Owners “Do you value what limited ability you have to make your own decisions about your own property? Do you want housing to become more affordable so your children do not face a life time of tenancy? If ... More >>

Power cuts affect 340 customers

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:12 am | Orion New Zealand Limited

At 5.25am today an area to the north of Rolleston was affected by a power cut. This cut was coincidental with heavy rainfall. Power was restored in approximately 2 hours at 7.29am. More >>

InternetNZ and AUT University Form Strategic Partnership

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 9:39 am | InternetNZ

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and AUT University’s Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication (ICDC) have formed a strategic partnership that will see the organisations work more closely on Internet research initiatives. More >>

Restorative Justice More Effective for Serious Crime

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 9:36 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment

“The evidence does not support the view of Sensible Sentencing Trust spokeswoman Ruth Money, that restorative justice is only appropriate for low level offending” says Kim Workman, of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. “Much of the evidence points ... More >>

Restorative Justice More Effective for Serious Crime

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 9:33 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment

Community leader joins board of Hawke’s Bay Opera House

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 9:24 am | Hastings District Council

Chairman John Buck has confirmed the appointment of Michael Bain as a director on the board of the Opera House for a period of 3 years from July 1st 2013. More >>

CERA Workshops Assist Property Owners In the Red Zone

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 8:44 am | CERA

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) has today begun holding a series of Residential Red Zone workshops to assist property owners in the process of moving on from those areas. More >>

Public invited to Hastings Civic Honours awards ceremony

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:35 pm | Hastings District Council

The public is being invited to attend a ceremony where community volunteers will be presented with their 2013 Civic Honours awards. More >>

Smart growth endorsed for Smart Capital

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:33 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington’s planning must respond to changing demographics and community expectations, was the message delivered today by visiting transport expert Todd Litman. More >>

Wellington Residents Support Big Single-tier Council with Mayor and 29 Councillors

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:20 pm | Wellington City Council

Wellington’s residents are interested in discussing change to local government, a new survey has found. More >>

Work to begin on Lineside Road interchange improvements

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Work will get underway within the next few weeks building new on-and-off ramps for the Northern Motorway at the Lineside Road (State Highway 71)/Smith Street interchange, near Kaiapoi. More >>

Police Seek Information On Missing Man

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Police

Police in the Hutt Valley are seeking assistance from the public to help locate a missing man. More >>

WBM AGM & Conference 17-19th May, 2013

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:06 pm | NZ Wildlands Biodiversity Management Society

“A strong contingent from around NZ met at Picton over the weekend for the AGM and conference of WBM (Wildlands Biodiversity Management Society Inc). More >>

Banks Peninsula Zone Committee Focuses on Wairewa / Lake Forsyth

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:03 pm | Environment Canterbury

The Canterbury Water Banks Peninsula Zone Committee will meet for its regular monthly public meeting on Tuesday, 21 May, in Little River More >>

Report for the Local Government Reform Working Party

Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:03 pm | Working Party on Local Govt Reform - Wellington

Almost 2000 submissions have been received by the four Wellington councils consulting on possible change to the region’s local government, demonstrating support for change. More >>

$7,500 fines for illegal dumping

Monday, 20 May 2013, 3:56 pm | Auckland Council

A man found guilty of a series of illegal dumping in Waitakere has been fined $7,500 plus costs by the court. More >>

Hastings Welcomes 30 New Citizens

Monday, 20 May 2013, 3:23 pm | Hastings District Council

Hastings will welcome 30 new New Zealanders at a citizenship ceremony to be held Wednesday 22nd May 2013, from 6 pm in the Hastings District Council Chambers. More >>

Kaitaia: Name of deceased released

Monday, 20 May 2013, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Police

Northland Police have released the name of the woman who died following a firearms incident near Kaitaia yesterday. The name is of the woman is Carmen Fay Popata, aged 38 years, of Kaitaia. More >>

Dargaville: Stolen vehicle located

Monday, 20 May 2013, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Police

Police have located a 1994 Toyota Hilux ute that was stolen from a Dargaville address in the early hours of Friday May 10. About 5am the vehicle's owner heard the ute being driven off. He then got into another vehicle and followed the stolen vehicle. More >>

Still in a wet cycle

Monday, 20 May 2013, 1:40 pm | MetService

The unsettled theme in the weather will continue this week,as another broad trough and a procession of rain bands slowly crosses New Zealand. Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented, "This week the raincoat will probably get ... More >>

Up Close and Personal with At-Risk Plants

Monday, 20 May 2013, 12:59 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Taranaki’s rare and endangered plants will come under the spotlight at a free public workshop at Hollard Gardens, Kaponga, on Sunday (26 May). More >>

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter - Daily Missions

Monday, 20 May 2013, 12:56 pm | Auckland Westpac Helicopter Rescue

17 May 13 - 5.41 am – HKZ - Waiheke Island Responded to Waiheke Island for a female patient with a medical condition. She was transported to ACH.19 May 13 - 10.40 am – HKZ - Waiheke Island Responded t More >>

Accolades for Auckland Council legal team

Monday, 20 May 2013, 12:54 pm | Auckland Council

Wendy Brandon, who was appointed General Counsel for Auckland Council in 2010, the first year of the ‘super city’, has won the prestigious Chapman Tripp Public Sector in-house lawyer of the year award at the New Zealand Law Society CLANZ Section’s ... More >>

No Interest Loans Scheme to be Piloted in Canterbury

Monday, 20 May 2013, 12:29 pm | Aviva

Aviva (formerly Christchurch Women's Refuge), in partnership with the Good Shepherd New Zealand Trust, will soon be offering a No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) to Canterbury families who are affected by family violence and are on low incomes. More >>

Council waives parking fees during Genesis filming

Monday, 20 May 2013, 12:24 pm | Gisborne District Council

Shoppers to town on Wednesday and Thursday this week will not have to pay for parking. The filming of the ‘Genesis – The Dark Horse’ feature length movie will be happening in Peel Street on 22 and 23 May. Part of Peel Street from Gladstone Road ... More >>

Time to Acknowledge Taupo District’s Community Champions

Monday, 20 May 2013, 12:08 pm | TrustPower

Taupo residents now have the annual opportunity to recognise the dedication of their local voluntary groups – with entries now open for the TrustPower Taupo District Community Awards and the Classic Hits Volunteer of the Year Award. More >>

Council Waives Parking Fees During Genesis Filming

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:51 am | Gisborne District Council

Horizons releases snapshot of natural environment

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:45 am | Horizons Regional Council

Horizons Regional Council has released its latest State of Environment report, providing a snapshot of the Region’s land, air and water resources over the past seven years. More >>

The social production of risk and disaster – public lecture

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:29 am | University of Auckland

While disasters are commonly framed as acts of God or acts of nature, newer formulations emphasise that disasters are socially produced. This is the topic of a public lecture to be delivered by visiting Hood Fellow Professor Kathleen Tierney from the University ... More >>

Far North District Council Reneges on Promise to Save Cats

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:10 am | SPCA Cat Coalition

Despite the Far North District Council recently issuing an official statement implying it would work with the Cat Coalition to find a solution to the controversial cat feeding shelter debate in Paihia, the shelter was demolished Thursday night by the ... More >>

Have your say on the new public transport network

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:01 am | Auckland Transport

Over the next few years Auckland Transport is moving to a simpler, more integrated new public transport network for Auckland. More >>

Investitures at Government House Wellington

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:54 am | Government House

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, will host five ceremonies at Government House Wellington on Tuesday 21 May (10am and 2.30pm), Wednesday 22 May (10am), Thursday 23 May (10am and 2.30pm) and Friday ... More >>

Unique Ukulele Building Workshop On Offer In Wellington

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:51 am | Goldbeard Guitars

Local guitar and ukulele making business GOLDBEARD GUITARS has teamed up with the Wellington High School CEC (Community Education Centre) to offer a unique one week workshop in ukulele making this winter (14 – 20 July) More >>

Vote For Your Favourite Public Transport Artwork!

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:27 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council

Public voting opens today (20 May) for Metlink’s inaugural public transport art competition. More >>

Mt Hutt launches New School Holiday Programme

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:23 am | NZSki

NZSki’s Kruiser Squad school holiday programme – a three-day professional instruction course for kids aged 5 to 15 – kicks off this July at Canterbury’s Mt Hutt. More >>

Temporary Closure of Papakura off-ramp Over Queens Birthday

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:14 am | New Zealand Transport Agency

The closure will be in place from 10pm Friday, 31 May until 5am Tuesday, 4 June. This will allow the team to complete final and necessary work and switch traffic onto the newly completed overbridge at Beach Road. More >>

The Jazz Apple Big Crunch Confirms New World Record

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:04 am | Jazz Apple Big Crunch

The new world record for the most people eating an apple simultaneously is now 17,064, smashing the previous record of 9,329 set in 2011 by pupils from the Whitehall Schools District in Michigan, Ohio. More >>

Missing person located by Coastguard

Monday, 20 May 2013, 9:50 am | Coastguard

At 1340 hours yesterday Coastguard's Operations Centre was informed by Police that a young female had left Matauri Bay with minimal clothing swimming in the direction of Motukawanui Island. She had not been seen or heard from since 1100 hours in the ... More >>