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Tree on road - SH6 , Marlborough
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:40 am | New Zealand Police
A large tree has come down onto SH6 Okaramio between Long Valley Rd and Kenningtons Rd due to winds. More >>
High Wind Gusts Causing Issues - Wairarapa region
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:38 am | New Zealand Police
Due to the high winds across the entire Wairarapa region Police are advising motorists to restrict their driving to that which is absolutely necessary. More >>
Peter Neilson Speech to Future of Super Conference
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:35 am | Financial Services Council
When we talked to stakeholders and politicians there was little challenge to the analysis, but there was concern about whether putting aside 10% of your income was realistic for many New Zealanders, particularly for those on more modest incomes. More >>
Time to Agree on Policy to Provide Comfortable Retirement
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:32 am | Financial Services Council
Financial Services Council Chairman, the Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley called on all political parties to consider seeking a new cross-party agreement on retirement income policy to enable New Zealanders to plan and save enough for a comfortable retirement. More >>
Plan to Make a Comfortable Retirement Affordable for NZers
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:30 am | Financial Services Council
The Financial Services Council has developed a plan that makes KiwiSaver fair, accessible and affordable for everyone so that all New Zealand employees can have a comfortable retirement with savings that enable them to buy a second pension to have an income, ... More >>
Jenny Shipley Speech to Future of Super Conference
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:26 am | Financial Services Council
Time to Agree on New Policy to Provide Comfortable Retirement Incomes for New Zealanders. More >>
Two missing autistic children located
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:12 am | New Zealand Police
Two autistic children aged 8 and 9 were reported missing today to Police at about midday from an address in Northcote over the Shore. Police attended immediately given their concerns over the children's ages and a number of creeks and waterways nearby. ... More >>
Counter Spin - The People vs Joe Karam
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:05 am | Counterspin
The defamation trial of Joe Karam vs Parker and Purkiss to be held at the High Court in Auckland starts properly on 15 October 2013 with the first day, 14 October being closed from the media for the purpose of conducting pre-trial hearings. More >>
Murder charge laid - Taupo
Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:02 am | New Zealand Police
A fourth man has been charged in relation to the death of 19-year-old Wiremu Birch in Taupo on Friday. The 30-year-old man from Taupo was arrested in Taupo earlier today. He has been charged with murder and will appear at Rotorua District Court ... More >>
NZ Transport Agency Bulletin - Waikato & Bay of Plenty
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:59 am | NZTA
The NZ Transport Agency will undertake survey work from today as part of the State Highway 29 (SH29) / State Highway 2 (SH2) Te Maunga and Maunganui-Girven Road intersections improvement project. More >>
DHB Election brings living wage a step closer
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:58 am | David Choat
The DHB election has delivered a strong mandate for a living wage for all DHB funded workers, said Labour DHB Board member David Choat who was re-elected to the Board yesterday. More >>
Voter turnout appalling - Ross Robertson
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:55 am | Ross Robertson
Newly-elected Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board member Ross Robertson said he is appalled at the low level of voter turnout at this year’s local body elections. More >>
Weather conditions disrupting air travel today
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:50 am | Air New Zealand
Weather conditions have caused some disruption to flights in Wellington this morning and further disruptions are possible in other parts of the lower North and South Islands. More >>
Fleeing Driver Crashes - Whitby
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:44 am | New Zealand Police
At approximately 1408hrs Sunday 13 October a 25 year old male lost control of his motorcycle on James Cook Drive at the intersection of Shoal Place, Whitby while fleeing from Police. The male received serious injuries and was taken to Wellington Hospital. ... More >>
Police interview 18-year old over alleged sexual assaults
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:37 am | New Zealand Police
Christchurch Police are this afternoon interviewing an 18-year old male in relation to two sexual assaults last night and this morning. Police have been investigating the reported sexual violation of a 17-year old female at around midnight last night. More >>
A windy and wet start to the week
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:32 am | MetService
Strengthening northwesterly winds are set to play a key part of the weather heading into the start of the week and a new school term. More >>
Waikato District Health Board - Progress Result
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:30 am | Waikato District Health Board
The progress result for the election of seven members of the Waikato District Health Board held on Saturday 12th October is as follows. More >>
Election results show support for smart, lowcarbon cities
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:26 am | Generation Zero
Youth organisation Generation Zero believes the local body election results show that kiwis back smart transport projects and liveable, low carbon cities all around New Zealand. More >>
Weather related disruption - Wellington Airport
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:20 am | Wellington Airport Limited
The high winds in Wellington this morning has meant all regional flights have been suspended until further notice. More >>
The fat lady hasn’t sung!
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:18 am | BayBuzz
Just a quick update on election returns for the Hastings constituency of the HB Regional Council. More >>
Christchurch East By Election Candidacy Announcement
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:15 am | Adam Holland
My name is Adam Holland. I ran in the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by election held on 29/6/13 and received 15 votes. I'd like to formerly announce that I've selected myself as an independent candidate for the 2013 Christchurch East by-election on a platform ... More >>
Whau ward result too close to call
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:14 am | Auckland Council
In the Auckland Council elections preliminary results released and posted on our website early this morning, Ross Clow is 48 votes ahead of Noelene Raffills for the Whau ward councillor position. The earlier progress result released yesterday at ... More >>
Man charged with rape, abduction
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:12 am | New Zealand Police
An 18-year old Christchurch man will appear in the Christchurch District Court today on rape and abduction charges in relation to two incidents on Saturday night and Sunday morning. More >>
Five new faces for Northland Regional Council
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:03 am | Northland Regional Council
Dennis Bowman, Paul Dimery, Dover Samuels, Bill Shepherd and David Sinclair look set to be five new faces on a new-look nine-member Northland Regional Council after Saturday’s election. More >>
Roskill Community Voice humbled by historic result
Monday, 14 October 2013, 8:58 am | Roskill Community Voice
"The Roskill Community Voice (RCV) team is humbled by this weekend's election result which has seen RCV win four of six positions on the Puketapapa Local Board. The mandate that we have received from the community is a clear one, and we are honoured ... More >>
Chamber comment on Tauranga City election result
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:57 am | Tauranga Chamber of Commerce
Tauranga Chamber of Commerce today congratulated the successful candidates in the 2013 Tauranga City Council elections. More >>
Popular warm home for sale
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:54 am | Beacon Pathway Inc
The popular High Performance Home at HIVE is being sold by Beacon Pathway on 30 October with an auction by Harcourts Holmwood Real Estate. The home has been visited by over 5000 people since it opened its doors to the public. More >>
National Spelling Bee Champion Crowned
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:41 am | New Zealand Spelling Bee
A stunned Nithya Narayanan of Lynfield College in Auckland has won the 2013 New Zealand Vegemite Spelling Bee title in Wellington today after several grueling hours of competing against 17 other contestants. More >>
IoD urges councillors to adopt best practice
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:37 am | Institute Of Directors
The Institute of Directors (IoD) congratulates all mayors, councillors, and local and community board members elected today and urges them to commit to best practice governance at all times. More >>
Thank you Thames-Coromandel
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:34 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
I want to thank everyone for voting me in for a second term as Mayor of Thames-Coromandel and congratulate those who were elected or re-elected to Council or on Community Boards. More >>
Business Central welcomes central region councils
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:29 am | Business Central
Business Central congratulates the mayors and councillors in the central region who have been elected. More >>
Councillor Eagle re-elected on “people first” platform
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:25 am | Wellington Labour Party
Wellington City Councillor Paul Eagle says his campaign to put people first has resonated with residents in the Southern Ward who have voted him back for a second term. More >>
Frack democracy, let's drill!
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:20 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
"Taranaki residents are outraged at the Ministry for the Environment's (MfE) untimely consultation plans on the draft Guidelines for Local Government" says Emily Bailey from Climate Justice Taranaki. More >>
Chamber congratulates mayor, expectations high
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 9:44 am | Wellington Chamber Of Commerce
The Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce congratulates Celia Wade-Brown on her re-election as the Mayor of Wellington, says CEO Raewyn Bleakley. More >>
Missing Tauranga man returned home
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 9:14 am | New Zealand Police
Police in Tauranga are happy to report that 79-year-old Graham Ede who was reported missing yesterday has returned home today safe and well. More >>
Crash on SH2, Opotiki
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 9:12 am | New Zealand Police
The Police are in attendance at a crash on SH2, Opotiki involving two motor vehicles. The serious crash unit will be investigating the crash. Diversions are in place at SH2 and Toone Road onto Waiotahi Valley Road in both directions. More >>
Serious Injury Auckland City Crash
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 9:07 am | New Zealand Police
Just after 4am emergency services were called to two car crash in St Jude Street, Avondale. St Jude Street was closed between Blockhouse Bay Road and Great North Road while one of the occupants was cut from the wreckage by the Fire Service More >>
Hastings has spoken - Yes to fluoride
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 3:17 pm | Hawkes Bay DHB
The Hastings community has spoken and it wants to keep fluoride in the Hastings water supply. More >>
Nelson has a new Mayor
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 2:23 pm | Nelson City Council
Progress results put sitting Councillor Rachel Reese taking the seat with 1429 votes ahead of first term Mayor Aldo Miccio. More >>
Auckland Council election progress results
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 2:21 pm | Auckland Council
Progress results for the Auckland Council elections show incumbent Mayor Len Brown has been re-elected for a second term and is currently 50,014 votes ahead of his nearest rival John Palino. More >>
Strong fluoride support from affected Waikato residents
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 2:13 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Seventy six per cent of Waikato district ratepayers who receive their water from Hamilton city have said they want the water supply to be flouridated. More >>
drive-by voting a massive success – despite the weather!
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 2:10 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council electoral staff were out in stormy conditions today showing their dedication to ensuring all voters who want their say can post their votes. More >>
Assault on bus driver
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11:40 am | New Zealand Police
At about 1:30pm on the 11th October a bus driver was assaulted on Heaphy Terrace outside the Claudelands Event Centre . The bus driver, who was on his first day on the job, had intervened in a domestic dispute in which a woman was being assaulted ... More >>
Three charged following Taupo death
Friday, 11 October 2013, 9:54 pm | New Zealand Police
Three men will appear in court tomorrow charged in connection with the incident which resulted in the death of 19-year-old Wiremu Birch in Taupo this morning, More >>
Body Found in Caravan in Cromwell provisionally named
Friday, 11 October 2013, 7:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Central Otago Police say they now believe that the body found yesterday in a caravan at a Cromwell holiday park is likely to be that of missing Central Otago man Simon James Garrick. More >>
People Urged Not to Leave Water Tank Top-Ups Too Late
Friday, 11 October 2013, 6:33 pm | Ruapehu District Council
People Urged Not to Leave Water Tank Top-Ups until They Are Almost Dry Refilling the growing number of water tanks around Raetihi is now one of the major logistical challenges facing the Ruapehu District Council (RDC) in keeping the township supplied ... More >>
Spirit of Queenstown’s maiden voyage to rock Lake Wakatipu
Friday, 11 October 2013, 5:12 pm | Southern Discoveries
The multi-million dollar catamaran, Spirit of Queenstown, will make her maiden voyage this month as part of the annual Queenstown Jazz and Blues Festival. More >>
Motorists advised to expect delays on State Highway 73
Friday, 11 October 2013, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Motorists are being advised of further short delays and road closures on State Highway 73, from Springfield to Arthur's Pass, next week as stabilisation work is completed on Paddy's Bluff, near Cass. More >>
Blind people were denied right to voter information
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:56 pm | Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand
Reports in the media say fewer people are voting in this year's local authority elections. That may be true, but blind people keen to vote, particularly in Auckland, say this year they were unable to get even basic information on candidates. More >>
Late vote rush likely to improve Capital turnout
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:52 pm | Wellington City Council
A record number of special votes – already well over 1300 in total – and a busy day today in the voting office indicates that voter turnout in Wellington is likely to be higher than in a number of recent local-body elections. More >>
Serious Crash: Ashley River Bridge, SH 1
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Police
Police wish to advise that State Highway 1 at the Ashley River Bridge is closed until further notice owing to a serious motor vehicle collision on the north side of the Ashley River Bridge. More >>
Suspicious Death: Whananaki North Road
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Police
Called to a serious incident around 10am this morning. Whananaki North road. 30 mins north of Whangarei. Information on what occurred at the address was vague and police cordoned off the area. Police are speaking to one male from the address. A ... More >>
Auckland Zoo farewells Janie
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:32 pm | Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo staff have said a difficult farewell to one of their leading-ladies, 60-year-old chimpanzee Janie. More >>
High level re-structure proposed
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:07 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
A high level re-structuring at Kāpiti Coast District Council has been proposed to better position Council for the challenges the organisation will face over the next two to three years. More >>
Battle of Passchendaele 96th anniversary
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:47 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum
Battle of Passchendaele 96th anniversary being commemorated at Auckland War Memorial Museum with a full service and lights out on Saturday 12 October More >>
Where to find Gisborne district election results
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:44 pm | Gisborne District Council
On Election Day, Saturday 12 October 2013 two sets of results will be released on Gisborne District Council’s website www.gdc.govt.nz/election-results/. More >>
Gas main rupture: Blockhouse Bay
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency Service are in attendance at a major gas main rupture in the area adjacent to the intersection of Blockhouse Bay Road and Tiverton Road. The fire service have the affected area cordoned. There is a cordon at Holbrook and Blockhouse Bay Road ... More >>
Image of vehicle used in Levin robbery
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Police
Levin Police want to hear from anyone that saw this vehicle which was used in a robbery at the Levin Mall yesterday (Thursday 10 October) afternoon. More >>
Taupo homicide victim named
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Police
A man killed in Taupo early this morning has been identified as 19-year-old Wiremu Birch. More >>
Chch Southern Motorway lanes to close for sealing
Friday, 11 October 2013, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Transport Authority
Christchurch's Southern Motorway, from Curletts Road to Springs Road, will be reduced to single-lane traffic in one direction at various times next week for the application of the second coat of chip seal. More >>
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