18 January 2021
A fire at Rawene in the Far North is now contained.
Fire and Emergency was initially called to the Rawene Road fire at about 3pm this afternoon.
It has burnt through 10 hectares.
Up to six helicopters and seven appliances have been working on the fire.
Rawene Road has been closed while helicopters have been operating. It is expected to re-open shortly.
Gordon Campbell: On Some Of The Moral Objections Being Levelled At Covid VaccinesQuite the switch. Barely three months ago, the government was priding itself on cannily spreading its vaccine bets between Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Novovaxx and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine being produced by its subsidiary, Janssen. It had seemed like a good idea to have supply contracts in place with almost the entire field given the uncertainties... More>>
Earthquakes: Tsunami Activity – Cancelled
The National Advisory issued at 2:48pm following this morning's earthquakes near the KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION is cancelled.
The advice from GNS Science, based on ocean observations, is that the Beach and Marine threat has now passed for all areas... More>>
Joint Press Release: Dirty PR Exposed In Whale Oil Defamation Trial
Three public health advocates are relieved that their long-standing Whale Oil defamation trial against Cameron Slater, Carrick Graham, Katherine Rich and the Food and Grocery Council has finally concluded and they are pleased that the truth has come out... More>>
Government: Next Stage Of COVID-19 Support For Business And Workers
The Government has confirmed details of COVID-19 support for business and workers following the increased alert levels due to a resurgence of the virus over the weekend... More>>
Maori Party: New National Executive
This morning the Māori Party confirmed their new National Executive including Che Wilson, Fallyn Flavell, John Tamihere and Kaiarahi Takirua: Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer... More>>
Government: Balanced Economic Approach Reflected In Crown Accounts
New Zealand’s economic recovery has again been reflected in the Government’s books, which are in better shape than expected.
The Crown accounts for the seven months to the end of January 2021 were better than forecast in the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU)... More>>
Covid-19: Auckland Back To Alert Level Three After One New Community Case Revealed
Auckland will move to alert level three for a week at 6am tomorrow morning after two new Covid-19 community cases announced this evening could not be directly linked to earlier cases, the Prime Minister has confirmed.
The rest of the country will move to level two.... More>>
NZ Initiative: New Report Highlights How Our Housing Crisis Could Worsen If We Don’t Act Now
If New Zealand politicians thought the housing crisis in 2020 was bad, the worst is yet to come, warns a new report by The New Zealand Initiative. In The Need to Build: The demographic drivers of housing demand , Research Assistant Leonard Hong ... More>>
