Report from RNZ The organiser of the “Go Home” petition aimed at the anti-mandate protestors at Parliament says the protestors have made their point and it’s time for them to leave. Nearly 104,000 people have signed the change.org petition since it was started last Monday. Organiser James Black – which isn’t his real name – […]
Press Release – Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust Members of Taranaki Whānui in Wellington are appalled at the desecration of their whenua and moana, with reports of protestors putting sewerage into the stormwater drains around Parliament and polluting the harbour. “As ahi kaa, we have a sacred role as kaitiaki (guardians) of our ancestral lands […]
Just after 1pm, Police arrested Rimutaka Prison escapee John Douglas Willis in central Masterton. Police are now investigating where he has been since escaping on Friday. Willis has been charged with escaping custody and will appear in court tomorrow morning.
Police can now confirm one person has died following a serious crash on Happy Valley Road in Owhiro Bay this morning. Emergency services were alerted to the single-vehicle crash at around 6:30am. The driver of the vehicle died at the scene. The three occupants ...
Police is strengthening its traffic management and road safety controls around the perimeter of the protest activity at Parliament and the policing of intimidating and abusive behaviour towards members of the public. Police continue to prioritise ...
Report from RNZ Wellington mayor Andy Foster is asking “how long’s that going to last?” as the Covid-19 policy protest nears the end of its second week outside Parliament. Speaking near the protest today, Andy Foster declined to say whether he approved of the police strategy, but stressed a “wait-it-out” approach would not work. “That’s […]
Aaron Smale at Stuff writes: When the Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni admitted she hadn’t read a report from the royal commission, it was all downhill from there. After nearly a week of waiting for an interview with her, I finally got a call from Sepuloni as she travelled from Rotorua to Auckland on […]
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The Government needs to take responsibility for the escalating protests around the country and demonstrate it has a clear strategy to de-escalate, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “The growing occupation of central Wellington includes ...
The Government must urgently ramp up the supply and availability of rapid antigen tests with PCR testing stations across the country becoming increasingly overwhelmed, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “People in Auckland ...
There is one new COVID-19 case in the South Canterbury region today, this case is currently under investigation. Any locations of interest linked to cases will be publicised as they are identified on the Ministry of Health website . We encourage ...
From tomorrow, people needing a test and presenting to a community testing centre in the Auckland region may be given a rapid antigen test (RAT). These people will be screened upon arrival by testing staff to determine which COVID-19 test is most ...
“The Government’s decision to delay Three Waters is welcomed by ACT, we just hope Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta uses the extra to time to listen,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Court. “The legislation was meant ...
“Vaccination rates are making little difference to infection rates under Omicron, which means it’s time to ask if the benefits of vaccine rules are still worth the costs to individuals, and social cohesion overall. Based on new evidence, it may ...
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on Happy Valley Road in Owhiro Bay. The single-vehicle crash occurred at around 6:30am and the vehicle has broken through the barrier and rolled over into the creek. Occupants of the vehicle were ...
Sadly, a person has died at the scene following a crash in Rongotea, Manawatū. The crash, on Penny Road, was reported to Police at about 7pm last night. An investigation is now underway to establish the cause of the crash.
Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash last night on the Thames Highway, near Ōamaru. The single-vehicle crash occurred at around 10:15pm, and the car appears to have left the road and hit a fence. Unfortunately, a passenger ...
Tents outside Parliament this morning – RNZ photo Wellington.Scoop There are differing views about allowing protesters to occupy the lawn in front of Parliament. But how about all the tents on the grounds of the Victoria University law school and on the concrete outside the National Library, the Court of Appeal and Bowen House, and […]
Claire Trevett writes: Hindsight is a very effective strategist, but there is one moment police may look back upon as the lost opportunity to nip the anti-mandate protests at Parliament in the bud. That was on the afternoon of the first day the protesters arrived – Tuesday nearly two weeks ago. The protest was much, much […]
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