The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is urging Councillors to vote against a proposal that would see rates increase by 5.7% and impose further burden on struggling households. On Tuesday, the Finance and Performance Committee of Auckland Council is expected ...
Wellington.Scoop report by Federico Magrin Locals are looking forward to the Cuba Street and Swan Lane improvements being complete – but it could have been so much better. The Wellington City Council and Wilson Parking are blaming each other for a public park not going ahead. Glover Park could have had a sibling park on […]
Council’s Blenheim office will be closed from 5.00 pm on Friday 3 June and reopen on Tuesday 7 June at 8.00 am. Please note that the Blenheim Customer Service Centre is also closed on Wednesdays between 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm. Opening times for transfer ...
Motor Industry Association Chief Executive David Crawford says that 13,337 registrations of new vehicles for the month of May were strong given current production constraints, weakening market conditions and geopolitical factors. Registrations of 10,575 passenger ...
How might waning immunity and reinfection affect our next wave of COVID-19? Researchers have modelled different scenarios to predict what the coming months might look like. The researchers found that a second COVID wave arose in the latter half of 2022 in ...
The launch of Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network heralds the beginning of a brighter future for rural health. The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network is coming together with its rural health partners to form the new collective organisation Hauora ...
Headlined as a trade mission, the Prime Ministers tour of the USA seems to be more focused on what she has done with respect to gun laws and climate change than trade. The door opened for her as her arrival into the States coincided with a school massacre ...
News from NZ Police Hutt Valley Police have impounded 10 vehicles from illegal street racers for loss of traction offences following a meet in late April. Over Anzac weekend, several racers congregated in a commercial area of Lower Hutt and proceeded to do burnouts, skids, and make tyres smoke — all dangerous and reckless behaviour […]
Three quarters of New Zealanders believe that those responsible for water services should be directly accountable to voters, reveals a new scientific poll commissioned by the Taxpayers’ Union . The poll of 1,000 New Zealanders was undertaken by Curia ...
This week Police have impounded 10 vehicles from illegal street racers for loss of traction offences following a meet in late April. Over Anzac weekend, several racers congregated in a commercial area of Lower Hutt and proceeded to do burnouts, ...
Auckland, New Zealand. – June 3, 2022 – Boomi TM, the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, announced today that The Globee® Awards, organisers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named ...
Police have recovered the body of a man who was found submerged inside his vehicle in the Pelorus River yesterday afternoon. Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand responded after receiving a report that a vehicle had been seen submerged in the ...
A global audience, via multiple platforms, tuned into watch sCOPe’s two-day broadcast during the recent World Vape and World No Tobacco days. #sCOPe22 showed that consumer advocates worldwide are united and highly motivated to fight for millions of smokers’ ...
The Biosecurity Business Pledge is celebrating a milestone surpassing 150 members, each committed to making biosecurity a core part of their operational activities. Since its launch in late 2019, the Pledge has provided biosecurity framework to businesses ...
News from NZ Police Hutt Valley Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in relation to an Aggravated Burglary where an excavator was used to gain entry into a service station in Wainuiomata. Police were notified of the burglary on Monday 16 May around 2:30am when an excavator stolen from a nearby construction site had caused […]
Consumer finance company Real Finance Limited has entered into a settlement with the Commerce Commission, after acknowledging that it charged unreasonable fees on its loans and agreeing to compensate borrowers. Real Finance admits entering into ...
The Government is urging New Zealanders’ to keep safety front of mind when travelling this long weekend. “Helping get Kiwis home safe this weekend involves safe roads, safe vehicles, safe speeds and importantly drivers making smart decisions on the ...
While the weather may not be great on the water in June, Maritime New Zealand says it is the perfect time to prepare your water craft and equipment for when the time is right. "The long weekends coming up - to celebrate Queen’s Birthday and ...
LGNZ’s advocacy and influence has pushed the Government to change the law that requires candidates to publish their residential address on electoral campaign advertisements. The changes will be implemented in time for this year’s local body elections. “We ...
When: 17th - 30th June 2022 Theme : THE ROLE OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN REGIONAL ECONOMIES Where: Online - delivered by podcasts and live Q&A zoom sessions Website: thriveexpo2022.rsvpify.com Watch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOKwr57h8JdmoKmLdhjF0g ...
Cancer treatment and diagnosis remained at expected levels in March despite the ongoing Omicron outbreak, monitoring from Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency shows. “It is very reassuring that cancer services have continued to function during ...
June, 2022 – Enduring low vacancy rates across our major centres’ prime office buildings reflect that demand for premium buildings in good locations remains strong, but the impact of changing attitudes to office life are also starting to become more ...
The Board of Westpac New Zealand has announced the appointment of David Green as an independent non-executive director, effective 7 June 2022. Mr Green worked for 14 years at ANZ Group and most recently held the role of Singapore CEO and Head of ...
NZX has released its key market metrics for May 2022, with much stronger trading across wholesale and retail markets. Total value traded across the NZX was $3.87 billion, an increase of 22% from April. The increase was particularly felt ...
