News from NZ Police New Community Beat Teams are to be established in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and Operation Safer Streets is to be launched in Auckland to target anti-social behaviour and crime in the Central Business District (CBD). Auckland will be the first to benefit from the additional investment in these teams, which will […]
Report from RNZ The Aratere ferry return to the dock in Picton today after being refloated from where it ran aground in Picton Harbour, as environmental monitoring of the incident begins. The Interislander vessel lost its steering and ran aground near the port on Friday and was refloated on Saturday night. Ferry operator Interislander says […]
These awards, which were announced at ANZIIF’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), honour individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the insurance industry, and to the mission of ANZIIF.
This large-scale community project, which has involved nearly 300 local Tamariki guided by the artist Chantel Matthews, has led to the creation and installation of flags along the main street of Howick Village, Picton Street.
The Aratere, which ran aground in the inner Picton Harbour north of Bobs Bay last night, has been successfully refloated.
The Aratere will now move to a safe anchorage in Picton Harbour overnight to re-ballast and stabilise the vessel before returning to berth at Port Marlborough.
Maritime NZ wants to thank those who were involved with safely removing the ferry from Titoki Bay, and for the collaborative approach shown by KiwiRail, the Harbourmaster and Port of Marlborough.
The ongoing starvation, bombardments of health facilities, arrests of health workers, and blocked roads leading to hospitals are devastating for everyone, especially women and children. UNICEF refers to an “unbearable” level of child deaths.
At approximately 9pm tonight KiwiRail, supported by a team of global experts and in collaboration with Maritime NZ (MNZ), Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ), and Marlborough District Council Harbour Master, successfully refloated the Interislander’s ...
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Jean Watson, a Wellington novelist, made a decision in 1984 that has impacted the lives of thousands of children. In a small rural town in Nilakottai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, she is known as the woman who started the Karunai Illam.
Delivering a masterclass, the Trident Homes Tactix notched several milestones when completing a comprehensive 71-47 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel in Invercargill on Saturday.
The mayor’s pay packet is set to increase by $4910 after the Remuneration Authority this week determined that mayors and councillors across the country will receive an average pay rise of 3.7% from July 1.
Marlborough’s Harbourmaster has announced that an attempt to refloat the Aratere, currently aground in the inner Picton Harbour north of Bobs Bay, will be made this evening around 9pm, at high tide.
This is one of 15 mayoral profiles that will be published twice daily on weekdays before voting opens on June 29. There is a standfirst for each one. They are done as a Q&A.
Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground just after 9.45pm on Friday following what was said to be a steering failure.
The West Coast Regional Council hopes to gain about $7million of new Government infrastructure money to pour into the region's largest river protection scheme.
Nelson and Tasman are expected to take a joint approach to a new cemetery, but possible sites that could cater to 16,000 burials are limited.
West Coast Regional Council chair Peter Haddock on Friday acknowledged the keen community interest in the Taylorville Resource Park site, which has sparked concerns over its environmental record.
Pay rates for elected council members hinder local government’s ability to attract and retain qualified councillors, a district mayor says.
Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan committee discussed updating their framework, focusing on holistic environmental approaches.
Gisborne District Council is investigating viral persistence in shellfish after wet weather sewage overflows. The study is estimated at $140,000 per event; council urges alternatives to be considered to reduce expenses.
The separators were intended to create a physical barrier between nervous cyclists and traffic, but instead they were frequently hit by both drivers and cyclists.
The group is also in the process of formalising themselves into a proper “entity”, which will make it easier for them to host events, such as Skate With Pride, set to take place on Saturday.
