New Zealand's medicines regulator, Medsafe, says it will hold off on a decision regarding a COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical company, Janssen, until...

Bowel screening now available in Wellington region

Health 16/04/2021

Fines dialled up for using mobile phone while driving

News 16/04/2021

Govt puts bite on greyhound racing industry

News 16/04/2021

School mental wellbeing support programme expanded

Education 15/04/2021

Technology

Apps

Christchurch community stories told through mapping app

12/04/2021

Community storytelling project, Our Stories, has partnered with the Christchurch City Council’s SmartView mapping app to bring local stories to life.

Digital Transformation

Award-winning tool to streamline Wellington consent process

06/04/2021

Planning a residential building project in Wellington is now faster and easier thanks to an award-winning new interactive online tool launched by...

News

AI chatbot to help with Hamilton plan

29/03/2021

Hamilton City Council is making it easy for residents to have their say on its draft Long-Term Plan, with information available in...

Senior Appointments

New chair of interim TAB NZ Board appointed

14/04/2021

Liz Dawson has been appointed as the Chair of the interim TAB NZ Board, Racing Minister Grant Robertson announced today.

Senior Appointments

Ministers Arms Advisory Group named

06/04/2021

Minister of Police Poto Williams has announced the members of the Ministers Arms Advisory Group, established to ensure balanced advice to Government...

News

Expert panel to lead next phase of new public media entity talks

31/03/2021

A Governance Group of eight experts has been appointed to lead the next phase of work on a potential new public media...

PACIFIC ROUNDUP

Pacific Roundup

Kiwi tourists lead surge in demand for Queensland flights

11/04/2021

AUSTRALIA, APRIL 11, 2021 Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says airlines have reported a “huge surge” in demand for trans-Tasman...

Australian PM expresses condolences over former PNG governor’s COVID-19 death in Queensland

Pacific Roundup 07/04/2021

Travel bubble with Australia gets green light

News 06/04/2021

New war memorial unveiled in Wellington

News 29/03/2021

PPE support for PNG COVID-19 crisis

News 19/03/2021

Sustainability

Environment

Coal-fired boiler ban announced

08/04/2021

The Government is delivering on a key election commitment to tackle climate change, by banning new low and medium temperature coal-fired boilers...

Repeat pāua poachers banned for three years

Landscapes 07/04/2021

A Lower Hutt man and a Napier man have each received three-year fishing bans for repeatedly taking excess and undersize pāua.

$5m to accelerate Hawke’s Bay water storage options

Management 06/04/2021

The Provincial Development Unit has allocated $5 million to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to accelerate investigations into a water storage development...

Fleet

Emergency Services

Police roll out new Mobile Road Safety Bases

30/03/2021

NZ Police has launched its new fleet of Mobile Road Safety Bases (MRSB) to enable road policing staff to target and prevent...

Auckland Council discounts off-peak fares

Fleet 18/01/2021

Auckland Council has announced that discounted off-peak fares are to become permanent on public transport in the city. The...

Get on board with new buses

Fleet 11/01/2021

New direct bus services from the Waimakariri District to central Christchurch start today, with free travel for the first two weeks.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Security

News

Counter-terrorism bill to strengthen NZ response

13/04/2021

The Government has introduced the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill, designed to boost New Zealand's ability to respond to a wider range of terrorist...

Tsunami siren to ring in Easter Sunday

News 31/03/2021

If you’re still napping around midday on Easter Sunday, enjoying the extra hour of sleep daylight saving brings, be prepared for a...

Customs launches outreach campaign

News 29/03/2021

Customs have launched a new outreach campaign to encourage members of the public to report potential suspicious activities. Minister...

Infrastructure

St Albans community centre rises to the occasion

12/04/2021

A decade on from the earthquakes, St Albans residents have a permanent new community centre to call their own.

More feedback needed on low traffic trial

Infrastructure 08/04/2021

Stage one of the Arthur Grey Low Traffic Area trial in Onehunga will continue over the next two weeks to allow Maungakiekie-Tāmaki...

Special name gifted to new Christchurch sports hub

Infrastructure 06/04/2021

Local rūnanga Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri has gifted a special name - Parakiore - to the Metro Sports Facility. Christchurch...

HEALTH

Health

Medsafe delays decision on Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

16/04/2021

New Zealand's medicines regulator, Medsafe, says it will hold off on a decision regarding a COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical company, Janssen, until...