Thursday, September 12, 2024

Seminars

Permanent role for Hollywood bailey bridge

Gisborne District Council has announced strengthening work is set to commence to make the region's Hollywood Bailey bridge a permanent fixture. The original bridge, a...

Christchurch Heritage Festival lineup released

Delve into Christchurch’s sporting and recreational history at the city's Heritage Festival next month. The Christchurch Heritage Festival programme has been released with this year’s...

Density deadline extension for Christchurch

Christchurch City Council has been granted more time by the Government to work through recommendations from the Independent Hearings Panel (IHP) for Plan Change...

New parking charges for Christchurch

Christchurch City Councillors are set to sign off on a plan to introduce parking charges at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park. The Council says...

Tower crane to be lowered on Wellington library site

As part of Wellington City Council's Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (central library) strengthening and refurbishment project, L.T. McGuinness is removing its tower...

Health Minister talks health targets

Health Minister, Shane Reti, has revealed details of how the Government's ambitious health targets will be achieved while on a visit to Hutt Valley...

Employee share scheme shake-up for startups

Technology companies are among the startups set to benefit from increases to current thresholds of exempt employee share schemes, says Science, Innovation and Technology...

New Bill to tackle youth vaping

The Government has today introduced legislation to tackle youth vaping. Associate Health Minister, Casey Costello said the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No...

Online charity lotteries Bill passes first reading

Minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke van Velden says the Government is moving at pace to ensure lotteries for charitable purposes are allowed to operate...

Heritage mould for iconic former pottery home

New Lynn’s Ceramic House, the former home of Crown Lynn pottery, is one of 11 places that will be added to Auckland’s heritage schedule...

Council-controlled organisations to be investigated by Ombudsman

The Chief Ombudsman has announced his Office's latest self-initiated investigations into official information practices will include two council-controlled organisations for the first time. Peter Boshier...

Auckland Heritage Festival marks 20th year

Auckland Council is inviting all Aucklanders to explore Pacific ties at the upcoming Auckland Heritage Festival, which runs from 28 September to 13 October,...

Survivors invited to Abuse in Care national apology

Expressions of interest have opened for survivors wishing to attend the Prime Minister's national apology to survivors of abuse in care, which is due...

Justice Minister takes aim at firearms law ‘misinformation’

Associate Justice Minister, Nicole McKee has hit out at what she claims is Labour Party misinformation about firearms law, labelling it was "dangerous and...

Funding to drive structured literacy resources in schools

The Government has announced funding to support the purchase of structured literacy resources by schools. “From the first time children step into the classroom, we’re...