Police Pay Offer Rebuffed: Association To Seek Final Offer Arbitration
Police officers have overwhelmingly rejected the latest pay offer from Police, with more than 75 per cent voting "no".
Police officers have overwhelmingly rejected the latest pay offer from Police, with more than 75 per cent voting "no".
The cultivation, manufacture, supply and distribution of controlled drugs continues to be a major driver in all serious crimes within our communities and Police will continue to use our available resources hold those who choose to engage in these ...
During their meeting in Bangkok, the Prime Ministers discussed opportunities to strengthen the relationship across defence and security, education, and people-to-people links, and released the attached Joint Statement.
Report from RNZ Oranga Tamariki has failed to explain how hundreds of job cuts will achieve a better outcome for children, says a children’s advocate. Almost 450 jobs are set to be cut at the ministry as part of the government’s cost cuts. The losses make up about 9 percent of Oranga Tamariki’s workforce. In […]
Southland’s top carpentry apprentice was decided recently at SIT when local carpentry apprentices pitted themselves against each other and the clock at the regional heat of the annual New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge.
Larger households will face bigger challenges if Auckland's rubbish collection drops from weekly to fortnightly, but the move will encourage people to change their behaviour, a Manukau ward councillor says. Auckland Council took submissions for its draft waste ...
South of Cheviot township, a small sign invites you to leave SH1 and venture down a side road to the Cheviot Hills Reserve. There you will find a peaceful parkland and the foundations of what was once a majestic mansion.
Three races at the at the Taupo International Motorsport Park are all that remain in the 2023-2024 season, and three drivers are still in with a chance of securing the Toyota 86 Championship title.
Reigning New Zealand Stroke Play champion Robby Turnbull leads by a couple in the Under-19 Boys division, North Island Women’s Stroke Play champion Emma Zheng shares the Under-19 Girls lead with Chloe Lam and the in-form Otago junior Ricky Kang leads ...
Entries are now open for budding young local artists to enter Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Road Safety Week Bus Stop display competition. The winning artwork will be displayed at local bus stops in Queenstown and Wānaka during Road Safety Week, ...
Press Release – Creative New Zealand Running till November, the Biennale Arte 2024 features the work of five New Zealand ng toi Mori artists in the International Exhibition curated by Adriano Pedrosa and titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere. Wasteland 2023, Brett Graham Photography by Ben Stewart New Zealand artists are in Venice for the […]
Media release from NZ Labour Party News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders. Today’s announcements take the number of proposed job losses in the public sector beyond 3000. “After promising there would be no impact on the frontline, and that […]
Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to bypass lengthy resource consenting processes – being assessed instead by an expert panel , with Ministers ultimately having ...
A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) contingent of more than 200 personnel has been providing logistical support to Solomon Islands, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as the country geared up for today’s general election.
Government subsidies for age-based public transport fares end on 30 April but Waikato Regional Council will maintain current fares until 30 June. On 1 July 2024, fares for BUSIT and Te Huia services will increase by 20 per cent. The extended Community ...
In QPEC's view, the Coalition changes to ECE announced mid-April are exactly the opposite of what is needed The Issue David Seymour is loosening regulations and qualifications for Early Childhood Centres, removing government signoff for new ...
With a series of high-profile conferences back-to-back, May is set to be high-paced for many local businesses in what is traditionally a quiet tourism month. Large conferences are being attracted to Christchurch for its world-acclaimed new infrastructure, attractive ...
New board brings a mix of skills from the business, legal, financial, Māori and creative worlds under new Chair of the Trust David McLean. Outgoing chairperson Sir Don McKinnon stays on as Patron alongside former Prime Minister Helen Clark.
The Dunedin-based concert attracted a significant influx of visitors from across New Zealand – comprising of 72 per cent out-of-town visitors and 28 per cent local. And the spending of out-of-town Pink patrons averaged $655 per attendee.
We at New Zealand Disability Support Network applaud the Commerce Commission for filing proceedings against One NZ for their latest failure on 111 Contact Code. It doesn’t take much to think of harmful or fatal scenarios for people with disabilities ...
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE ON BEHALF OF NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION A decade-long plan to remove all wild deer from Northland, an area of over 13,000 square kilometres and one of New Zealand’s most biodiverse regions, ...
Community events have got more fun with a new play trailer available to hire for free to delight and inspire tamariki and whānau. The towable trailer, Kia Kaha (which translates to ‘stay strong’), is full of a wide range of play equipment kindly ...
The Remutaka Conservation Trust, supported by the Department of Conservation, is replacing predator traps across their 7500-hectare pest control network in southern Remutaka Forest to ensure kiwi continue to thrive. The Trust first reintroduced kiwi ...
"Caviar before children is what has happened today!” says Pat Newman spokesperson for Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association "The cuts to day to both the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki, point to a government hell bent on delivering tax ...