2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (335+ words) The Employment Leave Bill has passed its third and final reading, ushering in a long-awaited overhaul of the law that provides employees with employment leave entitlements. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden said the Bill delivers on the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (320+ words) Nelson City Council has started worked on a masterplan for the Haven Waterfront, which it says will set out a shared, long-term vision for the prime waterfront area on Haven Road. Haven Waterfront Taskforce Chair, Councillor Mel Courtney said the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (366+ words) New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) has today opened a three-month competitive application process for a petroleum exploration permit application from Sunda Energy to expand its exploration interests in the offshore northern Taranaki Basin. It marks the sixth petroleum prospecting…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (292+ words) New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) has today opened a three-month competitive window for a petroleum prospecting permit application from Taranaki Energy Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Perth-based Pancontinental Energy. The application targeting frontier deepwater in the Taranaki…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (274+ words) Customs has arrested six more drug couriers and organisers linked to an organised crime syndicate that has allegedly recruited young New Zealanders to do its dirty work. The individuals, aged between 22 and 25, have appeared in the Manukau District Court, charged…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (520+ words) Households across Whanganui District Council’s kerbside recycling area will receive wind-proof recycling crate nets later this year. The announcement follows a successful community trial that ran through March and April – with approximately 1,000 households given the opportunity to use the nets....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) A Swim Education Team Leader at Christchurch City Council’s Te Pou Toetoe Linwood Pool is taking part in this year’s Big Swim to raise money for Coastguard – a nationwide volunteer organisation committed to preventing drownings and promoting safe boating. It’s…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) Researchers say recent monitoring at Flea Bay on Horomaka Banks Peninsula has delivered some positive signs. The most recent breeding season was the most successful since more intensive monitoring began in 2022, with high fledging rates – the proportion of penguin chicks…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (495+ words) Two-hundred Hamilton East households will soon receive water meters after being selected to take part in a three-month pilot programme to test residential water meters in the city. Each household has volunteered for the programme after IAWAI, the water company…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (446+ words) A Bill to reform alcohol laws as part of the Government’s work to unleash New Zealanders and businesses from the stranglehold of red tape and support economic growth is being introduced to Parliament today. Associate Justice Minister, Nicole McKee said…...