Новости за 18.09.2016

Ms Ashworth has not been seen since approximately 4pm on the 16th of September 2016 and Police and family have concerns for her wellbeing.

A 25-year-old man will appear in Timaru District Court tomorrow following an incident at an address on Whitcombe Street, Temuka last night.

Police can now name the woman killed in a fatal crash on Edendale-Wyndham Road, on the Mataura River Bridge in Southland on Thursday 15 September.

Police have arrested two 16 year-old males in relation to an aggravated robbery at a dairy on Division Street in Christchurch last night.

Hon Nicky Wagner Minister of Customs 18 September 2016 Media Statement New maritime patrol vessel for Customs Customs is investing in a world-class patrol vessel to reinforce and enhance the protection of New Zealand’s maritime border, says Customs ...

Education Minister Hekia Parata is urging New Zealand teachers to put their names forward for the Special Education study awards for 2017. “The Special Education study awards are an excellent professional opportunity for teachers to develop their ...

Youth no better off under National’s “guarantee” John Key’s Youth Guarantee is such a spectacular failure that those who undertake the programme are more likely to end up on a benefit and less likely to end up in full-time employment than those ...

New figures showing international students now make up nearly 40 per cent of all principal applicants approved for New Zealand residency and that their skill level has fallen dramatically, are further evidence that National’s immigration system ...

Offshore investors are aggressively exploiting tax breaks to pay no tax on their rental properties according to IRD data released by Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “35% of offshore investors are paying no tax on their properties, ...

EPA opens submissions on Trans-Tasman Resources iron sand application The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for submissions on a Trans-Tasman Resources Limited (TTRL) application for marine consents and marine discharge consents for ...

News from NZ Police Police are seeking the identity of this man following an aggravated robbery in Stokes Valley this morning. He is one of two men who entered a Glenn Road store shortly before 9.10am, armed with a axe and a knife. No one was injured but cash and cigarettes were taken. A woman, […]

The drowning stats actually are: 2011: 132 2012: 98 2013: 107 2014: 90 2015: 113 2016: 53 to date (vs 75 year to date in 2015) So the toll did not increase by 90 in 2015, it increased by 23 from 90 to 113. But there is no long-term trend. The toll fluctuates up and […]

Steven Joyce and David Seymour announced: Regulatory Reform Minister Steven Joyce and Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Regulatory Reform, David Seymour have today introduced a bill which will get rid of 124 redundant laws from New Zealand’s legislation. The Statutes Repeal Bill will remove 124 pieces of legislation, and parts of eight other Acts. […]

Rodney Hide first lays out the problems with local government: First, local government is controlled and directed by central government. The Auckland Council inherited 109 statutory functions. It’s no longer the mayor and the town clerk looking after the parks and collecting the rubbish. There’s been no rationalisation of function. Second, the all-important spend on […]

The Civilian writes: Despite falling into eighth place in the latest straw poll, former Prime Minister Helen Clark may still be in with a chance to be the next United Nations Secretary General, say knowledgeable UN watchers, if she’s able to steady the ship and walk the narrow tight-rope of all the other candidates dying […]

Whale Oil blogs: Corrupt former Labour party candidate was in the news again last week for more ratbag behaviour. Yep he’s gone from election fraud to immigration fraud. Radio NZ reported: A former Labour Party candidate convicted of electoral fraud for registering ineligible voters is facing action for his part in an immigration job-selling scam. […]

Welcome back to Sunday reading. This week, we’re starting with two bits of authentic Kiwiana. First, in Stuff Henry Cooke reviews New Zealand’s best and worst town slogans. You’ve got to read the entire article for the full effect, but here were some of my favourite ones: