Новости за 19.11.2016

by Kylie

I’m an immigrant from the US so the election results have been both disturbing and humbling and have made me reflect on the amount of time I spend both professionally and personally on urban issues. When I first started doing this over 20 years ago, the inside joke was “urbanism can solve [...]

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Press Release – TVNZ A 24/7 Geonet Would Not Have Made Any Difference to Earthquake Assessment : Minister Acting Civil Defence minister Gerry Brownlee says the Government will talk to GNS, the owner of the GeoNet earthquake monitoring system, about the organisations …A 24/7 Geonet Would Not Have Made Any Difference to Earthquake Assessment : […]

Stuff reports: The Government has moved to transfer the decision-making power over fluoridation of regional water supplies to district health boards.  New legislation has been put before Parliament to remove the authority from district councils, which could come under intense pressure from opposition groups against fluoridation.  It was a health issue, and so was best […]

A week of volunteering: Overview of the UC Student Volunteer Army Earthquake Response to date

Free visits with the general practice team at Kaikoura Health The team at Kaikoura Health Te Ha o Te Ora are fully staffed with a team of GPs and nurses who can see anyone about anything – and it won’t cost you a cent. Kaikoura medical centre ...

New Zealand Red Cross MEDIA RELEASE 19 November, 2016 Red Cross helps hundreds of earthquake-affected people New Zealand Red Cross has reached hundreds of people with emergency aid and psychosocial support since the country was hit by a 7.8 magnitude ...

New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) President Peter Smith says people who are concerned about their building should consult their landlord or body corporate and make sure it’s been inspected by a qualified engineer.

Tower Insurance mobilises response team Tower has mobilised its Earthquake Response Team as access to earthquake affected areas continues to improve. The team, based in Hanmer Springs, will start visiting Tower Insurance customers from Monday 21 November. ...

19 November 2016 - 1.30pm Huts destroyed by earthquake slips The Department of Conservation today confirmed at least two huts have been destroyed by earthquake related slips and activity and a number of other sites have suffered serious damage. DOC National ...

Today the Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to help search for a swimmer missing near Leisure Island at Mt Maunganui. The swimmer, an Auckland man in his 60s was taking part in the Sand to Surf Ocean swim series when ...

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Wellington Regional Harbourmaster Captain Mike Pryce has declared a sea side restricted zone alongside Wellington’s main wharves which excludes boaties from the area following Monday’s severe earthquake. The exclusion zone will ensure public safety and allow undisturbed access for structural engineers to inspect the […]

Sea side exclusion zone applied to Wellington’s wharves Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Wellington Regional Harbourmaster Captain Mike Pryce has declared a sea side restricted zone alongside Wellington’s main wharves which excludes boaties ...

Press Release – Bluebridge NZ Strait Shipping’s Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry services are fully operational following Monday morning’s earthquake and subsequent southerly storms. Both vessels, the Strait Feronia and Straitsman, are now sailing on their regular schedule between North and South – but delays are still expected due to damaged infrastructure. Strait Shipping general manager […]

Strait Shipping’s Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry services are fully operational following Monday morning’s earthquake and subsequent southerly storms.

After a week of feeding visitors and earthquake response workers as well as whānau, Takahanga Marae in Kaikoura will serve its last communal meal tomorrow night (Sunday). Civil Defence Controller John Mackie said that the marae had extended very generous ...

Central District Police will remain in Foxton overnight and are speaking with two people following an incident in Foxton this evening.

A large proportion of the mains water supply has been restored to Kaikoura township, but it is still in a fragile state and may be intermittent for some time, says Civil Defence Controller John Mackie.

#eqnz International flotilla arriving in #Wellington harbour pic.twitter.com/NqUcTAVepK — Ploubezre ن (@GwennRJ) November 19, 2016 Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force The earthquake response naval task group will anchor in Wellington Harbour this morning. The frigate HMNZS Te Kaha and tanker HMNZS Endeavour will be accompanied by the USS Sampson, HMAS Darwin and HMCS […]

Visit to Wellington by earthquake response naval task group Media are advised that the earthquake response naval task group will anchor in Wellington Harbour tomorrow. HMNZS Canterbury remains on task taking evacuees from Kaikoura to Lyttelton. The ...

In an exceptionally Kiwi way, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) thanked a multinational crew of Australian, Canadian and US military personnel for supporting its disaster relief operation during a traditional powhiri at Kaikoura’s local marae this afternoon.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is asking the public to refrain from attempting to rescue paua affected by the Kaikoura earthquake. “We understand there are calls for people to take part in a rescue mission to save paua in the newly formed intertidal ...

Ministers Issue Joint Statement Issued by the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting Lima, Peru, 18 November 2016 – Facing stagnated trade and rising scrutiny of globalization, Ministers from the 21 APEC member economies concluded the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting ...

GENEVA (18 November 2016) – A United Nations expert has called on the Government of Myanmar to take immediate action to tackle the deteriorating human rights situation in northern Rakhine State.

UN expert urges Turkey to release detainees amid “grave concern” about free speech GENEVA / ANKARA (18 November 2016) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, today expressed deep ...