Monday, August 5, 2013

Transport Agency hears community voice for new bridge

  • Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Auckland Airport Auckland Airport to help sporting teams shoot for goldAuckland Airport Gold Medal Awards open today for applications and offer a total sponsorship fund of up to $30,000 for sports clubs, schools and Marae within the greater Auckland region.The Gold Medal Awards are available to sports groups, schools and Marae who wish to apply for assistance to support their sport or ...

  • IPCA report into Shane Leggs injury

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    New Zealand Police Northland Police response to the IPCA report into Shane Legg's injury.Northland Police accept the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority's (IPCA) report regarding the serious injury to Shane Legg following his arrest in April last year.About 9pm on April 24, 2012 Police signalled a car driven by Mr Legg to stop. The car had been clocked at ...

  • Cruise ship earnings could reach $150m in next 5 years

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Auckland Council Cruise ship earnings could reach $150m in next 5 years With the addition of Shed 10, Auckland is on track to significantly grow earnings from cruise ship visits in the next five years says Mayor Len Brown. "Last season, we welcomed 100 cruise ships to Auckland, bringing $116 million into the region's economy," Len Brown said. "This has been our ...

  • Kids get ready to vote

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Auckland Council 5 August 2013 Kids get ready to vote Auckland schools have three weeks left to give their pupils a voice at October's local body elections.Over 6800 children from 253 classes at 32 schools have already signed up to take part in Kids Voting 2013.With registration closing on Friday 23 August, teachers across the region are urged to make sure youngsters from years ...

  • Waitemata Police seek witnesses to Silverdale crash

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    New Zealand Police Waitemata Police seek witnesses to Silverdale crash At around 4.22pm on Thursday 1st August, Police attended the scene of a serious motor vehicle collision on the Hibiscus Coast Highway at Silverdale, opposite the BP Service Station. A 59 year-old male pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and critically injured. He passed away in Auckland Hospital from his injuries ...

  • Auckland house prices rise as listings jump - Barfoot

    TVNZ - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Spike in house prices nationwide Auckland house prices rose for a third month in July as listings and sales jumped, according to Barfoot & Thompson, the city's biggest realtor. The average sale price rose 0.7% to $654,379 last month, adding to a 0.8% gain in June, the firm said. The median price fell to $585,000 from $590,000. A shortage of new homes in New Zealand's biggest city ...

  • Body found in car south of Dunedin

    New Zealand Herald - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    A body has been found in a car at Taieri Ferry Road, near Waihola, this morning. Police say they are investigating to determine whether there are any suspicious circumstances. The body was found about ...

  • Milk scare Formula safety not guaranteed

    New Zealand Herald - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    The manufacturer of Karicare is meeting with the Ministry for Primary Industries to understand why it has expanded its advice to avoid all of their Stage 1 and Stage 2 formula products. Nutricia says it has not received any new information from the diary giant that could indicate the contamination has stretched further than the three batches they recalled yesterday. Late last night, the MPI ...

  • Death a reminder of driveway dangers

    NZ City - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    The death of a toddler in south Auckland is a reminder of just how dangerous driveways can be, Safekids New Zealand says.The 18-month-old boy was run over outside an address in Otahuhu on Saturday afternoon and died in Middlemore Hospital.Safekids New Zealand director Ann Weaver says there hasn't been a drop in the number of children killed in driveway accidents.She told NZ Newswire four to ...

  • Dog walker missing near Christchurch

    NZ City - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    An elderly woman walking her dog in hills near Christchurch has gone missing and police are concerned for her wellbeing.Helen Thirza Cummack, 80, is understood to have been walking her cocker spaniel dog when she went missing near the Summit Road between Sumner and Lyttelton.Her car was found in the car park at Rapanui Bush at around 7.30am on Monday.Police say she has medical conditions.A ...

  • Officer faulted in broken back arrest

    NZ City - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    A Northland man suffered a broken back during his arrest because a police officer had handcuffed him and unnecessarily forced him to climb a fence, an investigation has found.However, while the officer had failed in his duty of care, it wasn't bad enough for him to face criminal charges, Independent Police Conduct Authority chairman, former judge Sir David Carruthers, says.Shane Legg, 28, ...

  • Answers sought from Fonterra over scare

    NZ City - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Fonterra will need to answer questions about the timing of its botulism scare announcement, but only after markets are reassured, the trade minister ...

  • ComCom approves Auckland Airport profits

    NZ City - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    The regulator says Auckland Airport's anticipated profits are not excessive after it was compelled to disclose information to the Commerce ...

  • NZX companies raise $1.46b in July

    NZ City - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    NZX-listed issuers raised almost $1.46 billion last month, including Ebos Group's $149 million rights issue to fund its Symbion acquisition, the most in a month since December, though cash trading continued to slow after a flurry of activity at the start of the year.Listed companies raised some $954 million in primary equity and $504 million in dual and secondary equity across 17 events in ...

  • Young rugby player in coma after game

    New Zealand Herald - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    A young Dunedin rugby player is in a coma after collapsing during a game over the weekend. Kavanagh College halfback, Matthew Martin collapsed while putting the ball into a scrum in an under-18s game against Kings High School on Saturday. It's believed the 17-year-old sustained the injury in a tackle shortly before he lost consciousness. Kavanagh College deputy principal, Colin MacLeod, says ...

  • Fiji Airways plane makes emergency landing

    The Aucklander - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    A Fiji Airways aircraft made an emergency landing at Auckland International Airport this morning. The plane, a 737-700, suffered an "engine defect" after take-off en-route to Suva. Flights have been delayed at Auckland Airport as a result. The plane landed safely, with emergency services in attendance. Catherine Jehly said there was a "loud banging on the right side of ...

  • Suspicious fire at Point Chev school

    The Aucklander - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Police and fire inspectors were called to a suspicious primary school fire in Auckland over the weekend. Just before 4:00am Saturday morning emergency services responded to a fire at the Pt Chevalier Primary School. The fire had caused extensive damage to several buildings at the school. Nobody was injured and the cause of the fire appears to have been deliberately started. As a ...

  • $30000 Jetstar grant to Big Buddy

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Haystac Big Buddy mentoring extends its work in Wellington thanks to Jetstar $30,000 grant $30,000 awarded to Big Buddy by the Jetstar Flying Start Programme Grant will expand Big Buddy in the Wellington region where demand continues to grow Hundreds of fatherless boys in the capital city to benefit from mentoring Jetstar today announced Big Buddy as the airline's sixth Flying ...

  • Transport Agency hears community voice for new bridge

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    NZTA 5 August 2013 l NZ Transport Agency - Auckland Transport Agency hears community voice for new bridge Community feedback from both sides of Auckland's Manukau Harbour has made a significant impact on the next phase of the NZ Transport Agency's project to replace the Old Mangere Bridge.The Transport Agency has advertised tenders to design the new bridge and its Highway ...

  • St George?s Hospital announces redevelopment plans

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    St George's Hospital 2 August 2013 Christchurch's St George's Hospital announces redevelopment plans.St George's Hospital in Christchurch announced their plans for the redevelopment of hospital facilities today.Like many organisations in Christchurch, St George's suffered damage during the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.Working closely with Trengrove ...

  • WEL Networks to Deploy 25000 Smart Meters in Far North

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Wel Networks 5 August 2013WEL Networks to Deploy 25,000 Smart Meters in Far NorthWEL Networks (WEL) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Top Energy and SmartCo to extend its Smart Network to their electricity distribution network in New Zealand's upper North Island. WEL, a member of SmartCo, will deploy a SilverSpring RF mesh smart network on Top Energy's ...

  • Time to ?Unblock the Gridlock?

    Scoop - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Christine Rose Time to 'Unblock the Gridlock' says Waitakere Council Candidate Christine RoseWest Auckland needs an urgent gridlock fix says newly declared Waitakere Ward Councillor candidate, Christine Rose. "Streets in the Henderson-Massey area are blocked to a standstill at times" she says. "Streets feeding into and including Lincoln Road, such as Central ...

  • Source: http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/216239257/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e

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