Marlborough’s recovery effort is continuing
with agencies and contractors working hard to connect
communities still isolated.
The following is the
latest update regarding the Kenepuru Road and Queen
Charlotte Drive:
Linkwater to Havelock, along the
Queen Charlotte Drive, is closed and should not be used.
There is no vehicle access whatsoever.
Linkwater to
Willow Bay, along the Kenepuru Road, is accessible by
residents only.
Willow Bay to Portage Bay is closed
and should not be used. There is no vehicle access
whatsoever.
Roads in Kenepuru Sound beyond Portage
are accessible by residents only.
Marlborough
Emergency Management Incident Controller Richard Coningham
Iri te raukawakawa ki whare aituā, pōuri ana te awa nui
nei māi i te kāhui maunga ki Tangaroa. He aituā! He
aituā!
It is with great sadness that Te Pāti Māori
acknowledge the passing of Esther Tinirau (Ngāti Ruaka). A
dedicated leader of her people, Esther was a te reo Māori
educator and a senior manager within iwi and the Ministry of
Education. Before she fell ill in 2016, Esther was about to
begin a new role as national director of the Te Kōhanga Reo
Trust.
“I had a very personal relationship with
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 2:42 pm
Right now, people seeking asylum can
be detained in criminal justice facilities, this
practice is contrary to international human rights standards
and has caused indescribable, enduring harm.
Despite
concerns raised by the United Nations and calls for change
over many years, the policy of imprisoning people seeking
asylum has persisted.
But following the release in May
of a damning report by Amnesty International into the
practice, the Government is now acknowledging swift action
is needed.
The Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi and
Associate Minister Phil Twyford have ordered a review into
Immigration New Zealand’s processes following Amnesty s
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:22 pm
If you have spent time in the City of Tauranga, then you
already know that it has a lot going for it. People there
enjoy a lifestyle with many advantages - beautiful beaches
with excellent recreational opportunities, a thriving
cultural life and an enviable climate. But, did you also
know that there are multiple reasons why owning a business
there makes good economic sense? Business minded people are
finding that locating a business in Tauranga ticks a lot of
boxes.
Tauranga has had a surge of growth in the last
few years, with the population projected to continue
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:39 pm
New Zealand businesses will be able to find exciting
innovation opportunities thanks to new globally unique
digital identifiers for different parts of their
business.
NZBN Organisation Parts, linked to a
business’s legal entity identifier, the New Zealand
Business Number (NZBN), and reinforced by a global
international standard, will accelerate businesses’
adoption of digital ways of working.
A business can
assign Organisation Part identifiers to its different
physical or logical parts (e.g., branches, departments, and
delivery addresses) to enable accurate, safe digital
interactions, and ensure key messages between trading
partners (e.g., purchase orders, invoices, and deliveries)