The Defence Force is helping to remove flood-ruined furniture and belongings from Westport streets and homes today.
The crews started work this morning collecting carpet and household items that were put out on the kerb in Menzies Street.
Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee
Last weekend s floods have left up to 100 Westport homes red stickered meaning they have suffered severe or irreparable damage, while other houses have yellow stickers in their front windows indicating they suffered more moderate damage and are safe to reoccupy once they have been cleaned or repaired.
There are 28 soldiers on the ground to assist the Buller District Council and contractors in the clean-up.
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Chief Judge Kevin Riordan has spoken about the problem many times when sentencing soldiers at Linton Military Camp, often reducing sentences due to unreasonable delays. During the sentencing of corporals Grayson Kingsley Wright and Nicholas Paul Davenport for drug offences in March, Riordan said the more than two-year wait endured ahead of their trial was excessive and unacceptable. “Had it gone on much longer it might have invited grounds for a stay of proceeding.
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Chief Judge Kevin Riordan is one of two judges able to preside over a court martial. “The Duke of Wellington said that no soldier should be required to go into battle with a charge hanging over his head, and although you’ve not had to go into battle I think that the principle involved is still applicable here.”
Two new Adjunct Professors join the Centre for Defence and Security Studies
Martyn Dunne (left), and Ian Hill have been named Adjunct Professors.
Massey University s Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CDSS) has announced the appointments of two new Adjunct Professors to the Centre.
Ian Hill, a recently retired career diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Martyn Dunne, CNZM, QSO, former CEO of the New Zealand Customs Service and Ministry for Primary Industries, and former New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia.
The Adjunct Professors will be guest lecturing for various courses in security and defence studies and contributing to the Centre s National Security Journal. They will be supporting the Centre s valuable relations with stakeholders, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry of Primary Industries and others.