MIL-OSI New Zealand: Christmas Cheer for southern tenants
Source: Housing New Zealand Corporation Festive cheer was in plentiful supply when Housing New Zealand hosted a Christmas dinner for elderly tenants in Mosgiel this week. Tenancy Manager Stacey said it was a team effort with contractors DHMC setting up and cleaning up afterwards, providing pot plants, chocolates and juice while there were carol signers, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Pair arrested after abandoning stolen SUV
Source: South Australia Police Police arrested a man and a teenage boy after they allegedly dumped a stolen car in Clarence Park overnight. Just before 4.30am on Tuesday 11 December, patrols spotted a stolen Volkswagen SUV on Cross Road at Clarence Park with two occupants. The SUV was seen to turn into East Terrace before […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Suspicious fires overnight
Source: South Australia Police Police and fire crews were kept busy overnight following two separate suspicious fires. Just after 11.30pm on Monday 10 December, patrols and fire crews were called to house on Sandy Crescent at Salisbury Park after reports of a fire. No one was home at the time and damage is estimated at […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Lack of transparency stifles mortgage price competition
Source: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission The opaque, discretionary pricing of residential mortgages by banks makes it difficult and time consuming for borrowers to shop around and stifles price competition, a report by the ACCC has found. The ACCC’s Residential Mortgage Price Inquiry monitored the prices charged by the five banks affected by the government’s […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Major addition to conservation park
Source: New Zealand Government Four parcels of conservation land that are now included in the Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Conservation Park make up the biggest addition to the park since it was created 17 years ago, Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage announced today. First proposed by Forest and Bird 25 years ago, the conservation park was created in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Unexplained death: Sandringham, Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Police were called to a residential property in Sandringham just after 7am this morning. On arrival a person was found deceased. The circumstances of the person’s death are unclear at this stage. Further information will be provided as it becomes available. ENDS Issued by Police Media […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Modernisation of three South Island schools announced
Source: New Zealand Government Two schools in the Tasman area and a College in Marlborough are in line for major improvements, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said. Over $30 million will be spent on upgrading Tasman’s Collingwood Area School, Golden Bay High School and Queen Charlotte College in Picton. “About $12 million will be spent on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Source: New Zealand Government ANDREW LITTLE – SPEECH TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EVENT TO MARK THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, PARLIAMENT, WELLINGTON Welcome and Acknowledgements Tena koutou katoa Te whare e tu nei Tena koe Te Papa e takoto nei Tena koe Nau mai haere mai […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Unite Organiser vacancy in Canterbury
Source: Unite Union New Zealand Unite has a vacancy for a permanent Organiser based in Canterbury. The successful applicant will be based in our Christchurch office but will also have responsibility for members working members in Marlborough, Tasman and West Coast regions. They will primarily be recruiting and organising workers in the Fast Food sector […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Have your say on Northcote land exchange proposal
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council, through its CCO Panuku, is working with central Government on a comprehensive redevelopment plan that will improve Northcote’s town centre, better connect the town centre with local homes, and deliver better housing in the area. As part of that plan, Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZ) is redeveloping the area around […]
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