MIL-OSI New Zealand: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – North Island West Coast region
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries – Headline: Shellfish biotoxin alert (extended) – North Island West Coast region The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish on the west coast of the North Island in the Taranaki, Waikato, Wanganui, Manawatu, and Horowhenua regions. The warning now extends from the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealand Education – Pacific Student Teachers Receive Kupe Scholarships
Source: Ministry of Education Twelve Pacific student teachers have been awarded Kupe Scholarships by AssociateEducation Minister Kelvin Davis in a ceremony held in Parliament, Wellington today.The prestigious scholarships recognise highly accomplished Māori and Pacific students and support them to complete their teaching qualification and gain further success teaching in New Zealand.Ministry of Education’s Deputy Secretary, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Recognising outstanding rangatahi in care
Source: Ministry for Children Recognising outstanding rangatahi in care | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children Every year outstanding young people in care have their achievements recognised with scholarships that help them pursue their dreams. Nominations are now open for the 2018 William Wallace awards. Published on16 Aug 2018 CategoryGeneral Do you know a deserving young person?The […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Important Wellington road at risk
Source: National Party The Government must come clean on what its new transport plan and its focus on building a new tram in Auckland at the expense of regional roads means for the future of the important Petone to Grenada Link Road, National’s Chris Bishop and Brett Hudson say. “The New Zealand Transport Agency has […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Massey becomes first NZ provider of online literacy tests
Source: Massey University Part of the team for the set up of the IELTS Computer Lab: King Toha, IT support analyst; invigilator Kai Yuan; Sophie Yuan, assistant test administrator; Michelle Brock, testing coordinator; invigilator Than Phuoc Phan Dang; and Anita Frost, national space and property manager. The world’s most popular English-language test can now be done online – and Massey […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Weta Workshop co-founder to lecture on collaboration and creativity
Source: Massey University College of Creative Arts Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Claire Robinson congratulates Sir Richard Taylor on his appointment as an honorary professor at the time of the announcement in June. Sir Richard presents his inaugural professorial lecture to a sold-out audience at the Wellington campus tonight. Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor, who in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Three simple steps to fix Wellington’s bus fiasco
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Bus drivers, their union, and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions addressed Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) this morning with the request it makes good on its promise to fix the region’s bus problems. The Council can take three simple steps that will help facilitate a fair […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealand Arts – Te Papa’s innovation accelerator, Mahuki, welcomes this year’s technology entrepreneurs
Source: Te Papa Ten teams of technology entrepreneurs from across New Zealand have been selected by Te Papa to develop their innovations in this year’s residency programme at the national museum. Now in its third year, Mahuki, the world’s first culture-tech accelerator, has a strong reputation for developing leading digital businesses for the culture and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Mapping volcanic ash fall for all weathersThursday, August 16, 2018Research funded by EQC has developed a way of calculating where the ash from a volcano is most likely to fall in different parts of New Zealand.
Source: Earthquake Commission – EQC Research funded by the Earthquake Commission (EQC) has developed a way of calculating where the ash from a volcano is most likely to fall, and its thickness, in different parts of New Zealand. Research team leader Dr. Simon Barker, from Victoria University of Wellington, says that the research involves a […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: International guest nights fall from Lions tour high – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Accommodation survey: June 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions International guest nights fall from Lions tour high – 10 August 2018 International guest nights fell 8.2 percent in June 2018 compared with June 2017, when the Lions rugby tour boosted guest nights, Stats NZ said today. Falling international guest nights caused a 1.8 percent decrease in total guest nights spent in short-term […]
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