17th January 2023 IncidentThe government has extended its medium-scale classification of Cyclone Hale to the Wairarapa after assessing storm damage across the region.
16th January 2023 Incident / MPIRural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has classified last week’s Cyclone Hale that caused significant flood damage across the Tairāwhiti/Gisborne District as a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking government support for farmers and growers.
11th July 2022 Incident / TAICThe Transport Accident Investigation Commission has issued a reminder that repair and maintenance should be performed under controlled conditions, and noted that forced and resonant vibration in engine rooms can be problematic.
3rd September 2021 IncidentThe attack, which left three people critically injured, was carried out by a known violent extremist, says Jacinda Ardern.
3rd September 2021 IncidentThe group suffers a second serious attack in just four months at one of its properties after a man injures six people, three of them critically, at LynnMall, Auckland.
3rd June 2021 Incident / SynlaitThe Canterbury company says it has been challenging getting its tankers to suppliers.
2nd June 2021 Distribution / IncidentSouth Island food and beverage distributors have been hit by the severing of vital transport links.
17th May 2021 Countdown / IncidentCountdown’s Dunedin Central store, where four people were stabbed last week, is now open again but will have shorter trading hours for the next few days.
12th May 2021 Countdown / IncidentPolice have examined the scene of Monday’s attack in the Dunedin Central Countdown supermarket on Cumberland Street, with “gathering evidence from the scene” noted as one of the top priorities.
11th May 2021 Countdown / IncidentA 42-year-old man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder.
17th September 2020 IncidentOcean Fisheries Limited has been fined $46,000 and ordered to pay $737,325.25 in reparations to the families of three deceased fishermen.
