Van crashes through roof into kitchen (Newstalk ZB)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 21:25:11 -0700 | travel-news
Van crashes through roof into kitchen Adam Cooper, Newstalk ZB May 23, 2013, 6:03 pm Residents of a house in Lyttelton in Christchurch had a lucky escape this afternoon when a contractor's van crashed through their roof. The van started...
Armed police arrest 16-year-old (Newstalk ZB)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 00:02:07 -0700 | travel-news
Armed police arrest 16-year-old Anna Cross, Newstalk ZB May 23, 2013, 6:14 pm A teenager has been arrested after an armed police call out in Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, this afternoon. Police were called around 3.30PM, following reports a 16-year-old was...
16-year-old prompts safety cordon (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 00:02:06 -0700 | travel-news
17 pm A teenager has sparked a police operation involving the barricading of a Wainuiomata home, after officers got word he was going to take a rifle and threaten a nearby resident. About 3.30pm on Thursday, police were called to...
Baby safety greatly improved with two new Standards
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 23:33:35 -0700 | travel-news
The revised Standard for baby cots AS/NZS 2172 and the new Standard AS/NZS 8811.1 for testing firmness of sleep surfaces will help improve product safety and reduce the likelihood of death or injury to babies. AS/NZS 2172:2013 Cots for household...
Pike River consultation encouraging
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 21:31:35 -0700 | travel-news
The union will be encouraging members to participate in the public consultation and is calling on employers to release people from work to allow them to attend the public meetings. Ged O'Connell says the discussion document released today is a...
KiwiRail introduces random drug tests
Source: Wellington Dominion
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 21:31:39 -0700 | travel-news
Kiwirail is introducing random drug tests for all staff as a report reveals a track worker involved in a near miss had cannabis in his system. Two workers repairing the tracks narrowly escaped being hit by commuter train on August...
Drug-using rail worker involved in near miss (Newstalk ZB)
Source: Xtra News
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 19:27:17 -0700 | travel-news
Drug-using rail worker involved in near miss Nita Blake-Persen, Newstalk ZB May 23, 2013, 1:42 pm Two rail workers narrowly escaped being hit by a train on a Wellington railway line after a drug-using co-worker told a train driver the...
As Rescue Operations End, Freeport Focuses On Mine Safety Re
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-24 03:02:29 -0700 | travel-news
We will take all actions required to provide for the safety of our workforce,a Adkerson said in a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday. Adkerson said that Freeport's workforce has always been and will continue to be the company's top...
Hamilton Police urge caution after road safety hit for six (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Hamilton :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-24 03:05:01 -0700 | travel-news
Hamilton Police urge caution after road safety hit for six NZ Police, Fuseworks May 23, 2013, 9:21 am As dawn breaks on a wet Waikato morning, Hamilton Police reviewing a series of crashes are urging drivers to keep their wits...
New Zealand police 'terrorism raids unlawful'
Source: Al Jazeera
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-24 03:20:24 -0700 | travel-news
23 New Zealand police acted unlawfully and unreasonably during armed raids near a small Maori settlement in 2007, an independent report has said. Police accepted the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority report on Wednesday, but said they were targeting...
Killer can't drink or drive on release (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-21 23:36:51 -0700 | travel-news
Killer can't drink or drive on release NZ Newswire May 22, 2013, 6:19 pm A man who killed three people in two separate crashes won't be allowed to drink or get behind the wheel when he is released next month,...
Top Safety Ratings For Market Newcomers
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-21 20:38:06 -0700 | travel-news
All variations of the Commodore are brisling with technology both inside the car and underneath...Also standard are advanced seat belt reminders for all passengers. Reverse traffic alert, trailer stability control and emergency stop signal also comes as standard on the...
Operation Eight IPCA report
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-21 19:23:22 -0700 | travel-news
The release of the Independent Police Conduct Authority's report into Operation Eight confirms that the operation was justified, but that mistakes were made in the termination, Police Association Vice-President Luke Shadbolt said today. Police were confronted with evidence of illegal...
Step By Step to Safe Workplaces
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-21 15:43:20 -0700 | travel-news
Speaking at this week's launch of the directors' guidelines document, "Good Governance Practices Guideline for Managing Health and Safety Risks", Mr Jarvie said, "After all, anything that improves safety is a positive activity. "The Guideline document, if used, will create...
Suspicious factory fire at North Harbour (Newstalk ZB)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 21:52:07 -0700 | travel-news
Suspicious factory fire at North Harbour Juliette Sivertsen, Newstalk ZB May 22, 2013, 7:33 am A scene guard is in place at a North Harbour industrial factory after a suspicious early morning blaze. Eighteen appliances were called to the Fujifilm...
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