Lately for Thursday 10 March 2022
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Peace flotilla heads to Northland home of Russian oligarch
10:48 PM.A small flotilla of boats left Auckland this afternoon bound for the Northland home of Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov. He owns a luxury lodge in Helena Bay. Greenpeace has joined the flotilla of… Read more Audio
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New service to ease burden after loved ones die
10:40 PM.A new service has been launched to help New Zealanders deal with the affairs of loved ones after they've died. MyTrove is a free service that helps to streamline the administrative burden for… Read more Audio
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The clean up and the cost of Lismore floods
10:26 PM.The floodwaters have receded in New South Wales but the true cost is still being counted as residents survey the wreckage left behind. At the end of February record levels of rain caused widespread… Read more Audio
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Access to Healthcare Advocates says OIA not fit for purpose
10:18 PM.A group of health advocates want the role of the Chief Ombudsman to be strengthened. Chief Ombudsman Judge Peter Boshier has told Checkpoint he is more unhappy now with aspects of official information… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
10:18 Official Information Act processes under pressure
Chief Ombudsman Judge Peter Boshier has told Checkpoint he is more unhappy now with aspects of official information request processes than he has ever been. Judge Boshier says there have been a lot of information requests under a "more coercive type of government that's been required with Covid". He thinks OIA complaints are up because agencies have not been resourced enough to make the process run properly. Complaints about responses to Official Information Act (OIA) requests have risen 23.5 percent in six months, he says.
10:26 The clean up and the cost of Lismore floods
The floodwaters have receded in New South Wales but the true cost is still being counted as residents survey the wreckage left behind. At the end of February record levels of rain caused widespread flooding which also hit Sydney and parts of Queensland leading the Australian government to declare a national emergency earlier this week. One local MP called it a "humanitarian crisis." Binnie O'Dwyer is a resident of Lismore. Her home is in what's called 'the basin' or the flood zone.
Photo: SAEED KHAN / AFP
10:35 New service to ease burden after loved ones die
10:45 Peace flotilla heads to Northland home of Russian oligarch
A small flotilla of boats left Auckland this afternoon bound for the Northland home of Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov. He owns a luxury lodge in Helena Bay. Greenpeace has joined the flotilla of ten boats which is heading north. Their message to the government is to immediately freeze Abramov's assets.
Photo: Greenpeace