AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMental Health Response: Tauranga is rolling out a police-and-clinician co-response team for selected 111 calls involving mental distress, aiming for a health-led approach and reducing unnecessary emergency department trips. Infrastructure Update: Ashburton’s second bridge project is set to begin with a six-month roundabout build at the South St–Chalmers Ave intersection to improve safety and traffic flow ahead of the main works. Conservation: DOC has freed a southern right whale (tohorā) entangled off Bluff after a complex multi-day operation, with experts warning entanglements like this are particularly dangerous for the species. Culture & City Life: Auckland Council has restored Selwyn Muru’s iconic Waharoa gateway artwork in Aotea Square, bringing the taonga back as a renewed meeting place. Sports & NZ Interest: The RNZN is progressing its long-term fleet renewal programme, with major changes expected over the next two decades as ships near retirement. Earthquake Watch: Scientists have identified the Mangatangi Fault near Auckland’s Hunua Ranges as active, warning a rupture could produce a 6.8 quake with serious consequences for the region. Media & Community: Iconic Auckland student radio station 95bFM is relocating to Karangahape Road by July 31 after nearly six decades on the University of Auckland city campus.
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