Kyle Wadsworth

Kyle Wadsworth

Taranaki is currently home for three international social workers.

The trio have come to the region as part of an exchange programme, which gives social workers the opportunity to learn more about their work in a different country.

Taranaki DHB Social Worker Sarah De Souza says they the experience will benefit everyone, as they can share knowledge about social work with different perspectives.

The guests have travelled from Sweden or Argentina, and will be attending sessions at Taranaki Base Hospital during the week.

- Newstalk ZB Taranaki

Kyle Wadsworth

Shell is demanding up to $700,000 is reparations from eight Greenpeace activists who delayed it’s drill-ship from leaving Port Taranaki earlier this year.

The ship was set to travel to the Artic in February to drill for oil.

Seven of the activists, which included television personality Lucy Lawless, occupied the ship’s drilling tower on February 24.

Greenpeace New Zealand’s executive director Dummy McDiarmid says the activists acted out of moral duty, so Shell’s reparation claims are unjustified.

He says the group will appear in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday next week.

- Newstalk ZB Taranaki

Kyle Wadsworth

An information roadshow about the 2013 census will be held in New Plymouth next week.

Statistics New Zealand say they will be talking about why the nationwide survey is important to New Zealanders, and explaining how the process works.

Anyone interested in learning more about the census can attend the seminar, which will be held at the Citizens Advice Bureau, 10am next Wednesday.

- Newstalk ZB