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Welcome to the AWUNZ Invercargill
P O Box 7087,
South Invercargill 9844
Email: awunz.ingill@xtra.co.nz
The Official is:
Owen Johnstone
Home Office: 03 216 2852Mobile: 029 4776 026
Email: awunz.ingill@xtra.co.nz
Owen is our Southland Organiser. He has 25 year’s experience as an employment relations practitioner and union organiser.
More broadly Owen has been a professional fire fighter, and labourer in engineering, manufacturing, freezing, transport and painting industries. He has also tutored employment relations to NZIM level at the Southland Polytechnic (now SIT) for small and medium businesses. Owen is pleased to work for AWUNZ in the Southland area to grow our membership base and support members.
In this section we will update you with current events and ongoing information for your needs. This section will include the monthly Southland Newsletter.
Members and prospective members can email Owen awunz.ingill@xtra.co.nz to seek advice and assistance and he will respond as soon as possible. Owen reserves 7pm until 9pm each evening Monday to Friday so that members can ring and discuss any matter.
GOVERNMENT BRINGING FORWARD DRUG-DRIVING LEGISLATION
NZPA - Wednesday October 7 2009 - 07.58am
Worried people now have another thing to fret about - the Government is bringing forward the start date for legislation on drugged-driving and is including some sedatives and anti-anxiety medication. Transport Minister Steven Joyce said he was bringing forward by a month the start date for changes to legislation tackling drugged driving to November 1.
The Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (
Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 )passed in June created a ne offence for drivers impaired by drugs, introduced compulsory testing for uspected drugged-drivers and allowed blood testing for drugs. Banned substances while driving would now include benzodiazepines - sedatives and anti-anxiety medications which can impair driving ability. 'When the legislation was passed in June drugged driving campaigners raised concerns around the exclusion of benzodiazepines'. Mr Joyce said.
I asked officials to look into it and they reported that this class of drugs should not be excluded from the legislation. "With the suppot of most parties in Parliament the change to include benzodiazepines will be made this month as an addition to the illegal Street Racing legislation". Mr Joyce said police had indicated they were ready to implement changes and there was no reason to delay. The new start date coincides with a ban on using hand-held mobile phones while driving. "The drugged driving legislation is only aimed at drivers who pose a road safety risk. A driver who is not impaired will not be affected by this law." Mr Joyce said.
Monthly Southland Newsletters
Previous Newsletters
May 09 Newsletter.pdf 
