▁Tam ah ere ▁k ills ▁fire fig h ter ▁senior ▁station ▁officer ▁D erek ▁Lov ell , ▁and ▁seriously ▁inj ures ▁seven ▁others . ▁ ▁May ▁▁ 8 ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁T ap ua e ▁Marine ▁Reserve ▁is ▁established . ▁ ▁June ▁▁ 5 ▁June ▁– ▁A ▁newly ▁red es igned ▁flag ▁for ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁flow n ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁Government ▁House , ▁A uck land . ▁ ▁July ▁▁ 1 ▁July ▁– ▁Rail ▁transport ▁network ▁is ▁ren ational ised ▁as ▁Ki wi R ail ▁▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁– ▁Police ▁Serge ant ▁D erek ▁W oot ton ▁( 5 2 ) ▁is ▁struck ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁vehicle ▁fle eing ▁police , ▁while ▁lay ing ▁road ▁sp ikes ▁at ▁Tit ah i ▁Bay . ▁ ▁August ▁▁ 1 ▁August ▁– ▁Crown ▁entities ▁Land ▁Transport ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Trans it ▁New ▁Zealand ▁merge ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁N Z ▁Transport ▁Agency ▁▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁– ▁Dun ed in ▁Public ▁Hospital ▁is ▁put ▁in ▁lock down ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁approximately ▁ 1 7 0 ▁staff ▁and ▁patients ▁fall ▁ill ▁to ▁a ▁nor ov irus ▁out break , ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁appoint ments ▁and ▁procedures ▁being ▁delayed . ▁ ▁September ▁▁ 5 ▁September ▁– ▁Fon terra ▁advise ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Helen ▁Clark ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁baby ▁milk ▁sc andal . ▁▁ 7 ▁September ▁– ▁The ▁T ap uter anga ▁Marine ▁Reserve ▁is ▁opened . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁–