Divers stranded on island near Kāeo a stark reminder for boaties to download Coastguard safety app
22 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Coastguard Whangaroa is all about saving lives at sea and that s why they want boaties to download and use the Coastguard App. Photo / supplied
Coastguard Whangaroa is all about saving lives at sea and that s why they want boaties to download and use the Coastguard App. Photo / supplied
Northern Advocate
Two divers becoming stranded on an island for around six hours off the coast near Kāeo when their boat broke anchor and drifted sparked a call from Coastguard for boaties to download a safety app.
By Will Horner and Paul Vigna U.S. stocks finished mixed Wednesday as investors took a breather with major indexes at or near record highs. The major stock indexes drifted in and out of positive territory all day. OIn the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a new record high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped below their record levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.97 points, or 0.2%, to 31437.80, eclipsing the record it set Monday. The S&P 500, which set a record high on Monday, slipped 1.35 points, less than 0.1%, to 3909.88, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 35.16 points, or 0.25%, to 13972.53. The Nasdaq set another record high, its 10th this year, on Tuesday.
Market close: New Zealand market recovers early loses on signs of offshore gains
1 Feb, 2021 04:47 AM
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With Auckland closed for its anniversary, trading on the NZX was light, with the market driven by nerves caused by volatile trading in the US on Friday. Photo / Bloomberg
With Auckland closed for its anniversary, trading on the NZX was light, with the market driven by nerves caused by volatile trading in the US on Friday. Photo / Bloomberg
With Auckland on holiday the New Zealand sharemarket drifted lower on the back of a weak end to the week in the US, despite recovering late in the day on positive signs from Asia.