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Editor’s note: This is the fourth chapter of a 12-part continuing, fictional holiday tale, “The Golden Ornament” that is running daily through Christmas. Parents are encouraged to read it aloud to their children.
Mia and Brandon walked down the sidewalk, bundled up against the brisk, cold air in puffy coats and hats. The mouthwatering scent of baking cookies drifted through the air, coming from the Cookie Crumble Bakery, mixing with the smell of coffee from the Busy Bean Cafe next door. Mia took in a deep breath, loving the way everything seemed to smell so much better in the cold winter air.
Auckland port logjam: Truckies try to bypass Northland police checkpoint
11 Dec, 2020 03:21 AM
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Containers leaving Northport heading south on State Highway 1 for Auckland
Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Police are warning trucking companies contracted to transport shipping containers from Northport to Auckland to ensure their vehicles meet safety standards or else they ll be written off the road.
The warning follows about half a dozen truck-and-trailer units being written off after failing the standards expected of the police commercial vehicle safety team at a checkpoint on Uretiti along State Highway 1, south of Whangārei, today.