Despite two being outside the level 3 boundary, the cases are linked and “reasonably well contained”, so no immediate border changes are planned, minister says.
Crowded House was scheduled to play at the Claudelands Events Centre on Thursday night.
From sports events to rock concerts to street art festivals, a multitude of Waikato events that should have been held over the coming week have been delayed or cancelled thanks to the latest Covid lockdown. But for a few, the show could – or must – go on. Crowded House’s nationwide
To The Island tour was meant to get under way at the Claudelands Events Centre on Thursday night, but both that date and two shows at the Church Road Winery in Napier on the weekend have been postponed until later in March.
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It takes about half a day to set up their tent. They normally target the four weeks in between the final rowing regatta of the year at the lake and the National Waka Ama Sprint Championships, the first major event of the new year. It’s not hard to identify their tent, it stretches over two regular camping sites. It is the third they’ve used at Lake Karapiro over the years, and is 20 years old now. It measures 17ft x 14ft (5.1m x 4.2m) with a 9ft sun room (2.7m x 2.7m) and 8ft awning (2.4m x 2.4m).