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Petition started over Whangārei school bus after kids stranded roadside
13 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM
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Serena Tohu with her daughter Khalia who now refuses to catch the bus from her nearest stop after watching her friends get left behind. Photo / Jodi Bryant
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
An Onerahi mother has started a petition calling for the return of the school bus after Whangārei Intermediate children are being left on the side of the road upset and late for school. Serena Tohu said her 11-year-old daughter suffers anxiety and is afraid to catch the public bus to Whangārei Intermediate from their nearest stop after repeatedly witnessing it leave behind her friends when it is at capacity.
Northland tsunami alert: Region copes well in tsunami threat but more could be done
5 Mar, 2021 06:36 PM
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The lookout at Onerahi provided one of the safest, and best, viewing spots during yesterday s tsunami alert. Photo / Tania Whyte.
Northern Advocate
Northland coped well with yesterday s tsunami warning, but more work is needed on an evacuation plan to prevent the sort of gridlock that hit Whangārei as thousands fled the CBD, Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai said.
Thousands of Northlanders fled their homes, offices and schools in low-lying coastal areas and headed for the safety of higher ground after a tsunami warning was issued by Civil Defence at 8.46am. The all-clear was given at 3.34pm.