A hub set up three years ago now turns over $2m across its three entities, employs 14 staff, sells products for 49 local businesses, and supports 69 creatives and entrepreneurs through Tukua.
Community backlash has prompted the Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) to review its decision not to fund an after-hours emergency clinic.
East Care Accident and Medical in Botany closed its overnight service last year after 24 years of operating.
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The closure means east and South Aucklanders have to go to Middlemore Hospital s emergency department for after-hours medical care, putting more pressure on hospital wait times, and for some, a lengthy journey.
It followed the DHB s 2018 decision to stop funding after-hours accident and emergency services.
But the DHB commissioned an independent report by consultants Sapere, which was released last week.
Slow uptake for NZ s first mass Covid vaccination event
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By Rowan Quinn and Liu Chen for RNZ
Less than a quarter of those sent initial invitations to the country s first mass Covid-19 vaccination event booked a slot.
Health officials have had to scramble to find 12,000 more people so it can go ahead on Friday.
The three-day event starts on Friday at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, with an aim to vaccinate at least 15,500 people.
It was supposed to be limited to Manukau Institute of Technology students and their families to stop it being overrun with vaccine hopefuls - but that did not turn out to be a problem.
Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced the Northern Pathway, a bridge exclusively for cyclists and pedestrians to travel between Central Auckland’s Westhaven and the North Shore. The project is expected to cost $685m and will take up to five years .