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As many areas of New Zealand evacuate following a magnitude 8.1 earthquake offshore, warnings have also been issued for New Plymouth and other areas of the West Coast.
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The two Auckland cases had stayed at New Plymouth’s Amber Court Motel on Leach St. First she contacted the motel owners and then made sure there was no one staying in the room. ‘’And then I contacted all the staff, and told them that we all had to get tested.’’ Across New Plymouth other businesses were getting the same call, taking the same steps. The Ministry of Health named 10 places of interest including Puke Ariki museum, Pizza Hut, Cycle Inn, the BP in Moturoa and Sumela Kebab shop across the road.
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Sumela Kebab on Breakwater Rd in Moturoa was one of a number of businesses visited by the Auckland cases.
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Fitzroy Beach surf lifeguards had an extremely busy Waitangi weekend with hot weather and strong rips resulting in multiple rescues. Lifeguards Kent Fraser, Bella Wansbrough, Emma Jamieson, Sage Prebenga, Colwyn Velvin, Jack Scott, Zac Stolte, Gabriel Isenor.
Lifeguards at a popular Taranaki beach were kept extremely busy on Sunday carrying out multiple rescues. Fitzroy Surf Lifesaving Club president Todd Velvin said it had been the club s busiest day of the season with about a dozen rescues between 12.30pm and 5.30pm. Velvin said the club s young lifeguards pulled numerous swimmers to safety from two major rips on their paddleboards.
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Lucy Midgley, 15, Caro Olliver, 14, Holly Horo, 17, from the Opunake Surf Life Saving Club, on their way to winning their first team IRB event.
A team of 15-year-olds from Opunake have tasted success in their first competition together, winning three of four races in the regional surf life-saving championships over the weekend. Lifeguards from East End, New Plymouth Old Boys and Opunake Surf Life Saving Clubs spent the weekend competing in a variety of events in the annual Taranaki champs at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth.
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Mckenzie Moller, Sophia Taylor (obscured) and Kylie Squire, from East End Surf Life Saving Club, competing in the Taranaki Surf Life Saving champs at Fitzroy beach on Sunday.