Kevin Page: Chilly mornings and the tea cosy - a wee trim to make it fit
3 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Remember the tea cosy? One of the woollen things caught the eye of Kevin Page who put it on his head and started prancing around for a laugh. You ll never guess what happened next. Photo / Getty Images
Remember the tea cosy? One of the woollen things caught the eye of Kevin Page who put it on his head and started prancing around for a laugh. You ll never guess what happened next. Photo / Getty Images
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As you may be aware, Mrs P and I are awaiting the arrival of another grandchild. This has resulted in a great deal of upheaval to our lives, so much so I am beginning to
Covid 19 coronavirus: Cannon fodder - Medical students in India feel betrayed, neglected
27 Apr, 2021 10:20 PM
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India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
AP
Since the beginning of the week, Dr Siddharth Tara, a postgraduate medical student at New Delhi s government-run Hindu Rao Hospital, has had a fever and persistent headache. He took a Covid-19 test, but the results have been delayed as the country s health system implodes.
His hospital, overburdened and understaffed, wants him to keep working until the testing laboratory confirms he has Covid-19.
Work beginning on Hastings central water facility
27 Apr, 2021 06:02 PM
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Work on the Waiaroha water treatment, storage and education facility is starting. Image / Supplied
Hastings Leader
Work on the water treatment, storage and education facility near Hastings CBD is starting after resource consent was granted.
The facility – formerly known as Water Central and now called Waiaroha - is the largest and final project in Hastings District Council s drinking water strategy which was formulated after the 2016 Havelock North water crisis.
Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst said the project is a considerable investment that will service residents and ensure drinking water stays safe for future generations.