The rarest of vegetable garden blooms
21 Apr, 2021 09:34 PM
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The kumara flower in Gillian Lovell s garden. Photo / supplied
Northland Age
By: Peter Jackson
She first saw one some 30 years ago, but the unexpected appearance of a purple kumara flower was still a special event for Kaitaia woman Gillian Lovell.
The flower didn t last long, she said, but was spectacular before it began to collapse.
Gillian s nephew, Kevin Matthews, said purple and gold kumara were very rarely seen flowering - the commercial yellow variety did so more regularly - but could produce blooms under stress, such as might be caused by a sudden change in weather. The variety in Gillian s garden had been in the Matthews family for well over a century.
Letters: Auckland growth, property investors, vaccination pace and light rail
12 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Is central Auckland already too densely populated? Photo / Michael Craig
NZ Herald
Groan pains After being put up this week in an Auckland CBD accommodation unit, 14 floors up, looking out over similarly small units, with many even higher up, I can see why your editorial (NZ Herald, April 9) makes perfect sense.
Indeed, we have a rather sparsely populated nation, where an absolutely unexpected newcomer, called Covid-19, has forced many of us to reinvent ourselves; work from home part-time; all the time or even have a fully remote-controlled business model.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Bubble safe - but prepare for disruptions, experts warn
6 Apr, 2021 05:26 AM
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PM Jacinda Ardern announces quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will begin on April 19. Video / Mark Mitchell
PM Jacinda Ardern announces quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will begin on April 19. Video / Mark Mitchell
Covid-19 modellers say Australia poses little extra risk to virus-free New Zealand - but warn that any travellers booking transtasman flights should be prepared for unexpected disruptions.
Professor Shaun Hendy, of Te Punaha Matatini, said the April 19 opening of the long-awaited bubble marked a significant milestone in our pandemic response.