Reefton revival - small town sniffs gold fever
13 minutes to read The rock face is a dripping mask of greywacke and argillite, illuminated by the lights of the jumbo , as the rock drilling machine is known in mining jargon. The diamond drills extend toward the tunnel s end, manipulated by twin booms. Once the drilling is complete, explosives finish the job and the tunnel advances at a rate of about 8 metres a day.
The drills are silent for the moment but despite the damp, the air is dusty. And the tunnel is filled with the thrum of the ventilation system and the low rumble of a huge front-end loader. Back and forth it travels between the rubble in the tunnel s depths and the surface, a length of some 300m.
Bodybuilder Pohatu Higgs told he could never walk again
27 Apr, 2021 11:33 PM
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Bodybuilder Pohatu Higgs told he could never walk again. Video / Māori Television
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When Pohatu Higgs stands up on the body-building stage rippling with muscles, he s fit, strong and it s hard to believe he was once told he would never walk again.
The personal trainer from Tauranga has a brain and spinal condition called chiari (pronounced kiari), a malformation that causes scoliosis, resulting in three curves in his spine and paralysis in his lower body. It s definitely been a struggle, to say the least. Definitely, there s been a lot of negative feedback when I started to get into bodybuilding just because people were very unsure about my condition and what kind of effect it would have on me.
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Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
Photo by Mark Perandos and Davao CIO
+ April 26, 2021 MORE than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the entire world, Davao City was not spared from the turmoil it caused. The local government had to cushion the impact of the health crisis, lest everything would collapse.
During the advent of the pandemic, the Davao City Government imposed quarantine measures to mitigate the Covid-19 transmission, including imposing curfew, 24-hour liquor ban, use of food and medicine (FM) pass, and color-coding mobility to regulate the movement of the people.
Rugby league: New Zealand Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck volunteers position for 18-year-old debutant Reece Walsh
25 Apr, 2021 07:30 PM
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Warriors head coach Nathan Brown talks ANZAC Day game. Video / Supplied
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New Zealand Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck may be leaving the NRL at the end of the year but he has shown once again that he s one of a kind.
A Dally M winner and one of the best fullbacks in the NRL, Tuivasa-Sheck was put on the wing in order to allow 18-year-old debutant Reece Walsh to take the fullback role, before he leaves the sport at the end of the year.