Northland news in brief: City vehicle crash; and Northland public nurses to strike
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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This crash on Hatea Dr, Whangārei, yesterday didn t hold up traffic after a vehicle left the road and hit a street light before hitting some trees. Photo / Michael Cunningham.
This crash on Hatea Dr, Whangārei, yesterday didn t hold up traffic after a vehicle left the road and hit a street light before hitting some trees. Photo / Michael Cunningham.
Northern Advocate
A person received moderate injuries after a van left the road and hit a street light in
Whangārei, before coming to rest among some trees. Police attended a crash involving a van which hit powerlines on Hatea Drive at 7.56am yesterday. One person received moderate injuries and Northpower was notified. Police were only at the scene for a short period and traffic was hardly disrupted
Letters: Lanterns on the Awa a brilliant community success
12 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Lanterns on the Awa festival lit up Whanganui on Saturday. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Whanganui Chronicle
Your reporter sadly understated the numbers who attended Saturday s Lanterns on the Awa (News, May 10).
We were told by various experts that there were 3000-5000 over the course of the evening. (
Ed s note: The attendance figure came from a member of the NZ-China Friendship Society Whanganui branch)
UCOL was not involved this year, but Chinese courtesy insists we honour Bronwyn Paul and her team who initiated and directed the event in 2018-19.
Tangaroa Walker on Farm4Life and making a difference
28 Apr, 2021 10:15 PM
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Farm4Life creator Tangaroa Walker has been travelling around New Zealand promoting his book. Photot / Natasha Parrant
Farm4Life creator Tangaroa Walker has been travelling around New Zealand promoting his book. Photot / Natasha Parrant
Otago Daily Times
By: Natasha Parrant
By the time Tangaroa Walker was 6, he had lived in 16 houses and attended six schools.
Adopted into several families, he had never read a book in his life and lived to play rugby.
Now he is a community and industry leader, running a 500-cow dairy farm in Southland and reaching millions as the face of Farm4Life.
National
April 28, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is in a fix as it has yet to decide whether to take action against Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra for violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).
The provincial home secretary and attorney general were scheduled to hold a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the issue. It is to be noted that the KP government has banned all public gatherings and dining at restaurants in the province.
The Covid-19 pandemic has particularly hit hard the districts of Peshawar and Mardan with the steep rise in the number of new cases and deaths. It is common knowledge that the real numbers are much higher than what is being reported officially. The FIR was lodged at the Sarband Police Station for violating sections 6 through 17 of the KP Epidemic Control and Emergency Relief Act 2020 after photos of an Iftar party featuring the minister went viral on social media on Monday.