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Epic Brewery used fresh hops to create a once-in-a-year IPA, here s what they went through to get the hops to the kettles for brewing.
There aren’t many drinks that start with a dawn dash to the airport, but green hops craft beers do. Using fresh hops is a race against time for Kiwi craft brewers keen to take part in the once-a-year opportunity. They only have a 24-48 hour window to capture the little green flowers’ unique, aromatic flavours once harvested. The clock is already ticking when they re picked in the Tasman area in the wee small hours. They’ll only be good for a few hours more, so it’s onto the first flights out to Wellington and Auckland, into a van and the quickest route to the brewers boiling kettles.
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April 6th 2021:
A new daily Qantas Gold Coast-Auckland service will start later this month and deliver 63,000 seats into the region annually, following the confirmation of trans-Tasman travel recommencing.
The Qantas Gold Coast-Auckland service represents a regional economic impact of $50 million annually.
Queensland Airports Limited CEO Chris Mills welcomed news of the service, which is Qantas’ first international service from Gold Coast Airport.
“The start of the new Qantas Gold Coast-Auckland service will represent an important milestone in the partnership between Gold Coast Airport and Qantas,” he said.
“These flights will see us immediately reach pre-COVID-19 capacity levels between the Gold Coast and Auckland, with Jetstar and Air New Zealand also supporting this route.
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Four northwest Minnesota superintendents talk school, COVID-19 issues with the state s senior U.S. Senator. Written By: Lance Bagstad | ×
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL-Minn.)
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL-Minn.) had a conference call on Wednesday, March 31 with a group of northwestern Minnesota school superintendents.
The discussion focused on the American Rescue Plan, an economic stimulus bill recently passed in Congress and signed by Pres. Joe Biden, and other ways the federal government could help rural Minnesota schools recover from the educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating in the discussion were superintendents Lance Bagstad of Park Rapids Area Schools, Mike Kolness with East Grand Forks Public Schools, Chris Mills with the Stephen-Argyle Central School District in Marshall County and Larry Guggisberg with the Greenbush-Middle River School District in Roseau and Marshall counties.