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Pregnancy and Parenting Educator Kelly Mahuika says the online antenatal classes are a great success and much more beneficial than the traditional model.
Online antenatal classes are proving popular in the top of the south and the antenatal educator says there are only benefits to moving the traditional courses from classroom to couch. Before the global pandemic hit, Nelson Marlborough Health ran a five-week course with a two-hour night class but all that changed just before New Zealand went into lockdown, ending all face-to-face interaction. Pregnancy and Parenting educator Kelly Mahuika said going online has allowed her to share her knowledge without time constraints and made the course more accessible.
Vanished: The missing people of New Zealand
16 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Tim Wallis family have spent more than 10 years wondering what happened to him. Wallis born Timothy Lees was last seen by his family in Dunedin on August 6, 2010.
He d been in a bit of trouble with police and was doing community work.
His brother saw him there that morning but Wallis skipped out on the afternoon work and was never seen again.
In the years that followed, Wallis two sisters died both took their own lives and his father passed away.
Tim Wallis aks Lees. Photo / supplied
Each time there was a death the family tried to locate Wallis but had no luck.
Christmas weather: Gusty, but no need to wrap up with pleasant day for most
24 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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A pleasant, but unspectacular day weather-wise is lined up for most on Christmas, with Auckland tipped for a slightly gusty day with a high of 21C.
While much of the north is in for a day of settled weather, colder temperatures - and possible thunderstorms - could rain on the Christmas parade for some South Islanders.
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MetService meteorologist Andy Best said Christmas Day weather in Auckland would be not too bad with high cloud to increase in the afternoon.