Details emerge of precautions taken to remove body from cargo ship in New Plymouth
22 Feb, 2021 08:44 PM
5 minutes to read
Port Taranaki. Photo / Taranaki Regional Council
RNZ
By Robin Martin, Taranaki Whanganui reporter forRNZ
Details have been revealed about the difficult recovery of a man s body, who died at sea while on a cargo vessel travelling to New Plymouth - described as PPE on steroids .
Amid Covid-19 concerns, a specialist search and rescue team extracted the man from the Hong Kong-registered Yangtze Happiness when it docked at Port Taranaki last June.
The bulk carrier had been on its way from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand when the 35-year-old crew member first complained of a sore throat on June 4, and was given antibiotics.
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Qatar s hospitality outlook is promising and will emerge even stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas Food and Beverage Director Andres Landsvik has said. This is due to the different government initiatives focusing on health and safety, the gradual opening of borders to the rest of the world and the ability of the government to innovate, he told Gulf Times. Andres Landsvik Landsvik said the Qatar government s proactive approach in dealing with the outbreak helped track and prevent the spread of the virus, as well as ensure the wellbeing and recovery of the F & B sector in the country.
Anthonie Tonnon: The musician making railway journeys meaningful again
19 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
10 minutes to read
Anthonie Tonnon. Photo / Belinda Merrie
By: Russell Brown Anthonie Tonnon s 2015 song Railway Lines takes the character of an old campaigner. Its nameless central character is a man born before the motorway system who has spent his life trying to reclaim the city from the cars that rule it, standing quixotically for council, being humiliated in the press. Now, older, wiser and all the way grey , he sees the city he fought for beginning to emerge – and he s not sure what to make of it, whether or when to declare victory.
Skip to main content
Secret Rooms and Futuristic Features! The Year s 8 Biggest Kitchen Design Trends Will Blow You Away
Secret Rooms and Futuristic Features! The Year s 8 Biggest Kitchen Design Trends Will Blow You Away
Your kitchen undoubtedly endured some wear and tear in 2020-and now it s time for a refresh. Here are the hottest kitchen decor trends to try this year.
Margaret Heidenry, provided by
FacebookTwitterEmail
Of all the rooms in your house, your kitchen likely saw the most action in 2020. With so many people staying at home making artisanal pizza and using their countertops as an office or classroom, this room endured plenty of wear and tear. And that means it might just be the room that s most in need of a refresh.
Christchurch terror attacks: Police release evidence report, new details on March 15 massacres emerge
17 Feb, 2021 05:03 AM
10 minutes to read
Sara Qasem addresses the Christchurch Mosque gunman in her victim impact statement. Video / Pool
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A new report into the Christchurch terror attack has outlined for the first time what police and paramedics were faced with when they reached the scenes of the March 15 massacre.
And chilling new images of the man responsible have emerged - with police tracking his trip from Dunedin to Christchurch, and the pursuit that ended his horrifying killing spree.