“In seven years it’s never been touched, it’s quite bizarre,” Inkster said. The ignition had been jammed, the stereo ripped apart and some graffiti was left on the inside of the door.
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O.G.B bar owner and manager Nick Inkster’s beloved vintage car was found in a car park near his bar. “There’s also a can called ‘start ya bastard’, which isn t mine.” Inkster bought the Austin car – nicknamed Austin – eight years ago to replicate a photo he had of the Old Government Building in 1952. He bought the car to start the bar and replicate it on that era.
Distinction Valley stayed on the spare bed in Graeme Carter’s hotel room. So with a model train already in his luggage, and a bit of creativity, he mustered up a makeshift track making daily videos of his evolving railway town named Distinction Valley. Carter said Distinction Valley started out as nothing but a train and oval track, but as the days went on it developed into an intricate township with roads, trees, a hotel, train station, and tunnel. Every day, Carter would craft new buildings or characters for the town and other people would tune in through MIQ’s private Facebook Page.
Obituary: Tūhourangi leader Allan Skipwith remembered as an exceptional person
9 Feb, 2021 02:17 AM
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Tūhourangi Tribal Authority chairman Allan Skipwith has died. Photo / File
Those who knew Allan Skipwith knew when he set his sights on a goal, more often than not he got the job done. The Tūhourangi Tribal Authority (TTA) chairman, who died on Friday, will be remembered for both his work with his iwi and in the Rotorua community.
Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust (Te Mana) and TTA made the announcement in July last year, one year after the Deed of Undertaking was signed between the iwi.
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The Government is hoping that the vaccine will be available to everyone in New Zealand in the second half of 2021. (First published December 2020)
A woman who quit working at Christchurch s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities says she didn’t feel enough was being done to stop workers getting Covid-19 from guests. The woman, who did not want to be named, worked at various Christchurch facilities for four to six months until early November, including the Distinction Hotel, the Commodore Hotel, Novotel Christchurch Airport and Sudima Christchurch Airport.
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