Crash blocks SH2 near Melling, Lower Hutt, one person seriously injured
5 Apr, 2021 06:57 PM
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Delays are expected after a crash on SH2. Photo / Waka Kotahi NZTA
NZ Herald
State Highway 2 (SH2) is now open in both directions after a car and truck crashed earlier this morning, closing the road.
But police have advised southbound vehicles still cannot turn right into Tirohanga Rd due to a traffic light issue.
There were significant delays on SH2 this morning after the crash in which one person was seriously injured.
Emergency services responded to the crash near the Melling Link, Lower Hutt, which occurred just after 6.30.
Investigation into Upper Hutt swimming pool after 15 children fall ill
2 Apr, 2021 02:10 AM
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The Upper Hutt City Council said there had been no chemical spill or leak at the pool. Photo / File
The Upper Hutt City Council said there had been no chemical spill or leak at the pool. Photo / File
RNZ
An investigation has begun after an ambulance was called to Upper Hutt s community pool yesterday to treat sick children.
About 15 10- to 15-year-olds experienced irritated eyes and breathing difficulties while at the H2O Extreme aquatic centre.
Eleven patients were later reported to be in a stable condition at Hutt Hospital emergency department.
âIâll see you in heaven.â
It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.