Forestry sector humming as $40m processing plant for Rotorua nears opening
8 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Red Stag Group s $40 million large-scale timber processing plant in Rotorua is just waiting for European technicians to give it the all clear. Photo / Supplied
A $40 million large-scale timber processing plant in Rotorua tantalisingly close to completion will help create upwards of 100 jobs. However, the company behind the project has job opportunities available now across its platforms - as the industry struggles to keep up with demand.
Business leaders welcomed the jobs and said the forestry industry had significant opportunities for growth.
Red Stag Group chief executive Marty Verry. Photo / Supplied
Tauranga boy pleads for Trikafta drug to ease cystic fibrosis
19 Feb, 2021 10:00 PM
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Harry Oxenham has cystic fibrosis and hopes a treatment drug will change his life. Photo / George Novak
Harry Oxenham has cystic fibrosis and hopes a treatment drug will change his life. Photo / George Novak
It s a little like the sound of a dishwasher or the
washing machine. The sound is relentless - constantly filling the silence of thought as Harry s parents, Aly, Dan and I talk.
Ironically, relentless is how Aly describes the half-hour treatment regime that sees Harry using three different mouthpieces, to achieve three different results for the sticky mucus on his lungs, otherwise known as cystic fibrosis.
Genshin Impact: Albedo Voice Actor Reveals an Adorable Bit of Unused Content
At this point, it should come as no surprise that
Genshin Impact developer miHoYo seems very deliberate with the voice acting in the popular free-to-play video game across multiple languages. Case in point: the English voice actor for Albedo, the Geo-attuned sword user added in Version 1.2, recently revealed that his initial take for the character s idle animation was extremely adorable while it ultimately went unused.
Voice actor Khoi Dao, who provides the English voice of Albedo, recently offered a little fun fact that the first take for his idle animation had Dao humming on it. According to the voice actor, it was later decided this wasn t really in line with the character, and so it was replaced. Fans have gone a bit wild at this revelation, but Dao notes that he doesn t have access to the file and couldn t share it even if he did.