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News in brief: Paddlers rescued, Paihia waterfront meeting 14 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Ōhaeawai s annual community festival, Taiamai Day, is being held on March 20. Photo / File Northern Advocate A dozen paddlers were rescued after their waka capsized in waters off Tutukaka Coast yesterday morning. They were in two waka near Rahomaunu Island, southwest of Tutukaka, when the incident happened. Coastguard pulled them out of the water and brought them to the Tutukaka Marina. The water was calm at the time and there were no injuries. One waka was damaged but police attendance wasn t required. Unattended cooking causes fire Occupants of a house in Kaitaia were lucky firefighters arrived on time to put out a fire caused by unattended cooking. Firefighters cleared the house on Williams St of smoke about 4am on Saturday. ....
Te Pāti Māori Members Bill seeks to ban seabed mining; Trans-Tasman Resources opposes 14 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer promised to continue fighting seabed mining when she got to Parliament. Photo / Facebook Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer promised to continue fighting seabed mining when she got to Parliament. Photo / Facebook Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] Maōri Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer s first Members Bill seeks to ban seabed mining in New Zealand waters and withdraw existing consents. It is fiercely opposed by mining company Trans-Tasman Resources, which is seeking consents to mine 50 million tonnes a year of iron-sand offshore from Pātea in the South Taranaki Bight. ....
Teacher donates stem cells to brother battling rare cancer BREANNA FRANCIS, The Journal FacebookTwitterEmail MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) When it was discovered that Berkeley County second-grade teacher Sonja Waters was a 10-out-of-10 stem-cell match for her older brother battling a second bout of rare cancer, Waters said it was without hesitation or fear that she hopped on a plane to North Carolina. Wilson Youngblood, born and raised in the Eastern Panhandle, who is battling his second bout of cancer, said his fight would have been far less effective had it not been for his sister’s selfless donation of stem cells. ....
Inside Liza Minnelli s 75th Birthday Celebration With Barbra Streisand, Kristen Chenoweth and Shirley MacLaine Michael Appler, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail A year to the day since Broadway shuttered, Liza Minnelli celebrated her 75th birthday but not over post-show drinks with Joan Collins, in a limo in Paris with John Waters, or at her childhood home with Shirley MacLaine. Memories like those abounded in “A Love Letter to Liza,” a benefit for the Actors Fund on Friday night, meant as a birthday tribute to Minnelli. Joined by the likes of Nathan Lane, Ben Vereen, Barbra Streisand, Carol Burnett, John Kander, Waters, MacLaine, Joan Collins, Neil Meron, Michael Feinstein and Lily Tomlin, stars gathered, performed and wished ‘Liza with a Z’ well. ....
Alton man charged with aggravated DUI Scott Cousins, [email protected] FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE – An Alton man was charged Wednesday with aggravated DUI while having a suspended license. Nathaniel A. Osteen, 38, was charged March 10 with aggravated driving under the influence while license revoked/suspended, a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Alton Police Department. According to court documents, on Nov. 14 Osteen allegedly was found to be driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, and had a suspended driver’s license at the time. Bail was set at $20,000. Other felony charges filed March 10 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office include: ....