Covid 19 coronavirus: More Northland events cancelled after latest lockdown
1 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The annual SPCA street appeal, scheduled for this week, is one of the casualties of the latest Covid 19 alert level changes.
The annual SPCA street appeal, scheduled for this week, is one of the casualties of the latest Covid 19 alert level changes.
Northern Advocate
The toll on events across the North caused by the latest cluster of Covid-19 cases in Auckland continues to mount.
Major commemorations had also been due to take place this Sunday to mark the 176th anniversary of the Battle of Ōhaeawai and the 150th anniversary of St Michael s Church, built by Māori on the site of the pā as a memorial to British war dead.
Monday, 1 March 2021, 3:29 pm
SPCA is disappointed to announce the cancellation of
their Annual Street Appeal in towns and cities across New
Zealand. Scheduled to start today, Monday 1 March and
continue for the entire week, the decision was made in light
of the upgrade in lockdown levels over the weekend.
At
Alert Level’s two and three, New Zealand’s largest
animal welfare organisation is unable collect much-needed
funds on the street due to the lockdowns’ strict
criteria.
SPCA’s General Manager – Marketing and
Fundraising Dominique Leeming says while it’s hugely
disappointing the street appeal won’t go ahead, there are