[ad_1] There’s a little bit of good news for passengers who are still missing their luggage at Auckland Airport – Air New Zealand says the bags weren’t damaged in the floods which hit on Friday evening. The severe weather saw passengers wading through water and the closure of the international airport for 37 hours. The Read more…
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Couple ‘too shy to ask for help’ slept in car for three nights after floods
[ad_1] Troels Sommerville/Stuff The Moana Nui-ā-Kiwa Pool and Leisure Centre is a hub for the south Auckland response to the widespread flooding. A couple slept in their car for three nights after the Auckland floods because they were “too shy to ask for help”. And community leaders in the region’s south are worried there are Read more…
No let up – more pain for Coromandel as red weather warning looms
[ad_1] After 1.3m of rainfall in a month and seemingly more slips and closed roads than officials can count, Coromandel was bracing for perhaps its biggest test yet on Wednesday. A Red Warning was active for the embattled peninsula with 100-150mm of rain and severe thunderstorms between 10 pm on Tuesday to 3 pm on Read more…
Nissan, GM eyeing small electric utes that could come here
[ad_1] Supplied The Ford Maverick is proving popular, pulling buyers that typically go for cars rather than bigger trucks. As the small pickup market gains traction in America with the likes of the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, other makers are looking to get into the action. And tantalisingly, it looks like those new Read more…
CO2 shortage could mean no fizzy drinks at Wendy’s
[ad_1] Charlie Neibergall/AP Wendy’s announced to fast food fans that certain stores have run out of gas. As the worldwide shortage of CO2 affects brewers, fast food chains are also starting to run out of gas, with some Wendy’s stores not able to offer the usual range of fizzy drinks. Wendy’s wrote on its Facebook Read more…
Nelson news in brief: ‘speed dating’ for job seekers
[ad_1] Supplied Ministry of Social Development’s Regional Commissioner for Marlborough, Nelson and the West Coast Craig Churchill says Motueka’s Hiring Day will match job seekers with eager employers. Hiring Day Hiring Day is returning to Motueka this month when employers will interview job seekers in a “speed date” style format. The event, hosted by Work Read more…
More freedom camping in Marlborough proposed as bylaw inches closer
[ad_1] Ricky Wilson/Stuff The number of freedom camping sites available to the public in Marlborough looks set to increase. Freedom campers may be spoilt for choice in Marlborough by next summer as a long-running bylaw change moves closer. The latest version of the bylaw, which needs to be signed off by the full Marlborough District Read more…
Central-city fountain vandalised by dye
[ad_1] DAVID UNWIN/Stuff Vandals twice last year put dye into the water fountain surrounding the All Creatures Great sculpture outside the entrance to the Palmerston North City Library. Vandals twice put dye into a central-city water fountain, which houses a prominent sculpture, requiring a costly cleanup. Last year vandals put dye in the water pools Read more…
Auckland floods: Crops and home-grown vegetable patches hit by floodwater will have to be dumped
[ad_1] Green-thumbed Kiwis in the north of the country who were relying on a vege garden to help ease grocery bills this year will have their hopes dashed as a result of the unprecedented flooding in the region. An industry organisation has advised that any crops that have come into contact with floodwater should be Read more…
After floods and slips comes the clean up – so where do you start?
[ad_1] The information in this story was first published following the Nelson and Marlborough floods in August. Mud, silt and sewage have been left behind in Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato homes after a deluge of rain brought flooding and slips to many parts of the North Island. But, if you’re allowed back Read more…