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[ad_1] Peter Meecham/Stuff Auckland Grammar School principal Tim O’Connor was ready to open up the school gates. The Ministry of Education has apologised “profusely” to Auckland schools after a technical glitch meant they had been left out of the loop on a shut-down order issued to the region. Confusion abounded among schools as staff learnt Read more…

[ad_1] About 1000 homes in West Auckland are still without water, with authorities warning services will come and go in some suburbs over the coming days. Russel and Sarah Sargon in Titirangi have been without water for three days and have been frustrated at the lack of information. “It’s just depressing, it’s wearing us down. Read more…

[ad_1] Aucklanders are being warned to prepare for more heavy rain after Friday’s record-breaking downpour. “Stay home if you can …stay safe including when driving or anything else. Stay away from areas which might slip and do not go into flooded waters,” Mayor Wayne Brown said at a 3pm briefing. “Follow the instructions of the Read more…

[ad_1] Hopewood House/Georgia Fowler/Instagram Georgis Fowler has married Australian businessman Nathan Dalah in Sydney. Project Runway NZ host and Dior model Georgia Fowler and her fiancé Nathan Dalah, founder of Australian fast food chain Fishbowl, have married in the countryside outside Sydney. The couple, who have been engaged since July 2022, tied the knot surrounded Read more…

[ad_1] Supplied A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency said hydrogen cyanide gas was detected at a level of 0.5 parts per million on Donovan Street. Emergency crews have detected low concentrations of a toxic gas coming from a drain in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay, but the cause is still unknown. A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency Read more…

[ad_1] Hannah Johnston/Photosport Campbell Johnstone played three tests for the All Blacks in 2005. In a momentous moment for New Zealand’s Rainbow community, Campbell Johnstone has outed himself as the first openly gay player to have represented the country’s most influential sporting brand. All Black No. 1056 has publicly revealed his sexuality for the first Read more…

[ad_1] Six relatives had to carry their 76-year-old bedridden grandmother on a sheet to escape raging floodwaters around their home. Cassie Ormsby’s ancestral home in Māngere was flooded amid record-setting rainfall on Friday that damaged thousands of homes and left at least four people dead. The 36-year-old said her mum called her about 6pm to Read more…

[ad_1] Hopewood House/Georgia Fowler/Instagram Georgis Fowler has married Australian businessman Nathan Dalah in Sydney. Project Runway NZ host and Dior model Georgia Fowler and her fiancé Nathan Dalah, founder of Australian fast food chain Fishbowl, have married in the countryside outside Sydney. The couple, who have been engaged since 2021, tied the knot surrounded by Read more…

[ad_1] Waka Kotahi/Supplied State Highway 25A would likely be closed for months after heavy rain and flooding caused it to collapse. The Auckland flood does not appear to have greatly impacted trucking and logistics infrastructure, but the movement of goods around the country could be impacted if the interisland ferry Kaitaki was out of service Read more…

[ad_1] RADLAB/Supplied UK producer and DJ Fat Boys Slim performed to a packed Spark Arena in Auckland on Sunday night. UK DJ Fat Boy Slim has postponed a show planned for Stoneybridge Vineyard on Waiheke Island on Tuesday night, due to continuing concerns about weather and travel across Auckland. The show will now go ahead Read more…