Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 4:19 pm
The
Government needs to work out urgently what’s happening
with Canterbury’s vaccine roll out, which is looking
increasingly shambolic and slow, National’s Covid-19
Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says.
“Canterbury
DHB has only carried 5544 first Covid-19 vaccination doses,
well behind much small DHBs like Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay,
Northland and Southern.
“Even neighbouring DHB South
Canterbury, with a population of 62,000, has carried out
more Group 3 first dose vaccinations than Canterbury, with a
population of 578,000.
“Many Cantabrians have been
told by their DHB that it expects to be vaccinating Group 3
for another couple of months, and that ‘most vaccinations
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 4:13 pm
Whanganui’s vibrant arts community came to life last
month with Lights on Bikes making its
return.
Celebrating the newly launched Drews Avenue
streetscape, locals flooded the event with art, lights,
music, and performances. UCOL’s Design Foundation and
Practical Lecturer, Cecelia Kumeroa, worked together with
artist Jodi Clark to create a part of the streetscape,
connecting street art to local history.
The event,
supported by the Government’s Innovating Streets fund,
aimed to boost Drews Avenue’s status as the hub of
Whanganui’s creative community.
For Kumeroa, it was
a great experience working with artist Jodi Clark and
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 4:09 pm
Humanitarian operations have been gradually resuming in
the war-ravaged Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, but
resupply of aid and fuel for civilians caught up in the
fighting is urgently needed, the United Nations said on
Tuesday, citing information from its emergency relief
agency, OCHA.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric
reported that 23 displacement sites in the regional capital,
Mekelle, did not have access to water as pumps could not
operate due to the lack of fuel. Transportation of
humanitarian and commercial supplies into the region has
also been affected.
Aid partners have also not been
able to provide cash assistance, he added.
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 3:08 pm
In a predictable but disappointing move Labour has today
blocked an inquiry into the slow roll out of mental health
facilities, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt
Doocey says.
“Both Labour and National have
criticised how long it’s taking to get a shovel in the
ground and build these 15 new inpatient mental health
facilities, but it’s clear from today that only National
wants to do something about it,” Mr Doocey says.
The
Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry would’ve
investigated:
· The status of the 15 mental health
facilities under development and when each facility is due
to open
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 11:50 am
It was a weekend filled with laughs, wonder and intrigue
at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, with over 800 people
gathering to watch Indian Ink’s powerful play ‘Paradise
or the Impermanence Ice Cream’.
As audiences settled
into their seats and hushed darkness took over the theatre,
Kutisar (Jacob Rajan) is lit up on stage as he wakes in
purgatory. Baffled by his surroundings, he is soon
confronted by a vulture looking for its next meal, and is
transported back to his 20s to learn why he is stuck in
limbo.
From a Mumbai disco he meets Meera, a Parsi who