Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 1:18 pm
The Milford Opportunities Project’s masterplan has
innovative, bold and challenging ideas that could radically
change the way we look after one of the jewels in New
Zealand’s tourism crown, Tourism Industry Aotearoa
says.
“The Milford corridor from Te Anau to the
Sound is a key tourism asset for New Zealand and as such
demands special attention,” TIA Chief Executive Chris
Roberts says.
“The Project was asked to be
innovative and challenging and that has been achieved. TIA
supports the overall vision of the new masterplan. Many of
the details will need to be closely examined and discussed,
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 10:39 am
Te Puna-based avocado oil producer, Grove, has been
granted the Superior Taste Award with two stars for its
Extra Virgin Avocado Oil by the prestigious International
Taste Institute in Brussels, Belgium.
The jury of the
International Taste Institute, composed of over 200 of the
world’s best chefs and sommeliers, gather every year to
flavour test, evaluate and certify the taste of food and
drinks from around the world. The jury follows a rigorous
blind-tasting methodology in which product samples are
anonymised to avoid any scoring biases.
Greg Ryan,
Grove’s Business Development Manager, says that the award
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 9:26 am
Experienced coach Mary-Jane Araroa will guide the Splice
Construction Magic into the 2022 ANZ Premiership after being
confirmed for the head coach role for two years.
The
Magic have announced Araroa to take over from Amigene
Metcalfe who has ended her three-year tenure in the top
job.
Backed by a resume which includes roles as head
coach for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team, New
Zealand’s Silver Ferns Fast5 assistant coach and head
coach of Waikato-BOP’s National Netball League team in
2018 and 2020, Araroa will step up from the assistant coach
position with the Magic to guide the team next
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 1:06 pm
Kuranui College from Wellington have taken out the
top spot in the National Final for Showquest, the country s
largest performing arts competition for schools.
The
Kuranui team themed their piece around the Waikeria prison
riots. Anna Laybourn, a student leader on the Kuranui
College team, explained they had decided on that theme
“because it wasn’t really talked about at all. It’s
pretty important and we needed to get that message out to a
bigger audience”.
In the Junior section, available
as an option for teams of students years 1-8, Levin East
School from the Manawatū region took out the winning spot
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 12:03 pm
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community
in New Zealand today.
There is one positive case of
COVID-19 to report today in a recent returnee in a managed
isolation facility.
Ten previously reported cases have
now recovered. The number of active cases in New Zealand is
43.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 109
historical cases, out of a total of 691 cases.
The
seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the
border is five.
Our total number of confirmed cases is
2,508.
Mattina Update
The
Mattina remains in quarantine in Bluff and is inaccessible
by the public. Every safety precaution has been taken to