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Landowner helped clear fallen trees that caused 17-hour SH5 closure 17 Feb, 2021 09:04 PM 2 minutes to read SH5 was closed between Napier and Taupo for more than 17 hours after fallen trees blocked the highway. Photo / Warren Buckland A private landowner provided labour and machinery to clear fallen pine trees that blocked State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo for over 17 hours. Ten trees came down on Tuesday evening after heavy rain and high winds, resulting in the closure of the road overn...

Covid 19 coronavirus: 7-hour wait for some at Northland testing stations 25 Jan, 2021 08:12 AM 4 minutes to read By Nita Blake-Persen of RNZ Some people in Northland had to wait more than seven hours to get Covid-19 tests today, describing the process as "chaos". Extra testing facilities were set up in the region after a woman who had left managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel tested positive for the virus and travelled around parts of Northland and visited about 30 businesses over nine days w...