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Tūpuna Maunga Authority wins court battle in Ōwairaka/Mt Albert tree war 22 Dec, 2020 09:07 PM 3 minutes to read Ōwairaka has been the site of much public debate since the Tūpuna Maunga Authoritys plans to remove 345 exotic trees were unveiled in October. Photo / File NZ Herald A plan by the Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) to replace exotic trees with native plantings at Ōwairaka/Mt Albert can proceed after a legal attempt to stop the exotic trees being toppled failed. The High Court today ...

Teens left shaken after reportedly being robbed at gunpoint near St Lukes mall, Auckland 22 Dec, 2020 05:35 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald Three teenagers have been left shaken after reportedly being robbed at gunpoint near St Lukes mall in Mount Albert, Auckland. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Armstrong, for Auckland City Crime Squad, said police attended an aggravated robbery incident near Morningside at about 7.15pm on Monday. "The incident occurred near the intersection of Morningside De a...

Amazon, Kroger & Walmart boosted by once in a lifetime convergence of online retail, grocery buys As COVID-19 continues to reshape spending patterns, CFRA analyst Arun Sundaram found that the biggest winners have become one-stop shop retailers like Amazon, Albertsons, Kroger and Walmart. Along with a handful of other big brands, those companies are drawing support from restrictions on public life that are forcing many employees to work remotely. Those trends include more eating at home, and buy...

“These workers have had a harder 2020 than most people, they risked their own health by working through the pandemic making sure their community had food supplies,” Williams said. “Their employer should value their work as much as the Fresh Collective customers do, or at least as much as their competitor supermarkets value their workers.” Fresh Collective Alberton owner James Cardno said he was “disappointed” by the strike action ahead of a busy trading period. “Fresh Collecti...