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Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council has partnered with charity The Period Place to provide free period products and basic period education in select Auckland Council community centres for a trial launched on International Women’s Day. “We are delighted to partner with The Period Place for this initiative. Period poverty is a real concern in our society, and we need to do what we can to support all who menstruate,” says Councillor Alf Filipaina, Chair of Auckland Council’s Parks Ar...

KIDSCAN Being able to access sanitary items discretely makes life a lot easier, students at a Hastings school say. They were part of a KidsCan trial that provided education packs, ordering cards and carry bags along with period products. Free period products will be available at some Auckland Council-run facilities as part of a pilot scheme running until the end of March. The roll-out of the products, which will be available at 35 female, male and gender-neutral bathrooms, across the city, com...

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF PM Jacinda Ardern announced Auckland would go down one Covid-19 alert level on Sunday at 6am, while the rest of NZ would go back down to level 1. Over the past week, Sofia Nunez woke up every morning and wondered how she might get through another day of lockdown. At 7am daily, her fiance Jonno Tucker, went to work. Nunez, 27, couldn’t go to her job as duty manager at Hugo’s Bistro in the CBD, as it was closed for a week under level 3 rules. Bang. Closed. Just like that....

The Beach and Marine threat has passed: Tsunami warnings cancelled, NZers asked to take care Newshub 5/03/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Supplied. Watch: Residents rushed to safety this morning. The National Advisory issued following the severe earthquakes near the Kermadec Islands this morning has officially been cancelled. In an update at 3:43pm, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that based on the advice from GNS Science and ocean observations, the tsunami threat to ...

The Beach and Marine threat has passed: Tsunami warnings cancelled, NZers asked to take care Newshub 5/03/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Supplied. Watch: Residents rushed to safety this morning. The National Advisory issued following the severe earthquakes near the Kermadec Islands this morning has officially been cancelled. In an update at 3:43pm, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that based on the advice from GNS Science and ocean observations, the tsunami threat to ...

• Source:  1 NEWS As it happened: 1 NEWSs live updates after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, prompting a tsunami evacuation warning for parts of the North Island. All have now been lifted and this live updates article has now concluded. Your playlist will load after this ad Kiri Allen says people can return to beaches, but urges them ...

The tsunami warnings have been lifted, but Kiwis are advised to remain vigilant.

Happy birthday Norm! Taupō veteran turns 100 today 3 Mar, 2021 08:34 PM 8 minutes to read Returned serviceman and former art teacher Norm Fraser, who turns 100 on March 4, 2021, pictured at St Johns Wood in Taupō with some of his artworks. Photo / Laurilee McMichael Returned serviceman and former art teacher Norm Fraser, who turns 100 on March 4, 2021, pictured at St Johns Wood in Taupō with some of his artworks. Photo / Laurilee McMichael Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi ...

"It's that continuing loss of services right across the spectrum in rural New Zealand."

Felicity Reid/Stuff Albany Stadium Pool has had more code browns than any other Auckland pool this summer. (File photo) In January alone, there were 22 code browns. The most recent was at Papatoetoe in the toddlers’ pool which forced a two-hour closure. The worst, a solid contamination in the toddlers’ pool at Totara Park, forced a five-hour shut down. Albany Stadium Pool on the North Shore recorded the highest code browns since October with 38 events, 14 of which forced facility closure...