Monday, 26 July 2021, 3:43 pm
The newly upgraded Pukehuia Park will be officially
opened on Saturday 31 July with a pre-dawn blessing and
ceremony.
The upgrade at Pukehuia Park, formally
Newlands Park, has been underway since 2019, with numerous
consultations with the community for input on the plan and
design.
Construction work started on the $3.6 million
upgrade in 2020 and after much anticipation is soon going to
be open for the community to enjoy.
The upgrade, part
funded by a $1.54 million grant from Plimmer
Bequest, features:
Two new play areas, one
for toddlers and younger children and another for older
kids
An all-weather artificial surface for informal
Monday, 26 July 2021, 4:38 pm
For
one night only, The Others Way Festival will take over
Tāmaki Makaurau s Karangahape Road district this September
for Auckland s most exciting music festival, and street
party of the year!
Tickets are moving fast, and with
these 14 new acts announced today, don t expect them to
stick around for long.
Reforming for the 2021 festival
is the original line up of the 70s glam-rock band Space
Waltz and one of Aotearoa s most powerful psychedelic,
dream-pop artists of the decade Fazerdaze.
The line-up
features electronic folk artist Anthonie Tonnon, fan
favourites, eclectic pop-star Princess Chelsea and fuzz-pop
heartbreakers Voom.
Monday, 26 July 2021, 3:52 pm
Hastings district residents have the chance to inform how
they are represented around the Council table, with a public
meeting being held on August 2, and an online feedback form
available.
As a local authority, Hastings District
Council is required to review how residents are represented
around the Council table at least once every six
years.
We last held a representation review in 2018.
However, the Council decision to introduce Māori wards
earlier this year means we are required to do another review
in 2021.
The outcome of this review will apply to the
2022 and 2025 local elections, and needs to
Associate Minister of
Education
Extra Government investment in
classrooms and school building projects will enable students
and teachers to focus on education rather than overcrowding
as school rolls grow across the country, Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern and Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis
say.
The pair visited Ruakākā School in Whangārei
today to announce $100 million for Short Term Roll Growth
classrooms at schools across New Zealand, and announce the
first school to benefit from a $150 million top up for
shovel ready school property projects.
“We have
committed to ensuring all schools have access to quality
learning environments and this is us delivering on that
Christchurch
This case was initially reported as a case on Saturday. This
case was subsequently reclassified yesterday as ‘under
investigation’ and has today been confirmed as a
historical case. These cases travelled
together
One case, reported on Saturday, who arrived
in New Zealand on 22 July from the United Kingdom via Qatar,
was previously reported in the UK, and as a result has now
been removed from our confirmed case tally.
Another
case, reported yesterday, who arrived in New Zealand on 22
July from the United Kingdom via Qatar has been reclassified
as ‘under investigation’ while it is determined if this
case is historical.