Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 11:39 am
Thanks to the eagle eye of the Police helicopter, a
Mangakino man is extremely fortunate to have been found
after spending over a day lost in the bush.
In a joint
effort, Taupo and Turangi Land Search and Rescue (Land SAR)
staff alongside Coastguard, Eagle helicopter and the
Mangakino community located the missing man on Saturday
evening.
The 79-year-old was last seen on the morning
of Friday 30 July and was reported missing just after midday
on Saturday.
His family and Police were extremely
concerned for his wellbeing due to his
Alzheimer’s.
After initial searches of places he was
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 10:51 am
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld
a complaint about an item on
Seven Sharp in which
co-host Hilary Barry made comments about the safety of the
COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine and “anti-vaxxers”.
The
comments included a suggestion those who do not want to be
vaccinated could “jump on a ferry and go to the Auckland
Islands for a few years.then when we’ve got rid of
COVID…come back”.
The complaint alleged these
comments breached the good taste and decency, discrimination
and denigration, balance, accuracy and fairness standards,
by suggesting the vaccine’s safety was almost without
Minister
for Māori Development
Ko koe tēnā e te
hurumanu e Hōhepa, te tōwenetanga a te iti, te māpihi
herenga mahara o te tini, ka tauawhi tonuhia koe e to iwi ki
te uma pupuri ai.
Me pēhea he kupu kia koutou
kua puta i nga ākinga a nga tau kua hori, kua waia kē ki
ngā hau pūkeri o te wā, kua hoea ngā wai tāpokopoko o
te raru, kua hīkoi kē i te ara o te tika kua karo i te
hē.
Kua mōhio ki te pai, kua mātau ki te
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 10:29 am
Silo Theatre is bringing an exhilarating
collision of cinema, theatre, and music to the iconic
Hollywood Avondale, teaming up with
Jumpboard
Productions to present their most ambitious Live
Live Cinema project yet - an immersive live experience of
cult classic
Night of the Living
Dead, playing
September
9-18.
George A. Romero s
astonishing debut film made waves when it premiered in 1968,
but the innovation kicks up to a whole new level in this
live experience as every element of sound in the film is
thrust into the brave and capable hands of
Hayley
Sproull
Jack
Buchanan (Mrs Warren’s Profession, Homos, or
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 9:38 am
Beekeeping, or apiculture, has become one of our
fastest-growing industries as demand for New Zealand honey
rises.
To meet the demand for beekeeping training
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) is
delivering the New
Zealand Certificate in Apiculture, Level 3 from
September this year.
Primary Industries Curriculum
Manager Pam Wood is thrilled that NMIT is able to offer a
beekeeping programme in the region as it complements the
viticulture and horticulture programmes.
“Beekeepers
have an important connection with the vineyards and
kiwifruit orchards across Te Tauihu, so there is a natural
cross over with our other programmes,” says