Alaska can taunt you with darkness and bad weather but for so many of us, we can’t quit it Published January 16
Share on Facebook I’ve described Alaska as a bad boyfriend. He’s a drag. Rains on me in December. Repeatedly. Then withholds sun for an entire summer with the exception of two glorious days . in the middle of my work week. But one day there is an epic pink alpenglow after days of dense winter fog, lighting up the mountains. I pull the car over to gaze at it. Or there’s one of those technicolor green almost-hurts-my-eyes late spring hikes, when the trees finally burst. Or one fall afternoon with the air cool and electric as the final gasp of life explodes in color and blueberries are in the alpine for miles.
In pictures: Napier s garden delight at Botanic Beats
14 Jan, 2021 10:42 PM
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The Napier Botanic Garden was once again transformed into a packed concert venue as part of the annual Botanic Beats concert on Thursday night. Hawke s Bay Today photographer Paul Taylor was there to capture the sounds of summer.
The annual summer concert always draws a crowd with about 1000 in attendance this year. Photo / Paul Taylor
Families brought their own picnic mats, blankets and chairs, turning the amphitheatre into a comfortable concert venue. Photo / Paul Taylor
Rotorua boy with cerebral palsy Shane White dies on Christmas night
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Anne Donnell, with her grandson Shane (centre) and his brother Isaiah pictured in 2015. Photo / File
Anne Donnell, with her grandson Shane (centre) and his brother Isaiah pictured in 2015. Photo / File
One absolutely irreplaceable star has left a Rotorua family broken after their young boy went to sleep on Christmas night and never woke. However, the 12-year-old s family has found comfort in knowing he died happy after the most beautiful day where his infectious smile never left his face.
Shane White suffered from cerebral palsy - although suffered was not something Shane would let you believe, his nana Anne Donnell said.
Protesters use makeshift body bags to share a message
Asking city leaders for answers By Tiffany Thompson | January 14, 2021 at 11:28 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 5:29 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Tonight, members of the community put on a different kind of a protest, a silent one. Members of Black Lives Matter put makeshift body bags in front of Huntsville’s city hall ahead of Thursday’s city council meeting.
Members of the Black Lives Matter movement wanted to get a message across to city leaders, a message of injustices.
Members believe some of the injustice they’re witnessing is coming from local and national law enforcement.