Name wanted for giant Olympic skateboard coming to Tauranga
23 Apr, 2021 06:41 AM
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Some of New Zealand s Olympic athletes line up next to the giant skateboard ahead of its national tour. Photo / Supplied
Some of New Zealand s Olympic athletes line up next to the giant skateboard ahead of its national tour. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
A 12-meter long, 800-kilogram skateboard is coming to Tauranga, and people are encouraged to get on board.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee is traveling through the country for the Great Olympic Skate Roadshow, visiting 40 towns in 41 days starting in Kaikohe on May 10. And they are travelling with the giant skateboard in tow.
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(Photo by Jerra Librea) April 19, 2021 PROJECT Balik Buhay (PBB) chairman Edmun Liu encouraged private companies to enroll their employees in the PBB program on vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Liu said the companies must classify their employees depending on the priority code as provided by the Department of Health.
The Covid 19 vaccination program pre-listing for companies is ongoing until April 30, 2021.
According to PBB’s Facebook page, the private companies can register and download the documents on www.projectbalikbuhay.com/register.html and email the completed forms to registration@projectbalikbuhay.com.ph. (JJL)
Guatemalan president says Biden s confusing messaging encouraged smugglers to drop of
Guatemalan president says Biden s confusing messaging encouraged smugglers to drop of children at border
He said coyotes told families they could send their children to the U.S.
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said that President Joe Biden s confusing messaging on immigration led to the migrant crisis by encouraging human smugglers to drop off children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Giammattei made the comments in an interview with Ayman Mohyeldin of MSNBC. The president has been talking and speaking very compassionately about migration, certainly children migration, Mohyeldin said. Do you believe that the president s message about compassion is making the situation worse or is indirectly encouraging migrants to informally migrate to the U.S.?
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KiwiRail encouraged to collaborate with councils on passenger services
12 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Horizons Ruapehu councillor Weston Kirton said he is heartened by the groundswell of support for his petition to reinstate a rail passenger service at Taumarunui. Photo / John Chapman
Horizons Ruapehu councillor Weston Kirton said he is heartened by the groundswell of support for his petition to reinstate a rail passenger service at Taumarunui. Photo / John Chapman
The changing tourism landscape could bring new opportunities for communities along the North Island main trunk line. New Zealand s first case of Covid-19 had not been reported when Horizons regional councillor Weston Kirton delivered a