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A 1kg block of tasty cheese is now selling for between $16 and $18 at the country s three main supermarket chains.
Māngere Budgeting Services chief executive Darryl Evans said it has been months since its foodbank parcels included staple dairy products. We ve had no milk to give, no cheese, those items are either selling in the supermarkets or maybe going to some foodbanks but certainly our foodbank hasn t seen any of those items since the beginning of this year, he said. We ve not had any of those products to pass on to those who need it the most.
In the quest to make sure one of NZ’s most Covid-vulnerable regions is vaccinated, a South Auckland health provider has mobilised and set up shop in local marae.
Aberaeron councillors unfurl ambitious three-year plan
Back in 2016 Aberaeron was voted Wales s best place - town councillors believe their new three-year business plan will further enhance its reputation. ABERAERON town councillors have unveiled ambitious plans to develop local play areas and woodlands, along with improved harbour and Christmas lights. Town mayor Darryl Evans said the business plan would focus on the maintenance and enhancing of play parks at Square Field and Parc-y-Fro along with the development of Allt-y-Graig Woods and providing improved harbour lights and Christmas lights. Members agreed to use £23,000 of town council reserves to foot the project rather than raising the council tax preceipt.