Driftwood seal of approval for Whanganui artist Jack Marsden Mayer
8 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jack Marsden Mayer and Department of Conservation community rangers Lisa Lamberton and Katy Newton unveiling the new sign and sculpture at Kai Iwi Beach. Photo / Bevan Conley
Jack Marsden Mayer and Department of Conservation community rangers Lisa Lamberton and Katy Newton unveiling the new sign and sculpture at Kai Iwi Beach. Photo / Bevan Conley
A Whanganui artist has unveiled his latest masterpiece to the public.
Animal Driftwood Sculptures owner Jack Marsden Mayer has partnered with the Department of Conservation (DoC) on his latest creation - a driftwood seal, situated near the toilets at Kai Iwi Beach.
Blockbuster Roche drug Tecentriq will be pulled from the U.S. market as a bladder cancer treatment three years after failing clinical tests required to stay on the market. The voluntary withdrawal comes amid an industry-wide FDA review of drugs that were awarded accelerated approval but later failed confirmatory studies.
Electric bus fleet could come with hefty price tag warns Bay council
6 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM
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There are five electric buses in Tauranga. Photo / Supplied
The Government s plan to electrify public buses and its $50 million national hand-out would only cover a small fraction of the money needed, a Bay council warns. It s unknown at this stage what impact that would have on ratepayers but a single battery-electric bus is about $750,000 - compared with the diesel equivalent of $420,000. Transport Minister Michael Wood. Photo / File
But Transport Minister Michael Wood said it recognises it will take time and effort from central and local government to decarbonise the approximately 2600 public transport buses nationwide.
Karachi
March 7, 2021
Noted economist Dr Kaiser Bengali has suggested running Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) under a public-private partnership, saying that as the government wants to privatise it and workers are not able to take it over, the private sector with financial investment would make it possible to run it.
He was speaking at a consultation on the privatisation of public sector enterprises organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Saturday.
Dr Bengali pointed out that the main excuse for privatisation was given by the government that workers were responsible for the loss of public entities such as the PSM.