Arrest for Napier s Bay View petrol station inferno
12 May, 2021 06:27 AM
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The aftermath of the Bay View BP fire on the night of January 15. Photo / File
The aftermath of the Bay View BP fire on the night of January 15. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
A 44-year-old man has been charged with criminally endangering public safety after a three-month investigation of an inferno at BP Bay View north of Napier.
The man is understood to have already appeared in court, and is currently remanded to appear in Napier District Court on June 2.
The fire happened mid-evening on the Friday night of January 15 when the State Highway 2 station – the last fuel stop for northbound highway traffic heading towards Taupo and Wairoa.
Mauao to close to public for aerial weed spraying operation
12 May, 2021 03:39 AM
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Mauao will be closed on Friday. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Tauranga City Council said this was to ensure public safety during aerial weed control. During this time helicopters will be used, weather permitting, to allow for effective spot spraying of invasive Pampas grass in difficult to reach parts of the Maunga.
Security and barriers will be in place at Mauao entrances to advise visitors of the closure.
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Perceptive Advisors closes $515M fund to fuel more early-stage biotech startups
Perceptive Advisors closes $515M fund to fuel more early-stage biotech startups
Perceptive Advisors has $515 million for its second fund investing in biotech startups. Portfolio Manager Chris Garabedian says Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures Fund II is looking to make Series A investments in early-stage companies with assets that can show a path to clinical testing.
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When Chris Garabedian set out early last year to raise money for a second Perceptive Advisors fund focused on early-stage biotech startups, it took just a matter of months to draw interest from investors willing to commit more than $1 billion total. The fund could have closed with that much money, maybe more, said Garabedian, the portfolio manager. But it ended up with a little more than half of that, which he described as “the right size.”