Ferries back on timetable after 140km/h winds delayed Tuesday service eight hours
16 Feb, 2021 06:56 PM
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NZ Herald
The Interislander ferry is back on schedule today after a once-in-four-decades occurrence saw the Kaitaki delayed more than eight hours due to high winds.
Tuesday s service departed Wellington at 9am and was due to arrive in Picton at 12.30pm - but was only able to finally berth at 9pm.
Passengers on the smaller Bluebridge ferry were in for an even longer haul, with their ferry having departed the capital at 8am.
Interislander general manager Walter Rushbrook said the afternoon had been a one-off event.
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Covid-19 coronavirus: Anxious wait for Rotorua businesses and schools as level change felt
14 Feb, 2021 10:41 PM
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The Covid 19 testing station at Kahukura Rugby Club this morning.
Rotorua business leaders are feeling a sense of déjà vu and anxiety with the city pushed back into level 2. With tables separated, gates locked and the push for QR code sign usage at an all-time high, many are waiting with bated breath as further restrictions could be damaging for local businesses and schools.
It comes after Auckland was moved to alert level 3 and the rest of the country to alert level 2 after three community Covid-19 cases were discovered.