Are locals to blame for dumping rubbish on DoC land?
25 Feb, 2021 01:45 AM
3 minutes to read A fridge-freezer and washing line dumped at Broken Hills carpark in Hikuai. Photo / Alison Smith
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Alison Smith
A dumped fridge at the back of a serene conservation campground in Hikuai is the latest example of kiwi holidaymakers or locals failing to care for our own backyard.
The fridge and washing line, which was dumped at a DoC car park at the entrance to forest tracks on Puketui Valley Rd, was taken away by staff last week after it was reported by the
After pandemic-sized wait, events back in swing at Metrapark in Billings
MetraPark in Billings moving ahead with events
and last updated 2021-02-24 21:05:53-05
BILLINGS â After about a year of waiting, public events are back in full swing at MetraPark in Billings, with the facility hosting both the Eastern A Divisional Basketball tournament and Billings RV and Boat Show and Sale Wednesday, and more to come on the calendar.
âWeâre excited about having events again. We were joking around and it was like, well how do we do this, because its been so long since weâve been able to do a regular event, said Ray Massie, marketing director for MetraPark.
Amsterdam/'s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, 25 February 2021 On 25 February 2021, Van Lanschot Kempen will start the repurchase of up to 400,000 of its own shares (depositary receipts for Class A
Electric Avenue: Scribe back on the mic at Christchurch s biggest outdoor music festival
25 Feb, 2021 12:41 AM
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Scribe entertains during the Friday Jams 2019 concert held at Western Springs. Photo / Dean Purcell
Christchurch s biggest outdoor music festival, featuring Kiwi artists Scribe and P-Money, will go ahead this weekend.
The Electric Avenue Music Festival at Hagley Park has been sold out for a month with 25,000 people expected on Saturday.
All of the acts on the day are Kiwis after three Australian performers, Tash Sultana, Ocean Alley and Bootleg Rascal, were unable to attend due to Covid-19.
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The Electric Avenue Music Festival in Christchurch in 2020. Photo / Supplied