America s Cup 2021: Team NZ v Luna Rossa - Kiwis one win from lifting Auld Mug
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Team NZ need just one more win to retain the America s Cup after stretching their lead to 6-3 on Tuesday. World champion sailor Phil Robertson joins Mark Orams and Alex Chapman to dissect the news from Race Day 6, as the Kiwis look set to secure the Auld Mug on Wednesday. Video / NZ Herald / Getty Images / Photosport
Team NZ need just one more win to retain the America s Cup after stretching their lead to 6-3 on Tuesday. World champion sailor Phil Robertson joins Mark Orams and Alex Chapman to dissect the news from Race Day 6, as the Kiwis look set to secure the Auld Mug on Wednesday. Video / NZ Herald / Getty Images / Photosport
New $30m Whangārei water treatment plant about to begin operating
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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David Bell, project manager of the new $30 million Whangārei water treatment plant in Whau Valley. Photo / Tania Whyte
Northern Advocate (Whangarei)
A major $30 million water project to secure Whangārei s urban water supply for decades to come is almost ready to start flowing.
Whangārei District Council water services manager Andrew Venmore said the project has been a major undertaking in the 10 years since the decision was made to upgrade the current treatment plant at Whau Valley.
The plant currently produces about 60 per cent of the city s water supply, boosted by smaller treatment plants at Poroti Springs and Maunu Springs.
Major U.S. Stock Indexes Close Mixed Ahead Of Fed Announcement
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - After ending the previous session firmly positive, the major U.S. stock indexes turned in a mixed performance during trading on Tuesday. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged higher, the Dow and the S&P 500 pulled back off yesterday s record closing highs.
The Nasdaq gave back ground after jumping as much as 1.2 percent but still ended the day up 11.86 points or 0.1 percent at 13,471.57. Meanwhile, the Dow fell 127.51 points or 0.4 percent to 32,825.95 and the S&P 500 dipped 6.23 points or 0.2 percent to 3,962.71.
The mixed close on Wall Street came as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday.
GO NZ: New Zealand s best value campervan sites and motorparks off the beaten track
16 Mar, 2021 04:59 PM
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Paying our way round New Zealand s best motor parks and camper sites. Photo / Hanson Lu, Unsplash
NZ Herald
By: Sarah Bennett
My husband Lee and I have just passed a major milestone: 500 nights in the Hiace Hilton , the little campervan we kitted out in 2011. Before that, we tented out of the back of a Nissan Bluebird. The last two decades have left us hopelessly addicted to camping the Kiwi way. I certainly never envisaged this during my childhood holidays relegated to a sandfly-infested awning at Nelson Lakes.