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Craig Cooper: Cancelled festival jolt to Hawke's Bay's 'naive complacency' 16 Feb, 2021 03:59 AM 3 minutes to read Patrick Dingemans, 81, has become so frustrated at watching shoppers ignore QR codes, he has lobbied supermarkets and large retailers to locate the QR code at checkouts. Patrick Dingemans, 81, has become so frustrated at watching shoppers ignore QR codes, he has lobbied supermarkets and large retailers to locate the QR code at checkouts. OPINION If Hawke's Bay needed a jolt to remind us of the impact of Covid 19, we got it. Here we were thinking ''poor old Auckland'' and rela...

QR codes at supermarkets: 81-year-old Havelock North man's campaign to get them at counters 15 Feb, 2021 10:06 PM 3 minutes to read Havelock North man Patrick Dingemans has led a successful campaign to get supermarkets around the Hawke's Bay to display additional QR codes at the checkout. Photo / Warren Buckland Patrick Dingemans, 81, diligently scans QR codes for Covid-19 tracing purposes wherever he goes. Since about October, he's grown increasingly frustrated by fellow shoppers who walk by both the QR codes and the sign-in sheet. "I am concerned that there is a poor comp...

Keep Hawke's Bay Covid-free - activate Bluetooth at Six60 this weekend 22 Jan, 2021 12:57 AM 3 minutes to read Hawkes Bay Today By: Louise Gould A Hawke's Bay health official has urged locals and visitors to continue using the NZ Covid Tracer app as thousands pour into the region for a weekend of events. There is also concern about the number of people who may seek the emergency department at Hawke's Bay Hospital ahead of the Six60 concert on Saturday night. The performance is expected to attract about 20,000 people. Hawke's Bay District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Nick Jones sa...