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Mobile clinics supplement efforts to get vaccines into neighbourhoods and towns.

Walk-ins are available for those looking to get the jab this weekend across Manawatū and Whanganui.

The wardens were part of the initial pandemic response, ramping up community patrols, supporting vulnerable families and stepping in for volunteer drivers who had to stay at home. Following the Auckland wardens’ lead in helping with testing sites and preparing for the vaccine roll-out, the local wardens offered their skills, and were awarded a contract, so the staff on duty are acknowledged as professionals, not just volunteers. “The first thing we provide is a friendly face, to make people feel welcome,” Winiata said. “We are the type of people you more often see in a crisis, at ...

Plants for Levin, Shannon and Tokomaru are struggling to cope with an influx of muddy water from the heavy rain; several roads closed.

Mourners gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace to pay their respects to Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, who has died aged 99. News reports at the time said around three in four New Zealanders managed to see the pair in the flesh during their tour of New Zealand, such was the hype. Prince Philip visited more than 50 towns during the tour, and while in Palmerston North for one-night-only, they stayed at The Grand on The Square. That night they dined at a civic reception and civic dinner, held in the upper floor dining room of the tea rooms at the department store, C M Ross. The C ...