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The Coast to Coast and the Queenstown Marathon are now in doubt after a cascade of other event cancellations due to the shift to the 'red' traffic light setting.
The Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Act 2021 has made it easier for drug testers to operate at festivals. But there's more work to be done to ensure young people remain safe, advocates say.
Brent Eccles is urging the unvaccinated to promptly get the jab, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern indicated more freedoms would arrive as soon as regions started hitting 90 per cent vaccination.
Covid-19 alert levels are going down at midnight but some upcoming events are still unlikely to go ahead or have been postponed.
Ninety per cent of the festival’s line-up will still perform in March, he said. The festival chose to pack its programme with 100 per cent Kiwi acts, a decision which is paying off now – with an international line-up, postponing would have been much trickier, Minty said. LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Splore Festival was supposed to take place next weekend. Ticketholders who cannot make the new date or do not feel comfortable attending a large event will be able to get a refund. Organisers for large events like Splore, Pride and Round The Bays had to endure an unnerving few days following the S...