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Snowfall warning issued for Desert Road Snow flurries are likely about the summit this afternoon. File photo. '); } else { // } For six hours from 4pm, the MetService is forecasting snow flurries for the state highway. “A few snow flurries are likely about the summit late afternoon and evening, but little if any snow is expected to accumulate on the road. “A cold front moving up the country brings just the right ingredients for snow at some of the alpine passes,” the weather organisation says in a tweet. “Southwesterly winds are also forecast to be quite gu...

New moves to tighten mortgage lending Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo: RNZ. '); } else { // } The government and Reserve Bank have agreed on new moves to tighten mortgage lending, including tougher loan to value ratios and debt to income ratios, to cool the housing market. In a statement, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he has updated the Memorandum of Understanding between the Reserve Bank and the government, adding the debt serviceability tools. It would include reducing to 10 per cent - down from 20 per cent - the amount of lending banks can do abo...

Drop-in session for Ōmokoroa projects The current playground in Ōmokoroa is due for an upgrade. File Image/SunLive. '); } else { // } A drop-in information session is being hosted this evening to discuss developments on the Ōmokoroa Peninsula Projects. The event is taking place at Ōmokoroa Settlers Hall on Ōmokoroa Rd from 4.30pm. The session, being hosted by Western Bay of Plenty District Council, will provide members of the community a chance to meet with Council and ask questions about the specific projects in the Ōmokoroa region. The event is not a prese...

Police launch Operation Hannah '); } else { // } Police will be at ski fields this week making sure vehicles and drivers are safe to be on the roads. “We want everyone to be able to experience and enjoy New Zealand’s great outdoors,” says Inspector Mike Brooklands, police commercial vehicle safety team national manager. “More importantly, we want everyone travelling on our roads to do so safely.” Operation Hannah is a multi-site operation targeting vehicles in and around ski fields including passenger services vehicles.  It focuses on improving both vehi...

AstraZeneca jab approved in New Zealand File Image. SunLive. '); } else { // } Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and older. Cabinet is yet to consider whether to use the AstraZeneca vaccine in New Zealand, but it would allow donations to Pacific countries. The news removes another stumbling block for supplying more vaccines to places like Fiji, where Covid-19 continues to run rampant and health systems are struggling to keep up. The government secured enough doses for 3.8 million people through an advanc...