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Work starting soon on Mangawhai's shared path and intersection upgrade 10 May, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read A stretch of Mangawhai road where work will start soon on installing a shared path for pedestrians, cyclists and those on foot scooters. A stretch of Mangawhai road where work will start soon on installing a shared path for pedestrians, cyclists and those on foot scooters. Northern Advocate Getting round Mangawhai, whether on foot, bike of motor vehicle, should get easier, and safer, with work starting on phase one of the Mangawhai shared path and Village intersection improvements. C...

Monday, 10 May 2021, 10:45 am Construction work for Phase One of the Mangawhai shared path and Village intersection improvements is set to start later this month. The work is largely funded by Waka Kotahi NZTA and the Infrastructure Reference Group (MBIE), with the Council contributing approximately $500,000. Phase One includes constructing the section of the shared path on Molesworth Drive from ITM down to about 80m past Estuary Drive, as well as two roundabouts at the Insley Street/Moir Street intersection and Molesworth Drive/Moir Street intersection. The work is part of a wider shared pat...

However, progress made in the inoculation drive by countries such as the UK has caused ructions over equitable global access to the vaccine. Last week, US President Joe Biden surprised observers by calling for talks on a patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines and therapies. Having once favoured the concept, I think this would be a bad idea. At the outset of the pandemic last year, there was an argument for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to use its rules to signal an open market for vaccines. The move would have signalled the WTO’s relevance at a time when then US president Donald Trump’s...

US should grant India special waiver from DPA for vaccine raw materials SECTIONS Share Synopsis The United States ought to consider granting India a special exemption or waiver from the imposition of its Defence Production Act (DPA) on raw materials for Indian vaccine manufacturers. Agencies The United States ought to consider granting India a special exemption or waiver from the imposition of its Defence Production Act (DPA) on raw materials for Indian vaccine manufacturers. This would probably be the clearest and most durable way forward on an issue, which if not resolved, could adversely i...

The World Responds to India's Distress Call Emily Schmall and Karan Deep Singh © Atul Loke for The New York Times A man receiving oxygen outside a Sikh house of worship in Delhi on Sunday. NEW DELHI — Oxygen generators from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Raw material for coronavirus vaccines from the United States. Millions in cash from companies led by Indian-American businessmen. As a second wave of the pandemic rages in India, the world is coming to the rescue. But it is unlikely to plug enough holes in India’s sinking health care system to fully stop the...