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A mobile Covid-19 team in Rangitīkei will head into back-block farm stations in the drive to close the vaccination gap for Māori as the country braces for Omicron.
An iwi development and social services leader in Taihape is urging rural people to prepare urgently for self-isolation or infection as the threat of Omicron looms.
Eagerness to preserve heritage of Taihape grandstand tempered by the cost, while external funding has yet to be secured.
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Councillors say time for reflection is important before decision making
Let us pray? Does prayer/karakia have a place in politics? 14 May, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Some form of prayer occurs many council meetings. Photo / 123RF Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Following the decision of Ruapehu District councillor Adie Doyle to walk out of a meeting during an opening karakia, Laurel Stowell asks local representatives about the place of prayer and karakia in politics. Adie Doyle's fellow Ruapehu councillor Elijah Pue has been saying karakia to start meetings for four or five months. ...