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Coast community helps brothers refloat boat Brothers Wayne Makiri, left, and Eli Pattison, with their boat Dorina refloated at Little Manly. A storm, followed by theft, was a blow for the Dorina’s new owners. Photo, Gilbert Peterson. Restoring the boat, pictured in 2003, is a family project. Photo, courtesy Tad Motyl. The support of the community, including Coastguard Hibiscus, has seen the Dorina, which lay half sunk off Little Manly Beach, refloated and safely anchored in the Weiti River. In due course the boat will be taken to its new home in Te Atatu. The launch drew a lot of local attention when it was swamped by a storm on April 10 while anchored in Little Manly Bay ....
And then there were none. It s hard to believe but just last year more than 16 million people - 4 million of them from overseas - visited pre-pandemic Sydney. It prompted a thought: surely that lot was onto something. It also prompted pangs of what I may have been missing during these long, torturous months of the pandemic after having done my damnedest to escape the city and explore the rest of the state. See Also It was high time to give Sydney s hotels that have been struggling to attract guests a break, in every sense of the word, (aside from those housing returning international travellers for compulsory fortnight stays) ....
• Source: 1 NEWS As the country enters its peak swim season, some Aucklanders have been left risking their health with dozens of beaches deemed unswimmable. Your playlist will load after this ad Water quality has been a big issue this summer. Source: 1 NEWS Auckland Council says work is underway to clean its water but others say they re frustrated at how long it s taking. One person at the beach today described the water as really sludgy , prompting them to stay on the sand. It s a nice spot. so it would be nice if you could swim in it, another said. A look at the council s SafeSwim website this morning showed more than 20 beaches in the region classified as red alert. ....
New $400m road linking Whangaparaoa Peninsula with SH1 a step closer 20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read A start on fixing one of Auckland s worst roading bottlenecks is tantalisingly close for the residents of Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Decades after it was first mooted, the two-lane Penlink road connecting the burgeoning population on the peninsula to the Northern Motorway is another step closer to construction. The appointment last week of a technical adviser to finalise the design of the consented 7km two-lane road with a separated walking and cycling shared path has been warmly greeted by locals. It s a battle we have won and I can t wait for the final result, says Leanne Willis, who lives in Little Manly and is a member of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board. ....
Luxury Escapes Guide to Sydney CBD The jewel in NSW’s crown, Sydney’s CBD is home to world-famous landmarks, hatted restaurants, bustling bars and outstanding cultural institutions. Featured escape Travel guides Stretching from the iconic Circular Quay all the way through to the laneways of Paddington and Surry Hills, Sydney’s central business district is the beating heart of the capital city. A melting pot of culture and cuisine, the city is home to big-ticket items, local gems and everything in between. The globally recognisable Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House stand out from the sky, but should you dive a little deeper, you’ll find history dating back thousands of years hidden within the cobbled streets of the Rocks. ....