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Zooming in on Watershed s new album, Elephant in the Room The popular local band found inspiration in the lockdown to create tracks that reflect the times we re living in. Frontman Craig Hinds tells us more Watershed s frontman Craig Hinds. Image: Andrew Gorman As Zoom fatigue sets in for many people, the thought of another work meeting held over the app is enough to make them roll their eyes. Creativity , collaboration those are often the words used to describe a sense of what s been lost without face-to-face interaction with colleagues. But for the guys from Watershed, Zoom was the only way to communicate while they were putting together their seventh studio album during a large part of last year. ....
China’s $55 Million Harbor Project in Sierra Leone Meets Strong Resistance The government of Sierra Leone has signed a controversial $55 million deal with the Chinese communist regime to allow it to build an industrial fishing harbor on 250 acres of its beach and protected rainforest. The West African country had previously signed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with China, which has been criticized by the international community as a “debt trap” set up by the regime. China’s BRI (also known as “One Belt, One Road”) is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s grand foreign policy project launched in 2013. It aims to extend the regime’s economic and political influence to countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa by recreating ancient China’s silk road and maritime silk road for trading in the 21st century. The BRI invests Chinese capital in the construction of various high-cost infrastructure projects in more than 60 participating countries. ....
A boat ventures into the Arabian sea surrounded by heavy rain and wind during the formation of cyclone Tauktae, at Bandra in Mumbai, Monday, May 17, 2021. (PTI PHOTO) MUMBAI: Suburban train services between CSMT and Wadala on Central Railway s Harbour line were suspended on Monday from 1:20pm due to water-logging on the tracks near Masjid station in the wake of cyclone Tauktae heading towards the coast of Gujarat, an official said. CR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Shivaji Sutar said water-logging was observed on the Up (going towards CSMT) and Down (going towards Panvel) tracks at Masjid station after which services were suspended on the corridor from 1:20pm. ....
Auckland traffic: Strong gusts on Harbour Bridge, motorists urged to slow down 17 May, 2021 08:55 PM 2 minutes to read A breakdown on the Auckland Harbour Bridge is causing delays early this morning. Image / NZTA NZ Herald Strong wind gusts are being reported on Auckland s Harbour Bridge early this morning. Motorists are urged to slow down after road authorities issued an alert via its social media pages just before 8.30am. Please obey speed signs and maintain a safe following distance. Advertisement SH1 AKL HBR BRIDGE - 8:25AM Due to strong wind gusts extra care is currently required on the Harbour Bridge, especially for high-sided vehicles & motorcycles. Please obey speed signs and maintain a safe following distance. ^TP pic.twitter.com/wUQ6VzqVg0 Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) May 17, 2021 ....
Society argues Kaipara Harbour should supply sand needs MHRS legal representative James Carnie and Richard Bull. A map showing Kaipara’s proposed consent area in hatched red. The Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society (MHRS) argued that controversial sand mining near Pakiri should be shifted to the Kaipara Harbour or substituted for other sources at a hearing in the Warkworth Town Hall last week. The hearing comes in the wake of Kaipara Ltd’s application to renew its consent to extract two million cubic metres of sand offshore from Pakiri and Mangawhai over 20 years. It contends that Pakiri’s sand is required to prevent a shortage of supply for the production of concrete in the Auckland market. ....