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Caterers find caring survival strategy under lockdown

Matakana caterers Matthew Casey and Laura Leeson have found a way to adapt their business in lockdown and help out others who are struggling. Source...

Courier drivers under pressure under lockdown

Warkworth’s courier drivers have been the driving force of shopping under lockdown, with households buying up large online and local businesses turning to e-commerce to...

New report highlights threats to seabird species

Far too many of the Hauraki Gulf region’s diverse seabird breeds are threatened with extinction due to over-fishing and habitat damage, according to a new...

Free course teaches basic communication and life skills

A free community course teaching adults basic literacy, numeracy and life skills kicked off this month, despite lockdown restrictions imposed by Covid-19. Literacy Aotearoa had...

Seeking help in stressful times

When life is uncertain and feels overwhelming, as it is for so many people at the moment, reaching out to get support can be vital....

Hospital desperate for WI knits

Warkworth Women’s Institute had grand plans for celebrating the WI’s New Zealand centenary this year, but Covid-19 has scuppered them all. One idea was to...

Psychological first aid course can save lives

Paramedic Graham Roper’s goal is to have Kiwis view psychological first aid courses as important as physical first aid courses. He has developed a programme...

Could you restart a heart if you had to?

The only way to reduce deaths from cardiac arrest in rural Rodney and Kaipara is for everyday people to learn the basics of resuscitation, paramedics...

Motorway opening undecided

NX2 says it’s too early to say whether disruptions to work on the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway caused by Covid lockdowns will delay its opening,...

Third sand mining consent bid open for submission

Submissions have opened for a third consent application to extract sand offshore from Pakiri and Mangawhai. McCallum Bros has applied to extract up to 150,000...