by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
It’s been 40 years since Kathleen Tia Grey returned to Ngāti Whātua land to stay, after the Crown evicted occupants of the central Auckland settlement in 1951 and then torched it, Stuff reports. The settlement was razed a year later ahead of a visit by Queen Elizabeth...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
An Auckland family was lucky to escape uninjured when a large truck crashed through their garden and into their neighbour’s home, Stuff reports, leaving the driver with serious injuries. The driver was initially trapped in the vehicle after it damages two homes in...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Opponents of a marina on Waiheke took part in a hīkoi (march) to Auckland’s High Court before a hearing about a controversial injunction on Wednesday morning, Stuff reports. Protect Pūtiki, a Ngāti Pāoa-led group, has been protesting the Kennedy Point Marina at Pūtiki...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Family Bar and Club in Auckland CBD, Longroom Nightclub in Grey Lynn and AV Club in Auckland CBD have all been listed as Covid-19 ‘close contact’ locations of interest, RNZ reports. The Ara-Tai Cafe in the suburb of Half Moon Bay has also been listed as a...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
The Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee is gearing up to collect and send non-perishable foods to Tonga in the wake of the twin disaster, RNZ reports. The New Zealand Committee is urgently seeking donations of non-perishables like rice, flour, cooking oil, sugar, cabin...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Counties Manakau police are appealing for information on 52-year-old Auckland man, Nicholas Nadin, who was reported missing on Monday, RNZ reports. Nadin was last seen at Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga at 11am on Monday. Nadin is known to frequent the areas of Musick...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
More Auckland restaurants have joined the growing list of closures as Covid-19 continues to hit the hospitality industry hard, NZ Herald reports. The Restaurant Association has said it was devastated the industry was excluded from the Government’s re-activation...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
A solution seems on the way for Kiwi expats who may become ineligible to vote if pandemic restrictions keep them out of New Zealand, Newsroom reports. However, the Green Party and a legal expert are pushing for a broader review of the voter eligibility rules, saying...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Uncertainty at the border presents two possible scenarios for schools – either too many teachers or too few, says Newsroom. Early analysis by the Ministry of Education suggests teachers have a higher vaccination rate than the general population. However, the...
by Aucklist | 20 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
One of the largest events during Auckland’s pride month has been cancelled, RNZ reports. With 15,000 – 20,000 people expected to attend this year’s Big Gay Out on 13 February, New Zealand Aids Foundation (NZAF) said equity and safety were placed at...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland’s fibre network will be used to provide an insight into volcanic activity under the region, Stuff reveals. Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland will use fibre-optic technology, known as Distributed Acoustic Sensing...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Council technical experts are being made available to assist with the recovery efforts in Tonga, Stuff reports. Auckland and other councils had provided technical expertise to other Pacific nations in the past on a range of issues including water, waste and...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
A top dog breeder on trial for neglect told an animal inspector the “puppy farm” was a hobby, not a business, Stuff reports. SPCA inspectors, tipped off by a member of the public in 2017, found dogs in cages with their own faeces and puppies living in dirty...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
An Auckland mum and her two children endured anti-vaccine protesters banging on their car windows and scaring them as they queued to get vaccinated, Newshub reports. The mum and her two children, aged seven and 10 years old, were “terrified” after some of...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Health officials have scotched social media claims suggesting five children collapsed after receiving their Covid-19 jab at a North Shore vaccination centre, NZ Herald reports. “We can confirm there are no reports of any such events occurring,” said...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Potential home buyers are being warned they could face their pre-approvals being declined or withdrawn for months to come, RNZ reports. The warnings come as an investigation begins this week into whether banks and lenders are abiding by a law change to protect...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
An Auckland couple is beyond relieved after coming just seconds away from losing half a million dollars in a sophisticated banking scam, Newshub reports. Westpac, the bank the scam artists pretended to be from, has now issued a public warning about the scam and urged...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Dairy farmers say they urgently need 1,500 overseas workers within the next six months, Rural News reports. While farmers are happy with changes announced last month to the existing class border exception for 200 dairy workers, they desperately need more skilled...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Higher-quality masks could be one of our most important lines of defence against omicron, The Spinoff says. So why hasn’t the government updated advice around which masks offer the best protection or ensured we have access to them? “We’re dealing with the most...
by Aucklist | 19 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Native plants destroyed, volunteer labour wasted and thousands of dollars of seedlings frittered away – what went down at Sanders Reserve? asks The Spinoff. Sanders Reserve is an idyllic spot in Albany, on Auckland’s North Shore. The mowing of thousands of seedlings,...
by Aucklist | 18 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
The struggle to find that special someone who shares your interests is real for Gall of South Auckland, RNZ reports. She enjoys ocean swimming and happens to be a chicken. Gall – short for ‘Gallon’ – weighs 6.6kg and is on a strict diet to keep...
by Aucklist | 18 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
According to a Covid-19 modeller, New Zealand is not in a good position to brave an Omicron outbreak because vaccination for children only starts today and the booster roll-out is still in early stages, Newshub reports. Professor Michael Plank says the Auckland...
by Aucklist | 18 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Transport (AT) is being urged to return public transport schedules to normal as the city’s buses heave under the pressure of people returning to the office, Stuff reports. All buses are running under a reduced timetable while Tāmaki Makaurau is at the Orange...
by Aucklist | 18 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
The SPCA says dogs in Auckland are suffering the worst outbreak of parvovirus in 20 years and “the bodies are piling up”. It has encouraged dog owners to book vaccination appointments early as vet clinics struggle to keep up with a backlog that has persisted since...
by Aucklist | 18 Jan 2022 | Auckland news
A coroner has ruled an Auckland student who disappeared in 2019 likely ended his life at West Auckland’s Piha, NZ Herald reports. Guoquan Wu, 22, also known as Laurence, was reported missing on March 12, 2019. His car was later found in the Piha beach car park, but no...
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