by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Some Auckland schools are battling virtual truancy as they head back into online classes on Monday, with more than 50% of students dropping off the radar, RNZ reports. Next week sees Auckland students heading into Week 10 of Covid-19 restrictions, with no face-to-face...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Large plumes of smoke were seen billowing from a fire in the roof of a two-storey home on Mayn Ave, Sandringham, on Thursday afternoon, Stuff reports. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 1.20pm and three fire engines were sent. There are no reported...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Earlier this week, Dr Michelle Dickinson – aka Nanogirl – hosted the first in a series of live webinars with educators across New Zealand. The Auckland-based TV scientist, who has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, was inundated with questions, with more than 600 people...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
A 1960s house across the road from Government House in Auckland’s Epsom sold under the hammer for $5.302 million after nearly a solid hour and a half of bidding, OneRoof reports. Barfoot & Thompson agent Linda Galbraith said the auction was the longest of her...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
The number of New Zealanders eligible for legal aid has plummeted from an estimated 1.2 million in 2007 to 400,000, RNZ reveals. A solo parent with one child, working full time for minimum wage is considered too wealthy to qualify for civil or family legal aid, as is...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Two sex workers arrested at a Blenheim motel after travelling from Auckland without any exemption have appeared in court, NZ Herald. The duo appeared via video link from Blenheim police station, facing charges of failing to comply with an order made under section 11...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Early childhood student teachers say they are worried and anxious about their health and safety after one early childhood teacher tested positive for Covid-19 in Auckland, NZ Herald reports. Many are feeling their working environment is becoming even more risky than...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Fuel prices have never been so expensive in New Zealand, with the national average of 91 octane now $2.39 per litre, Newshub reports. In Auckland, it’s as high as $2.57 per litre. Experts believe prices will only go higher, with demand for energy skyrocketing as...
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
The current delta reproduction rate will see three-figure daily numbers soon, The Spinoff reports. That presents a challenge for hospitals. Without high compliance and vaccination rates, it could soon lead to overrun contact tracing systems and an even steeper rise....
by Aucklist | 15 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Silver Fern Farms (SFF) says it welcomes the release of the discussion document on the shape of the Emissions Reduction Plan, says Rural News Group. “At Silver Fern Farms, we see the transition to a low carbon economy as an important opportunity to create new forms of...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Ideas to help reduce emissions in New Zealand have received a wide range of feedback – some voicing support for the proposals, while others labelled them “hot air”, Newshub reports. New Zealand’s first Emissions Reduction Plan will set the...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
White Fern number 100 Sue Morris, who grew up in Papakura, South Auckland, has become New Zealand Cricket’s first female match referee, Newsroom reports. Morris first played for Auckland women at 17, with her domestic career spanning 18 years. She says ref work is...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Red Bull’s Auckland Flugtag event has been postponed once more due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, and will now take place on March 5, Stuff reports. It is the second time the amateur flying event has been put back as a result of the Delta outbreak. A Red Bull...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
On October 16, the Super Saturday event – now dubbed a “National day for action for vaccination” – will see vaccine clinics and pop-up events open nationwide, for the whole day and some into the evening, Stuff reports. Super Saturday is an event to help...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Auckland’s once-depleted water storage dams have recovered to normal levels, and restrictions on water use will soon be reviewed, Stuff reveals. The dams have reached 90.2% full, having bounced back from being just half-full in early May thanks to reduced consumption,...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Australian shoppers are raving about a New Zealand chocolate block that recently launched in their local supermarket chains, NZ Herald reports. Following a June reveals in New Zealand, Whittaker’s recently launched its Peanut Butter and Jelly bar in Australia....
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
The Royal New Zealand Ballet has cancelled most of its upcoming performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Stuff reports. This includes Auckland’s Dec 2-5 performances at the Aotea Centre. “For our dancers, performing to an audience is everything – it is what...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Lockdown has engendered extra determination from buyers to make a purchase, OneRoof suggests, and the extension of Auckland’s lockdown has added to that feeling of buyer urgency in our biggest city. In July, before the current lockdown hit, a gross 66% of agents...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
The Government isn’t considering an alert level 4 lockdown for Auckland, despite several epidemiologists and modelers calling for a so-called “circuit-breaker” lockdown due to the increasing number of cases, Newshub reveals. “A move back to...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Parents of Auckland school students are divided over whether in-person learning should resume, with some worried their children will fall behind in their education, RNZ reports. Auckland schools will not be reopening next week, with students instead continuing to...
by Aucklist | 14 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
A new agreement looks set to close a century-old tax rule that has allowed multinational tech companies to avoid paying tax around the world. So, asks The Spinoff, does this mean Facebook will finally pay tax in New Zealand? “When the international tax system was put...
by Aucklist | 13 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
The kayaker who died during a paddling session in the Manukau Harbour near Hillsborough on Sunday was a popular coach at Auckland’s Portage Crossing Outrigger Canoe Club, Stuff reports. Kafoa Hala Latu had been a coach there since 2014. “He was why many people showed...
by Aucklist | 13 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Shocking statistics have been released by the UK wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation about the decline in the number of butterflies and moths in Britain, reports Scoop. Jacqui Knight, founding trustee of the Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust, who has been...
by Aucklist | 13 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
If vaccination rates remain below 90%, health experts fear the worst is yet to come for South Auckland, reports The Spinoff. If strong border controls and public health measures remained in place and the vaccination rate reached 90%, the Counties Manukau region would...
by Aucklist | 13 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has pleaded not guilty to organising an anti-lockdown protest in breach of Covid-19 alert level restrictions, RNZ reports. Tamaki and co-accused Paul Thompson are charged with intentionally failing to comply with the Covid-19 Public...
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