by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
A hotel and restaurant operator with properties in Auckland and the Bay of Islands has decided it will take only guests who are fully vaccinated from November, Newsroom reveals. The Hotel Britomart, including its restaurant Kingi, is introducing a vaccine mandate...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Residents opposed to a new footpath in Auckland’s St Heliers aren’t letting lockdown restrictions get in the way of halting work, Stuff reports. The project will see a new path laid through Vellenoweth Green, which locals claim will cut into the green space widely...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Before the government’s national day of vaccination push this weekend, Ōtara, Clendon and Burbank were the last Auckland suburbs to get 50% of their populations fully vaccinated, Stuff reports. But the latest figures from the Ministry of Health show they have finally...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Tuala Tagaloa Tusani was rushed to south Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital in early September after testing positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19. Now he is urging others, especially those in the Pacific community, to get vaccinated and realise Covid-19 is real,...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Carbon and forestry, increasingly linked to overseas investors, continue to outmuscle sheep and beef but nothing about carbon is simple, Interest reports. For those who are farming sheep and beef there is the disconcerting reality, but in some cases exciting reality,...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Senior students across Auckland will be heading back to school next Tuesday – but at least one school has decided not to reopen just yet, NZ Herald reveals. Takapuna Grammar School emailed parents to say they would be continuing with remote learning till at...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Auckland’s Santa Parade and NZ’s largest cycling event are the latest activities to be disrupted by the Covid Delta outbreak, RNZ reveals. The Christmas parade in Auckland has been cancelled for the first time in decades, and in a statement organisers said...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
As the deadline for education workers to get the vaccine approaches, principals and teachers want clarity from the Government on what this will mean for the sector, Newsroom reports. Teachers and other support staff who work on school grounds will need to get their...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Auckland Council reveals that Aucklanders are discovering new and simple ways to lower their carbon footprint and save money using tools from Live Lightly. One family changed all their lights to LED’s and saved $400 per year on power bills. Another found that...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Suspected anti-vaxxers have been making bogus Covid-19 vaccination bookings in one of the least protected areas of the country, RNZ reports. A spate of fake bookings in Tairāwhiti over the past few days, including in the lead up to Super Saturday, means the Pfizer...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Auckland Council’s governing body has unanimously agreed to lift the region’s remaining outdoor water restrictions, following a report from Watercare. Restrictions will be lifted from Saturday October 23 – they were first put in place on May 16, 2020 in response...
by Aucklist | 22 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Microplastics aren’t just swirling around our oceans, they’re also floating around in the air and that could be influencing how our climate is changing, according to New Zealand research published today in the journal Nature, The Spinoff reports. But how much of an...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
New Zealand farmgate milk prices are heading toward a record high, NZ Herald reports, if latest Global Dairy Trade auctions are anything to go by. ASB Bank, which lifted its 2021/22 season forecast by 55c to $8.75 per kg, said the chances of a record milk price were...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has pleaded not guilty after being charged with breaching his bail conditions, Stuff reports. He was charged again by police after he attended a second “freedom rally” against Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday, despite orders to...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
A triage tent set up at Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department should serve as a warning to the public to get out and get vaccinated, a nurses’ union says. Staff have been triaging patients in the tent before they enter the ED since Monday as they prepare...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Pharmac says it will fund next generation diabetes drugs for all people with the condition who meet its criteria, despite new concerns raised by patient advocates, Stuff reports. Patient Voice Aotearoa spokesman Malcolm Mulholland said he was concerned the funding...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
A woman who escaped from MIQ security guards last night has surrendered to police after a series of separate quarantine breaches last night, NZ Herald reports. Three Covid cases escaped from a managed isolation facility in two separate incidents over 24 hours. The...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
The battle for equal pay started 125 years ago and it’s not over yet, Newsroom reveals. A new campaign, Mind The Gap – backed by 35 organisations including unions, women’s groups, and BusinessNZ – hopes to address some of the issues. The battle...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Police have issued infringement notices to six people who attended a wild North Shore party that flouted level 3 rules, and say more infringements notices are likely to follow, NZ Herald reports. A man, 28, has already been summoned to court over the party....
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Auckland Council says the region has come a long way in the fight against the highly contagious and deadly disease, kauri dieback. Projects to manage the spread and impact of the disease have included closing tracks and favourite urban walking routes, and providing...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Secondary school teachers are “dismayed and angry” at the government’s announcement that students in Years 11-13 who live in alert level 3 areas will be able to return to classrooms on 26 October, RNZ reports. Post Primary Teachers’ Association...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Not all heroes wear capes – many wear gumboots and carry traps, says Auckland Council. They are our eco heroes: working to protect Auckland’s natural spaces and resources. Pāora Puru, responsible for regenerating the mauri (life force) of forests and waterways,...
by Aucklist | 21 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Some large companies have begun to issue vaccine mandates. Others are wary without a government directive. The Spinoff asks employers what they’re planning, and a specialist lawyer explains what businesses can and can’t do. Laura Scampion, the head of employment law...
by Aucklist | 20 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
An Auckland real estate agent has apologised for an “unacceptable” post where he offered unvaccinated Kiwis discounted rates, Newshub reports. Tim Webb, who markets himself as an Agent of Change, posted to his Facebook page on Thursday that as a...
by Aucklist | 20 Oct 2021 | Auckland news
Financial hardship brought on by the lockdown is pushing more people try to make withdrawals from their KiwiSaver to cover outstanding debts, RNZ reveals. Financial Services Complaints chief executive Susan Taylor said: “By and large the people coming through to...
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