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The North Canterbury Food and Wine Festival is the latest event to be cancelled due to Covid-19.
More than 4000 people were expected to attend the festival on March 6 in Glenmark.
Under the red traffic light system, large gatherings are limited to 100 people, meaning organisers had “no choice … View moreThe North Canterbury Food and Wine Festival is the latest event to be cancelled due to Covid-19.
More than 4000 people were expected to attend the festival on March 6 in Glenmark.
Under the red traffic light system, large gatherings are limited to 100 people, meaning organisers had “no choice but to cancel”.
Organisers said on the event’s website they were “truly heartbroken”.
“We're gutted that we won't be able to put a few smiles on your faces with good tunes, great food and some of the best wine in the country.”
All tickets will automatically transfer to the 2023 event, but a full refund is available through iTicket.
Several big events in Canterbury have already been cancelled this year, including the Great Kiwi Beer Festival, Electric Avenue and Nostalgia festival.
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Hokitika has been named the most welcoming town in NZ in Booking.com's 10th annual Traveller Review Awards.
Would be keen to hear from those who live there or who have visited whether they think the town really is exceptionally friendly. What makes it a welcoming place, or … View moreHi everyone,
Hokitika has been named the most welcoming town in NZ in Booking.com's 10th annual Traveller Review Awards.
Would be keen to hear from those who live there or who have visited whether they think the town really is exceptionally friendly. What makes it a welcoming place, or otherwise? Were there any cafes, restaurants, shops or other places you received a particularly warm welcome?
Lake Tekapo and Oamaru came in second and third place respectively, followed by Cambridge, Picton, Invercargill, Martinborough, Kerikeri and Palmerston North. Would also love to hear from you if you have thoughts on these places. Please include 'NFP' (not for publication) in your comment if you don't want it to appear in a travel article.
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts?
From local democracy reporter Adam Burns:
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The Hurunui District Council has introduced a vaccine mandate for its facilities, despite it not recording vaccination details for its 187 employees and volunteers.
However, the council said its employees would be required to show their… View moreFrom local democracy reporter Adam Burns:
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The Hurunui District Council has introduced a vaccine mandate for its facilities, despite it not recording vaccination details for its 187 employees and volunteers.
However, the council said its employees would be required to show their My Vaccine Pass, alongside members of the public, to access council facilities.
The council was previously not enforcing vaccine requirements at its facilities, nor for its 187 employees, contractors and volunteers, but it had been in talks with employees over an internal vaccination policy since last month.
The country's shift into the red setting of the Covid-19 Traffic Light System framework forced the hand of council bosses last week.
“It’s about everyone’s protection, we need to keep our staff healthy so they can help keep the community healthy," chief executive Hamish Dobbie said.
Dobbie said council had responded to ensure essential services could continue to be delivered "should widespread community transmission become an issue".
“Our teams will see changes within their own operations, but as far as the people of Hurunui are concerned, things will carry on as normal.”
When asked if any employees and contractors had been affected by the restrictions, Dobbie said most employees were required to spend more time working remotely.
"In addition to the requirement for vaccine passports, essential service teams have implemented their planned split into non-contact bubbles, the main office has been reconfigured to decrease occupation and maximise distancing.
"We continue to monitor the information provided about community transmission to ascertain whether there are other steps that we can take to further minimise the impact of Omicron on our staff and the services we deliver."
It was revealed last week the Christchurch City Council had let go of 13 staff due to their vaccination status.
A wildlife hospital is inundated with ducks covered in oil since a Kaiapoi factory fire spilled a toxic product into nearby rivers.
Fifteen ducks have been transferred to the South Island Wildlife Hospital in Christchurch since the blaze destroyed the factory, but three subsequently died.
… View moreA wildlife hospital is inundated with ducks covered in oil since a Kaiapoi factory fire spilled a toxic product into nearby rivers.
Fifteen ducks have been transferred to the South Island Wildlife Hospital in Christchurch since the blaze destroyed the factory, but three subsequently died.
Veterinarian Pauline Howard said the 12 remaining ducks were doing well but would need intensive care in the coming weeks to wash and waterproof their feathers.
Called wet feather, the condition occurs when a duck’s feathers become waterlogged, due to contamination with oil, detergents, lice or sooty black mould, causing them to lose their ability to repel water.
Howard said the ducks were unable to control their body temperature while they were covered in oil and that had caused two deaths, with one arriving too hot and another arriving too cold to save.
Sutton Tool NZ, Australasia’s largest drill bit manufacturer, suffered catastrophic damage in its main manufacturing facility after fire engulfed the building in the early hours of Sunday.
The blaze was so fierce a nearby resident described feeling a heat blast on his face after one explosion, and people from up to 40 houses had to be evacuated to a nearby school because of the risk of toxic fumes.
The fire also caused a product called quenching fluid to leak via stormwater drains into the Kaiapoi and Waimakariri rivers.
Designed to rapidly control the cooling of steel or other materials as part of the hardening process, the fluid produced oil slicks on the surface of the rivers.
Environment Canterbury on-scene commander Emma Parr said 18 New Zealand scaup – or black teal ducks – affected by oil had been captured and transported since the spill.
ECan advises anyone who sees oiled birds not to attempt to capture or clean them but to ring the incident response team with details of the location. “It can be distressing to see birds in this way, but the best way you can help them is by letting us know where they are.”
Parr said a final flush of the stormwater link between the site of the fire and the Cam/Ruataniwha River was carried out on Tuesday. The flush did discharge some oil, which booms collected and sucker trucks removed.
Brooklands lagoon and some less accessible areas are being surveyed for oil, both on water and by land, she said.
“To date, we’ve recovered approximately 2400 litres of oil from the water using sucker trucks and another approximately 250 litres of oil using sorbent materials.”
Oil at the site of the fire had been contained, she said.
Kevin Donovan, general manager of the Kaiapoi site, said while it was too early for the company’s Australian owners to make any decisions about the business and its 80 employees, Covid-19-affected supply chains meant the company played an important part in hardware supply in Australasia.
“A lot of what we manufacture is important for Australia and can’t easily be replicated at the quality standards or costs the market expects.”
Donovan said the company had been researching alternative sites, and said both the engineering facility and goods areas had not been damaged. “It’s one day at a time at the moment.”
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