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1341 days ago

Last week to have your say

The Team from Auckland Council

This is the year of recovery from COVID-19 and our 10-year budget needs to provide for Auckland’s future while keeping our rates increases low. We want to help the economy recover, support our communities, build water and housing infrastructure, and improve our transport network.

We are keen … View more
This is the year of recovery from COVID-19 and our 10-year budget needs to provide for Auckland’s future while keeping our rates increases low. We want to help the economy recover, support our communities, build water and housing infrastructure, and improve our transport network.

We are keen to hear your feedback on these issues. Have your say before 12pm on 22 March 2021 at akhaveyoursay.nz/recoverybudget.
Learn more

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1342 days ago

NEW 'The Sharing Box' available now in 3 flavours.

Sophie from Celebration Box

Perfect for sharing with your friends and family. Delicious donuts, with sweet treats such as Caramel Slice and Marshmallows. Two options also come with alcoholic beverages.

1342 days ago

Poll: Covid-19: Have you lost business revenue as a result of the delayed announcement about alert levels?

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

Hi Neighbouring businesses,

The Government's decision to drop Auckland to alert level 1 was announced at 11.30 am on Friday.

Read how the timing of releasing the decision has affected an Auckland business in this story by Thomas Coughlan and John Anthony:

An Auckland restaurant owner says… View more
Hi Neighbouring businesses,

The Government's decision to drop Auckland to alert level 1 was announced at 11.30 am on Friday.

Read how the timing of releasing the decision has affected an Auckland business in this story by Thomas Coughlan and John Anthony:

An Auckland restaurant owner says she will have to write off up to $15,000 in revenue for the week due to the Government’s decision to delay announcing when the city will move down alert levels.

A “preliminary decision” on whether to move from alert level 2 restrictions to level 1 was made Thursday evening, but the Government decided to wait until 11.30am on Friday to announce that from 12pm Auckland would move down to level 1.

Chand Sahrawat, co-owner of Auckland restaurants Cassia, Sidart and Sid at The French Cafe, said due to the delay in alert level change she would need to write off $10,000 to $15,000 in revenue for the week.

At alert level 2 her restaurants must operate one server per table, which slows down service, and have two metres between tables, resulting in the restaurants being able to operate at only 50 per cent capacity, she said.

"The whole process just slows down."

Without a warning on when alert levels would change the restaurants were not able to take forward bookings or order in the food they required because suppliers did not deliver ingredients on a weekend, she said.

Also, if they ordered ingredients but the move to level 1 did not go ahead when predicted then that could result in about $5000 of wasted ingredients, she said.

Chand said the Government seemed to move quickly into lockdown but took a long time to move down alert levels.

Read more here:

www.stuff.co.nz...

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Covid-19: Have you lost business revenue as a result of the delayed announcement about alert levels?
  • 37.8% Yes
    37.8% Complete
  • 51.4% No, I'm an essential worker
    51.4% Complete
  • 10.8% Unsure- haven't made the calculations.
    10.8% Complete
37 votes
1342 days ago

Hello Alert Level One!

Manukau Toyota

Hi Folks … Auckland is back at Alert Level 1 as of midday!

With the change coming in the middle of the working day, please bear with us as we switch gears. ?

We highly recommend scanning in if you are visiting us, our QR codes are posted at all our doors.

You can read more below about … View more
Hi Folks … Auckland is back at Alert Level 1 as of midday!

With the change coming in the middle of the working day, please bear with us as we switch gears. ?

We highly recommend scanning in if you are visiting us, our QR codes are posted at all our doors.

You can read more below about Alert Level One operations at Botany Toyota, Manukau Toyota, Papakura Toyota, Pukekohe Toyota, Bridgestone Botany & Bridgestone Takanini.

We look forward to seeing you!

Darren Smart
CEO, Manukau Toyota Group

1342 days ago

Enrol Now!

DynaSpeak Botany

Auckland CBD
Level 11,
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Phone: (09) 377 2434

Albany
1/2a William Pickering Drive, Rosedale
Phone: (09) 448 2570… View more
Auckland CBD
Level 11,
238 Queen Street
Phone: (09) 377 2434

Albany
1/2a William Pickering Drive, Rosedale
Phone: (09) 448 2570

Botany Downs
Level 1, Fountain Lane South,
Botany Downs Town Centre
Phone: (09) 279 9313

Henderson
207 Lincoln Road,
Henderson
Phone: (09) 255 6900

Mangere
15 Canning Crescent,
Mangere
Phone: (09) 255 6741
(09) 255 6782

New Lynn
Level 1,
3047 Great North Road
Phone: (09) 827 3612

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1342 days ago

Retro coffee table

The Team from Resene ColorShop Manukau

Refresh a retro coffee table without losing its character with a touch of colour and Resene Aquaclear.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how you can refresh your old table.

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1342 days ago

I fix 4u

Margie from Papatoetoe

I want to recommend this company they fixed my stereo and were efficient and well priced
They fix a wide range of products like microwaves, laptops, televisions...great service they are based at 138 Harris rd east tamaki and phone number is 2716262

1342 days ago

Transport projects planned for Papakura

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

Lighting around Papakura train station will be enhanced after the local board allocated nearly $70,000 to three transport projects.

A new bus shelter will be installed outside Rosehill Intermediate and way-finding signage will be erected at the station.

The shelter has been allocated $40,000, the… View more
Lighting around Papakura train station will be enhanced after the local board allocated nearly $70,000 to three transport projects.

A new bus shelter will be installed outside Rosehill Intermediate and way-finding signage will be erected at the station.

The shelter has been allocated $40,000, the signage $11,000, and safety lighting in the laneways closest to the station $18,799.

Board chair Brent Catchpole said the shelter would cater for a high number of school students and give them a safer area to wait for the bus.

A 2018 report revealed lighting issues near the town centre, including laneways with little lighting, he said.

“We will be able to install modern lighting to a number of sites.

“Better lighting is going to make people feel more confident walking in and around the station and we want to do our part to support residents using the train to take cars off our streets.”

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1343 days ago

We Say/You Say: A new addition

The Team from Community News

Hi Auckland,

A $452 million 21-storey high-rise building has been unveiled and is to be built above one of Auckland's new railway stations.

Auckland Council has signed over a $40 million, 125-year lease to a Malaysian developer which will see construction take place over the City Rail … View more
Hi Auckland,

A $452 million 21-storey high-rise building has been unveiled and is to be built above one of Auckland's new railway stations.

Auckland Council has signed over a $40 million, 125-year lease to a Malaysian developer which will see construction take place over the City Rail Link's underground Aotea Station set to open in 2024.

The plans include commercial and retail space, 60 apartments and a public plaza. The developer, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), will begin construction of the nearly half-billion dollar building after the completion of the station in 2024, and is expected to take about three years.

What do you think about the design?

Let us know in the comments below and don't forget to type NFP if you don't want your comments featured in your community newspaper.

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1343 days ago

One year on: teaching online cooking, wine and history and our News

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

We watch captivated by the spectacle of those impressive America's Cup yachts foiling at 40 knots across the Hauraki Gulf, and at the same time, it's hard not to have a salutary reflection on the last 12 months.

Almost to the day, we were celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the New … View more
We watch captivated by the spectacle of those impressive America's Cup yachts foiling at 40 knots across the Hauraki Gulf, and at the same time, it's hard not to have a salutary reflection on the last 12 months.

Almost to the day, we were celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the New Zealand School of Food and Wine with special wine tastings, cooking classes, forage and gastronomic dinner for over 75 guests + our students. Many of our Christchurch team, including Lois, Philippe and Victoria had come up for the weekend. My mother-in-law, June Hay had also joined us from her retirement home in Christchurch. By Sunday 15 March, I was getting pretty nervous about Covid-19 and rather than have June stay in the North Island for a holiday, she returned home the next day. A few days later June's rest home went into lockdown and I counted the 14 days to see if we too had a NZSFW Covid Cluster. Fortunately not! See below some photos as we recalled the 10th Anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquakes.

Read the full story on our latest newsletter.

1343 days ago

River side Oasis

Sanjeev Thakur Reporter from Homed - Southern Homes

The perfect marriage of Town and Country , brought to you by Jay Singh from Ray White .

Grab a copy from your nearest Real Estate Office Or Call him today for more details on 021 135 6726

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1344 days ago

Schools 'devastated' after 90 laptops stolen

Kendall Hutt Reporter from Manukau Courier

Hi neighbours. Three schools in the area have been left "devastated" and "disappointed" after about 90 laptops were stolen in break-ins between March 4 and March 8. Alfriston College, Papatoetoe Intermediate School and Randwick Park School all had Chromebooks taken.

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1344 days ago

Government releases Covid-19 vaccine delivery schedule, elderly and people with pre-existing conditions to be prioritised

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

Chris Hipkins has unveiled New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccination timetable.

Read more in Thomas Manch's story below:

The Government intends to dole out the Covid-19 vaccine to about half of New Zealand by the end of June, and the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions are … View more
Chris Hipkins has unveiled New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccination timetable.

Read more in Thomas Manch's story below:

The Government intends to dole out the Covid-19 vaccine to about half of New Zealand by the end of June, and the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions are “priority populations” to receive early access.

A long-awaited schedule for the Pfizer vaccine roll-out was published by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday, and showed the country carved into four groups.

“This is a balanced plan that prioritises reducing the chance of future outbreaks while protecting our elders, those with underlying health conditions and those who live in locations where we know outbreaks have occurred,” Hipkins said in a statement.

The first group to receive the vaccine, border workers and their families, would be completed by the end of March.

The second, 480,000 frontline healthcare workers and people living in “high-risk settings” has already begun and would continue until May.

The 234,000 people living in these “high-risk settings” include older people and people with pre-existing health conditions in the Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) area, people in residential aged-care facilities, and older people living in a family environment that poses a similar risk to aged-care homes.

“Anyone who lives in the Counties Manukau DHB area who is 65 and older or who has an underlying health condition is also in Group 2. This recognises that there are many border operations and MIQ facilities and their workforces based in this area,” Hipkins said.

The third round of the roll-outs would be for all other people aged 75 years old, then 65 years old, then people with pre-existing health conditions which include heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, respiratory conditions, kidney disease, and cancer.

The Government hopes to begin vaccinating this group – 1.7 million people in total – in May.

The fourth group is the remainder of the population, 2 million people who will start receiving the vaccine from July.

What do you think of the schedule for the Pfizer vaccine roll-out?

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1344 days ago

Wedding anniversary celebration in class

Theresa Vause from English Language Partners Auckland South

Jagdish Singh and Manjeet Kaur have joined Indu's class in the afternoon. They get a taxi to the class and are really enjoying the social interactions they are making with other learners living in Papatoetoe. The class celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary with them, sharing a wonderful … View moreJagdish Singh and Manjeet Kaur have joined Indu's class in the afternoon. They get a taxi to the class and are really enjoying the social interactions they are making with other learners living in Papatoetoe. The class celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary with them, sharing a wonderful cake. Teacher Indu has taught them Zoom - they will be able to share their special day with family living overseas.

1346 days ago

Current visitor policy at Middlemore Hospital at Alert Level 2

The Team from Counties Manukau Health

Awesome work whaanau! Auckland has moved back to Alert Level 2! Our current visitor policy will remain in place at Middlemore Hospital, Manukau SuperClinic and other CM Health sites. Our priority is to keep our patients, whaanau and staff safe.

Public visiting will be restricted to essential or … View more
Awesome work whaanau! Auckland has moved back to Alert Level 2! Our current visitor policy will remain in place at Middlemore Hospital, Manukau SuperClinic and other CM Health sites. Our priority is to keep our patients, whaanau and staff safe.

Public visiting will be restricted to essential or compassionate grounds by arrangement with the relevant ward charge manager/nurse. More information on our visitor policy can be found here: countiesmanukau.health.nz...

For questions about outpatient appointments, please contact our Customer Service team: Phone: (09) 277 1660 available 07.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday - Friday (except public holidays). Email: customerservice@superclinic.co.nz

Let's keep it up whaanau! Remember: wash your hands, scan QR codes with the COVID-19 Tracer app, stay home if you're sick and wear a face covering on public transport. #uniteagainstcovid19

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