Water race disruptions
Due to flood conditions in the Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers, disruptions and loss of supply are expected across all Selwyn water race schemes over the next 48 hours.
Malvern – disruptions likely due to outage at the Waimakariri Gorge intake.
Ellesmere – disruptions likely across all of the scheme due to outage at Early’s intake and Lower Rakaia intake.
Paparua – disruptions likely due to outage at Paparua intake.
Operators are working to restore the intakes, but as river levels drop further outages are likely.
For updates check the council Water Race Disruptions webpage at www.selwyn.govt.nz....
Poll: Would you want an unconventional funeral?
Funerals can cost as much as $22,000 and the planning can be stressful especially at a time when loved ones are grieving. Some New Zealanders are re-imagining funerals by making their own coffin or having a relaxed ceremony at home. Would you want a less traditional funeral? Share your thoughts below.
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83.6% Yes
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14.1% No
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2.2% Other - I'll share below!
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Covid update - National figures
Another encouraging result as another drop puts it into the low 2300 zone,
Canterbury continues to be slower to drop and is now at 17%. This does verify my personal reports of people still contracting it. Our figures have risen slightly 396 -399
Stay safe folks.
New - Deaths - Cant new cases % of National
2343 -11............................17.0%
2383 - 21...........................16.6%
2618 - 8.............................16.6%
3385 - 13 ..........................16.0%
3399 - 7.............................15.4%
4042 - 14...........................15.9%
4666 - 24 ..........................15.0%
4803 - 24 ..........................15.0%
5545 - 21
6084 - 20
6312 - 14
5878 - 15
5555 - 20
5757 - 20