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Bad news this morning for any productive, hard-working, and busy members of our society. The climate protesters who brought Wellington to a standstill - rush hour traffic to a stand still - will be back at it again soon. Mark my words. You'll see more idiots gluing themselves to motorways, abseiling down Mt Victoria, hanging signs from gantries, roads closed, police resources distracted from important stuff, and chaos to start your day. Why? The Crown has walked away from, abandoned, the prosecution of more than 20 defendants facing charges over protests in Wellington. These guys are off on their merry way. They're from the Restore Passenger Rail group. Some were awaiting re-trial after juries couldn't come to a verdict on whether they endangered transport. Anyway there's a lot of hands that should be in cuffs that will soon be covered in glue again. How do we know this? They told us. One of the nutters said he hopes the Crown decision sets a precedent and that protesters won't be prosecuted for future climate change activism. We had numpties sleeping in coal cart trying to shut down the Stockton mine on the West Coast over Easter. Dangerous stuff. Expensive stuff. I remember a woman stuck in traffic on SH1 missing her chemo appointment at hospital. Their point is emissions are bad for the climate, but tens of thousands of cars sitting idle stuck in traffic while some climate hero gets his five seconds of TikTok fame abseiling onto our state highways would surely, if anything, make those emissions worse. Also, did you know they hire gas-guzzling diesel vans to ferry them to and from their stunts? Hypocritical losers, even Tory Whanau said they were dumb. These people are not about climate solutions. They're about themselves. I'm all for constructive discussion on how our small country can play it's part. But every time I see an ambulance stuck in a traffic jam caused by unnecessary attention seekers, it makes me want to let the planet burn just to spite them. Sadly, the rest of us can all look forward to dealing with much more of this in the months and years ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A psychologist is encouraging the public not to engage in online content like that recorded after a horror crash on Auckland's southern motorway.   Police are slamming the livestreaming of the crash that killed three people at Ramarama on Monday.   They say it was recorded before emergency services arrived and showed close-ups of the deceased in the van and injured laying on the road.   Clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland told Mike Hosking an interest in death is clashing with social media pressures.   He says it's a reminder to think twice when pulling out phones to record.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday, it looked like it was going to be impossible to get someone from KiwRail, the Interislander or the Government to agree to our requests for an interview this morning about the grounding of the Aratere, the Interislander ferry that ran aground on the South Island Coast line about 2.8 km north of Picton on Friday night.    Not hugely surprising. Understandably the consequences of this steering failure are complicated, potential vast, and keeping them busy – from ensuring the safety and then removal of those on board, the technical challenges of re-floating the ferry, monitoring the potential environmental damage, and no doubt fielding unhelpful calls from those you're accountable to.   Last night Interislander General Manager Duncan Roy agreed to talk to us this morning, which we appreciate.   But let's speak plainly. Pictures of the Aratere sitting nestled under the cliffs of Tītoki Bay is a PR nightmare for all involved. There are no winners in this situation, and it tops off a pretty crappy week when it comes to asset maintenance. We can't fly our Prime Minister to a meeting in Japan either, and all it took was one power tower to tumble to knock the power out in Northland. Honestly, what next?  The Government scrapped the mega ferries plan due to a blow out in landside infrastructure costs, the pressure has been on the government to offer another solution. A Ministerial Advisory Group was put in place in February to consider the future of the Cook Strait service. The Government is assuring us they're committed to new ships, but they will be kicking themselves that a plan hadn't been settled before this incident.   In a press conference yesterday afternoon, the buck was passed pretty quickly, with Transport Minister Simeon Brown making it very clear the onus was on KiwiRail to make sure they're maintaining their ships, and on Martine New Zealand's to make sure they do so.   And he is right. Regardless of what plan was or will be in place to replace the current ferries – the Aratere would have been sailing on Friday, and for many more Friday's to come. Keeping the fleet operational is imperative until replacements have been delivered.   But there's no doubt this will bring renewed pressure back on the Government to get new vessels and new port infrastructure underway. The number of incidents tells us all we need to know. SH1 over the Cook Strait is unreliable, it's disruptive to businesses and freight service, and it feels we're just one more incident away from a disaster with a much more serious outcome.   In the meantime, well done to everyone involved in re-floating the Aratere last night without incident. Job well done – let's hope you don't have to do it again.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Msgr. John Esseff as he introduces us to the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart and of its incredible importance. The post SH1 – Introduction to the Enthronement – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Bay of Islands Business consultant Sarah Greener speaks to Lisa Owen about the ongoing delays in reopening SH1 through the Brynderwyns

If you've driven SH1 in the North Island it's likely you've seen it - Foxton's iconic windmill. It's also the only one in the Southern Hemisphere milling flour.

Transport and tourism operators are bracing themselves for the imminent closure for repairs of State Highway One through the Brynderwyn Hills.

Anyone wanting to head north out of Auckland for the school holidays will have to allow more time to get there. State Highway 1 at Dome Valley will remain closed over the weekend, with hopes it'll reopen on Monday, as teams work to clear a slip. The stretch of road has been closed multiple times in the past year. Waka Kotahi spokesperson Jacqui Hori-Hoult told Heather du-Plessis Allan that they've put a retaining wall in. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Msgr. John Esseff as he introduces us to the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart and of its incredible importance. The post SH1 – Introduction to the Enthronement – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Join Msgr. John Esseff as he introduces us to the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart and of its incredible importance. The post SH1 – Introduction to the Enthronement – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

One of the biggest problems Grant Robertson's going to have delivering his sixth budget on Thursday is just getting us to believe to him. This budget- we've been told- is going to be about infrastructure. Hands up- who believes this Government when they announce they're putting a huge of money into building infrastructure?  Yeah, probably not a lot of us.  We all remember the big song and dance announcing the bike bridge to Birkenhead, or the Light Rail in Auckland, or the Let's Get Wellington moving project in the Capital. And we all know where we're at with those projects. In order: Cancelled, not started, one pedestrian. But let me also tell you about the New Zealand upgrade programme, which I've been personally watching for years. The New Zealand upgrade programme is a bunch of extremely important roads, which this Government cancelled when they came in in 2017.  But then, in an obvious election move, just a day after announcing the 2020 election date, Grant Robertson brought them back.  But after the election- what a surprise- some of the most important roads were downgraded and cancelled in 2021. Mill Road, south of Auckland, alternative to SH1 upgrade- cancelled. Whangarei to Port Marsden- cancelled. Takitimu Northern Link- second stage cancelled.  Then fast forward to last Friday, and we find out that even the roads that did survive might now be ‘rescoped'. I'm taking about Otaki to north of Levin and widening the Southern Motorway from Papakura to Drury.   So here we are again, just before an election, and Grant Robertson is about to announce a massive infrastructure spend. How many of us are actually going to fall for that again? I think five and a half years of a complete lack of delivery is finally catching up with these guys. That really limits what Robertson can do on Thursday. The only available trick to them is to hand out money. Because that's believable. The money's in the bank, done, no promises broken. So expect that on Thursday. Because what else can they do?  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Restore Passenger Rail protestors are blocking SH1 at the Terrace tunnel in Wellington again. Our reporter Bill Hickman was there.

Kerikeri businesses are desperate for State Highway 1 to Northland to fully open up - with lengthy detours keeping visitors away. It's been three weeks since the main highway through the Brynderwyn hills closed due to slips, and it'll be at least a month before it fully re-opens. Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Marika Khabazi have the story.

It will be at least a month until SH1 to Northland fully reopens. Waka Kotahi says its crews are working hard to get the road through the Brynderwyns reopened as quickly as possible. But it says the ground is still moving above and below them, and Friday's rain pushed back progress. The closure is having major effects on those who need to travel to and from Northland. Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth is in Whangārei with the details.

President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to pay taxes to enable the government to fulfill its mandate for Kenya to be an independent nation. The Head of State stated that will be the viable solution to steer development in the country without huge reliance on foreign debts. President Ruto mentioned that his regime is working to solve the huge debt crisis due to the ballooning debt in the country which now stands at Sh8.2 trillion. He revealed that the government is focused on financing development projects using taxes pointing out that the government is currently paying more than Sh1 trillion to service the huge loans currently.

The Emergency Management Minister is promising Northland cash to fix its flood-damaged roads, but cannot say how much or when he will deliver on the commitment. Today Kieran McAnulty flew over the severely flood damage section of the SH1 which is closed at the Mangamuka Gorge. He also saw other busted regional roads. It means locals and visitors are having to take lengthy diversions and freighting is costing business more in time and money. Far North Deputy Mayor had been critical of the government's response, earlier saying no minister had gone to view the damage since the highway closure mid-August and the district is not a priority. Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty says that's not true.  

Northland residents are being warned the severely damaged Mangamuka Gorge could take ages to repair after it was taken out in last week's storms. The section of SH1 only just reopened last year after major slips cut off the road, with piles needed to stabilize the hill. Now Kaitaia locals and visitors are again having to take the long way round via SH10 and that means more time and money in freight, petrol costs and lost tourists. To get the latest on the road repair we're joined by Mark Owen from Waka Kotahi.

Kaitaia residents could be taking the long, long way around for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town, SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge. Waka Kotahi says the road is still highly unstable and there's been multiple slips with safe access an issue. That means a long detour via Kerikeri on SH10. Andrea Panther from the Kaitaia Business Association talks to Lisa Owen.  

The heavy rain that's hit the middle and lower parts of the South Island is now causing a major headache for travellers, with the main state highway between Dunedin and Timaru cut off. Rain is forecast to continue over Otago until mid-afternoon, so closures and flood warnings may not change until rain and river levels subside.State Highway One is closed from Palmerston through to Dunedin's Botanic Gardens, as is State Highway 83 the Duntroon-Georgetown Road. In South Canterbury, SH1 is closed at St Andrews through Makihikihi to Glenavy north of the Waitaki Bridge. Kathryn is joined by Nicole Felts, Waka Kotahi Journey Manager for Otago and Southland.

From Wednesday July 13 the Waikato Expressway permanent speed limit will increase to 110km/h for a continuous 78km, from Hampton Downs to south of Cambridge.Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency today announced the new 110km/h limit on the median divided four lane SH1 Waikato Expressway between Hampton Downs and Tamahere.The new speed limits will apply to the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway scheduled to open in mid-July, as well as the remaining Hampton Downs, Ngāruawāhia and Tamahere sections currently being upgraded to meet the necessary design and safety standards.An existing section of the expressway from south of the Tamahere interchange to south of Cambridge is already rated for 110km/h.Although a blessing ceremony for the new Hamilton Expressway section has been announced for July 12, an actual date for opening it to traffic is still under wraps; but, with today's announcement it could be as early as July 13.Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the Waikato Expressway has been designed and built to be one of the best roads in New Zealand and will provide a 35-minute travel time saving from the bottom of the Bombay Hills to Tirau.It is a key transport route for the Waikato region, connecting Auckland to the agricultural and business centres of the central North Island.Between October and November 2021 Waka Kotahi consulted on the proposed speed limit changes which have now been finalised. In addition to consulting with the public, Waka Kotahi also consulted with iwi, NZ Police, AA, Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand and the local councils.Director regional relationships David Speirs says overall, the majority of the 744 submissions received were in support of what was proposed."This road has been selected to have its speed limit increased because of its design and safety features. This is one of the country's best roads."The Government invests heavily in our transport system and has upgraded many state highways with a focus on making them safer and more efficient. The speed limit is being increased on the Waikato Expressway because it is a modern road that can support higher travel speeds without compromising safety. The features making it safer for travelling at higher speeds include having at least two lanes in each direction, a central median barrier and no significant curves," Speirs says.For Hamilton sections, the new speed limits will apply once opened, Waka Kotahi says.The new permanent 110 km/h speed limit effective from Wednesday July 13 applies to:SH1 southbound. From approximately 650m north of Hampton Downs Road overbridge to approximately 1.3km south of Tamahere interchange (Airport Road).SH1 northbound. From approximately 1.3km south of Tamahere Interchange (Airport Road) to approximately 650m north of Hampton Downs Road overbridge.More information on the permanent speed limits and the Waka Kotahi consultation summary, including the submissions can be found at: www.nzta.govt.nz/WEX110.- by Peter Tiffany, NZ Herald

When Miles sets out to prove that Darla cannot be a child of God, since she is a child of her parents, Alfalfa takes her case to Judge Spanky. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God!” John 1:12 SH1 #kids, #christiankids, #biblelessonsforkids, #storiesforkids, #storiesforchristiankids, #bedtimstoriesforkids, #fishbytes4kids, #roncarriewebb, #salvation, #childofGod

When Miles sets out to prove that Darla cannot be a child of God, since she is a child of her parents, Alfalfa takes her case to Judge Spanky. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God!” John 1:12 SH1 #kids, #christiankids, #biblelessonsforkids, #storiesforkids, #storiesforchristiankids, #bedtimstoriesforkids, #fishbytes4kids, #roncarriewebb, #salvation, #childofGod

When Miles sets out to prove that Darla cannot be a child of God, since she is a child of her parents, Alfalfa takes her case to Judge Spanky. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God!” John 1:12 SH1 #kids, #christiankids, #biblelessonsforkids, #storiesforkids, #storiesforchristiankids, #bedtimstoriesforkids, #fishbytes4kids, #roncarriewebb, #salvation, #childofGod

Are people from rural NZ better with directions than city-folk?And with Transmission Gully bypassing a bunch of towns, does that mean you can now drive Auckland to Wellington on SH1 with zero traffic lights?LISTEN ABOVE

The first commuter rubber has hit the new motorway fast-tracking the Capital with the Kapiti Coast. Transmission Gully opened its brand new 27kms of tarmac quietly to traffic at 2:45am this morning, giving the first experience of driving the steep Wainui Saddle, which at 8% is the same gradient as Ngauranga Gorge, only twice as long. This is the first glimpse of a valley, now a road, that has been hidden behind hills from its predecessor SH1, all but inaccessible other than to outdoor adventurers. Waka Kotahi says its taken a hundred years to build it, and is discouraging people from rushing out to give it a go. But, there was no stopping our Nine to Noon colleague Melanie Phipps, who's blue-toothed her phone and checks in with Kathryn Ryan from the Pauatahanui interchange.

After what has felt like forever in construction, the new stretch of SH1 called Transmission Gully is about to open.LISTEN ABOVE

Monday Political Panel: Labour MP for Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor and Wellington-based MP Nicola Willis talk ACT Party leader David Seymour's call for a testing alternative to vaccine mandates, anti-vaxx protests, COP26 has been called a failure by advocates and how do we make SH1 safer south on Levin.

"Incredibly disappointed" police have blasted the behaviour of anti-lockdown hīkoi members who blocked a state highway, risking public safety. A strong police contingent is continuing to monitor a hīkoi involving members of the Sovereign Hīkoi of Truth (SHOT) movement at the Southern Auckland checkpoint border after a police line had to be used to move the protesters off the highway in the early hours of this morning. "Police are incredibly disappointed that this group of protesters have chosen to take this action," they said in a statement. "By carrying out non-essential travel they are putting themselves, our staff and the wider community at risk, while additional Police resources have had to be redeployed in order to monitor the movements of this group at the checkpoints." The group claim to be heading to Waitangi - but have been told they are not welcome there by local Māori leaders. Tai Tokerau Border Control founder Hone Harawira has described the hīkoi as "a scam" organised by Pākehā anti-vaxxers. "There is no invitation from Waitangi Marae, no invitation from the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, no invitation from Ngāti Kawa or Ngāti Rahiri, and no invitation from Ngāpuhi," the former Tai Tokerau MP said. The convoy of around 50 vehicles carrying about 100 people arrived at the Southern checkpoint border in Mercer just before midnight. Two protest vehicles, including a bus, remain parked on State Highway 1 in the northern lanes with the drivers refusing to move them. Traffic is being diverted around them and police are attempting to get the drivers to move them off the road. Police negotiators and iwi liaison officers were called in to help after some of the protesters "surged forward" on foot from Orams Rd blocking the southern lane of SH1, but when this failed a police line was used, a police media statement said. "The group was directed by police to a gravel area on Orams Rd, to move away from blocking the road and disrupting traffic travelling through the checkpoint." The group is trying to get to Waitangi in Northland where leader of the Outdoors Party and prominent anti-vaccine and anti-5G activist Sue Grey will be speaking. Grey flew to Kerikeri on a private plane yesterday and then travelled to Waitangi yesterday. Speaking on a Facebook livestream, Grey wanted to set the record straight and confirmed the Waitangi event was going ahead, but the "really, really bad news" was the hīkoi had been blocked at Auckland's southern border. Police had put a big truck across the road and laid down spikes, she said. However, this had been strongly denied by police. Grey said her co-leader Alan Simmons had told her that Hone Harawira seemed to have single-handedly convinced police that the event had been cancelled so a whole group of people were not being allowed through the checkpoint to attend. Grey, speaking on a second livestreamed video, said people stopped at Auckland's southern border were "pretty unhappy and frustrated" at the way they had been treated and urged people to go and support them. "It seems to me the people who need support are the people that are blocked at the border down in the south of Auckland wanting to come here that have been stopped. It would be helpful for people to give them some support because there are some pretty unhappy people there who are pretty frustrated with the way they've been treated and the information we have that it all came down to one person telling the police that everything is and that's why they weren't allowed to come through." She said it seemed so unfair that if you could afford to fly on a plane from Wellington you could get there, but there was no route for those who wanted to drive from level 2 into another level 2 area. Her advice to those who were being stopped was that it "if was good enough for police to block the people then it was good enough for the people to block the police", adding if the road was closed then it should be to everyone not j...

Our first official episode with none other than your favorite SH1!! A great friend, roommate, human, but most importantly, mentor. Take a listen as we interview one of the most genuine humans we have had the pleasure of meeting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Anyone else starting to develop the niggling feeling that Labour is anti-motorist? If you are, that's a problem for Labour. Of course, I'm asking this question off the back of the EV announcement yesterday.  The political nerds right know will be wondering how much is this new petrol car tax going to hurt Labour. Answer, not a lot right now, because you don't buy cars every day, so most of us probably can't see right now how or when it's going to get us or how much we'll be stung. But this is a slow burner: people are going to get annoyed over time as they get reminded over and over again how anti-motorist this government is. Bizarrely, the government is going to remind you about your car tax.  I just expected it would be buried in the price of the car you're buying so you'd never really have to address it. But no, when you buy your new or imported second hand vehicle, they're going to force you to log on to register your car for the first time and you will be redirected to a website where you will find out what your tax is and you'll have to pay it.  Every person will be reminded that they're being taxed. So how many people will that annoy? In 2019, there were 245,000 new registrations in the country.  If that number holds, then between this car tax coming in at the start of next year and the 2023 election, about 429,000 car owners will log in to find out how many thousands they're paying in tax.  That's about 12-13 percent of voters.  If the car is owned by a couple and both of them are annoyed at the tax, it could be up to 24-26 percent of annoyed voters now. And I suspect it's going to irritate more people than not.  Because most of us only care about climate change until it starts costing us actual money, and then don't care as much. And this feeds that growing narrative that Labour is out to get you if you're a motorist. This announcement plus the boomer bike bridge to Birkenhead, plus the cancellation of desperately needed roading projects like Mill Road south of Auckland and SH1 from Port Mardsen to Whangārei, plus all the cycleways being built everywhere, plus the petrol levy in Auckland.All of that is going to remind you they're not listening to you.  They are deliberately leaving you in congestion. And then every time you pay this tax, or get told by your wife or brother or mum or friend how annoyed they are at paying this tax, it all adds up to a growing annoyance at all of us having to pay more, but going nowhere faster, and the sense that Labour doesn't like motorists. And that over time might well hurt them. 

In today's episode, we discuss the legalities of owning a firearm following the recent story of Juma Mohamed Motha who was accused of failing to secure the pistol contrary to the Firearms Act at his home in Lavington on March 4, 2020 along with other charges. A city resident has been charged with failure to secure a firearm after police officers who accompanied auctioneers on a recovery mission found a pistol in his home. Juma Mohamed Motha was accused of negligently and without reasonable cause, failing to secure the pistol contrary to the Firearms Act at his home in Lavington on March 4, 2020. Motha was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm because police allegedly found an air gun inside his house, which he did not have a license to hold. During an investigation, police wrote to the Firearms Licensing Board to authenticate the firearm licensing certificate for the firearms he held, and it was found to be genuine. However, he only had a license for the pistol, but he reportedly told the police officers that he had inherited the air gun from his late grandfather. He was also charged with being in possession of a firearm imitation after he was found with a plastic AK47 rifle. The guns were allegedly found in some of the drawers in his house as auctioneers executed a court order in relation to a debt of slightly over Sh1 million he owed a businessman. Motha denied all the charges to the law courts. He was freed on a Sh100,000 bond with a surety of a similar amount and an alternative cash bail of Sh100,000. The case will be mentioned later this month when the court will set the hearing dates. Research by Joy Mutimba-Vetil (joy@swalanyeti.org) Link to the story: https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/general/city-man-charged-with-failure-to-secure-pistol-in-his-house --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/swalanyeti/message

“Can we liquidators defend this appeal, and use someone else’s lawyers?” ___ A dispute between two Dirs and equal shareholders of a mining Co led to it being wound up. Before the windup SH1 brought a derivative action on behalf of the Co against SH2 and related entities. The claim succeeded re revenue from one mine which SH2 diverted away from the Co to their own interests, and failed in relation to redirected revenue from another mine. SH2 appealed. SH1 applied to lodge a cross-appeal on behalf of the Co. The liquidators came before the Court to seek s 90-15 advice including that they would be justified in: (i) causing the Co to defend SH2’s appeal (ii) not opposing SH1’s cross-appeal (iii) instructing the same lawyers SH1 used for the derivative action Advice was given. Re (i) the liqs were justified in defending the appeal: [40] Re (iii) the liqs were justified as it would be in the best interests of the Co to making use of the earlier lawyers’ case specific knowledge: [46], [47], [56] Re (ii) the liqs were justified in not opposing as SH1 bore many of the risks (including of an adverse costs order) and there was potential significant upside for the Co: [65] The liqs’ costs of the proceedings were to be costs of the winding up: [68]

Police have clarified the location of Auckland's lockdown checkpoints, following confusion north of Auckland this morning where residents report being turned away from the police-manned stations.Eight checkpoints were set up around Auckland's regional boundaries as the city entered alert level 3 at midnight Sunday.The rest of the country is at alert level 2.The topic of lockdown checkpoints came up at today's Ministry of Health Covid-19 update, where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern conceded there was a "very clear miscommunication" regarding checkpoints' boundaries.Auckland's "legal border" is exactly the same in the north as it was last time - but this morning there was a checkpoint further north.Ardern suspected police extended Auckland's border to Mangawhai because it might have meant people could travel more widely in the region but what it actually meant was more towns and communities were affected than needed - but said she wasn't looking to find blame.A map of Auckland's level 3 border and more information on travelling through the boundary is available on the Government's Covid-19 website.Police are setting up additional checkpoints and "refining" the locations of the checkpoints to ensure they are as close as possible to Auckland's border.The current three existing checkpoints north of Auckland will be relocated back to the same five locations from the last regional lockdown in 2020.All other checkpoints will remain in their current positions, however, this is being regularly reviewed and assessed, a police spokesperson said.The new checkpoints will be in place by 6pm and stay in place until midnight February 17.By 6pm checkpoints will be at the following locations:Northern• SH1/Mangawhai Rd (Twin Coast Discovery Highway)• Mangawhai Rd/north of Coal Hill Rd• Black Swamp, west of Rako Rd• Mangawhai Rd and Cames Rd• Mangawhai Rd and Ryan RdNote: Mangawhai Rd also known as the Twin Coast Discovery HighwaySouthern• Mercer off-ramp/Koheroa Rd – (southbound traffic on SH1 and Mercy Ferry Rd).• SH1/Oram Rd – (northbound traffic on SH1)• Mangatawhiri Rd /Koheroa Rd/SH2 off-ramp (All east and westbound traffic)• East Coast Rd (Waharau Regional Park)• Pukekawa-Churchill/Highway 22 and Highway 22/Logan Rd• Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato Rd intersection with Klondyke RdThe spokesperson said police have been pleased with the public's response so far following a change in alert levels overnight."While there have been some expected delays, police report the public have been co-operative and understanding."A small number of motorists have been turned away at the checkpoints due to non-essential travel, the spokesperson said."Police are continuing to work with a graduated response and with today being the first day of checkpoints coming into effect, police's focus has been to first engage with and educate motorists at the checkpoints about the current travel restrictions."Motorists heading out through a checkpoint have been warned to plan ahead and expect some delays."The key message for motorists is to plan ahead and expect some delays. Those who are stopped will be asked about their reason for travel, and to provide proof of an exemption."Police across Tāmaki Makaurau have also been conducting reassurance and visibility patrols, particularly around testing sites where there has been a large turnout this morning.Traffic has noticeably decreased on the roads in Auckland today, the spokesperson said.The spokesperson also reminded the public that front station counters in Tāmaki Makaurau are closed to the public with the exception of Henderson (Waitematā), College Hill (Auckland City) and the Counties Manukau Hub, which are all open 24/7 but with restricted access.North Shore policing centre will also be open 7am to 10pm, seven days a week, with restricted access, it said."Where possible, members of the public are asked to visit us online. You can report non-emergency situations online at www.police...

The self-declared Te Tai Tokerau Border Control will set up checkpoints in Northland tomorrow.Former local MP Hone Harawira told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's to inform the public of the threat the virus poses on their community. Police respect the intentions of a Northland group which wants to resurrect Covid-19 checkpoints on the region's key roads — but say checkpoints aren't needed as long as the country is in alert level 1.Yesterday the iwi group behind last year's Covid-19 road blocks, Tai Tokerau Border Control, said it was planning to bring back checkpoints following a positive case in Northland of the South African variant.Earlier, regional coordinator Rueben Taipari said the location and timing of checkpoints had yet to be decided, but the group had to act because the government wasn't doing enough to protect the vulnerable.Taipari, of Ahipara, said the group met on Monday night to discuss the threat posed by the new community case."We've been in touch with the police, iwi and health authorities, and we intend standing up checkpoints in key points to protect our old people and everyone else in the North,'' he said."We're disappointed that government hasn't already initiated plans to protect kaumātua and kuia in the North and Māori people in general, who comprise some of the most at-risk groups to the latest virulent strain," Taipari said.Nyze Porter, the group's logistics coordinator, said iwi were already taking steps in case the virus had spread.''Our tangihanga are under review, our kōhanga may be closing, government departments are moving to protect their staff, iwi are initiating work-from-home strategies, and plans for Waitangi may have to be shelved, but the government is doing nothing to protect our most vulnerable whānau," she said.Inspector Riki Whiu, acting district commander for Northland, said police had been advised of the group's plans to re-establish checkpoints.''Police respect and recognise the good intentions of the group, however while New Zealand remains in alert level 1 police do not believe there is any requirement for checkpoints at this time. As such our expectation is that Covid checkpoints will not be operating,'' Whiu said.''We're all coming to this kaupapa from the same place — out of a need to protect the most vulnerable in the community. As we have throughout the Covid-19 response, we continue to work with our partners which includes iwi,'' he said.Whiu said Northlanders should continue to follow the advice of health professionals by staying home if unwell and seeking advice from a GP or Healthline about getting tested.They should also sign in anywhere they visit using the Covid tracer app and turn on Bluetooth if possible. Harawira set up the self-declared Tai Tokerau Border Control during last year's nationwide lockdown, in response to motorists flouting the no-travel rules and what some Northland iwi saw as lax enforcement by the authorities.Iwi-led checkpoints were set up at various locations including the Far North ''border'' on SH1 at Waiomio, Kaeo Hill, Kaikohe, Waitangi, Mangamuka Gorge, Ngataki, and Hokianga.The checkpoints were highly controversial — former Northland MP Matt King called them illegal and demanded the police dismantle them — but they were also credited with reducing the spread of the virus in Northland and East Cape, where local iwi were the first to set up road blocks.Police eventually joined forces with iwi volunteers at some checkpoints, though only until level 3 was lifted.text by Peter de Graaf, NZ Herald

The road between Whangārei and Auckland is about to be choked with trucks.Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and police have urged motorists travelling the route to be extra careful with a dozen trucks an hour set to leave Northport from 6am on Friday.The trucks will be carrying about 1200 containers that couldn't be unloaded in Auckland from the ship Constantinos P.The ship's diversion to Marsden Pt was seen as an opportunity for Northport to strut its ship-unloading stuff after adding a second crane early this year.It docked on Sunday and it was expected trucks would begin moving the containers to Auckland tomorrow morning.It comes as the Government's scrambling to ensure imports arrive in time for Christmas.Transport Minister Michael Wood told Heather du Plessis-Allan says ships are being diverted to Tauranga and Whangarei."I've been talking with people like KiwiRail, so KiwiRail have put on 20 additional services between Auckland and Tauranga to get that freight moving."An extra 800 freight trucks are rostered on to travel between Whangarei to Auckland for a week from Friday.That start point has since shifted to Friday. Northport spokesman Peter Heath said the delay was because 1170 containers destined for Auckland had been stacked to be unloaded there.The different configuration at Northport needed an extra 300 container movements to get the Auckland-bound containers off the ship."For us it's been a massive learning exercise and we said at the outset it would be. Hats off and huge thanks to everyone involved for being so supportive."The containers will begin to leave Northport at a rate of 12 trucks an hour from Friday morning. The trucks will be making the journey to Auckland between 6am and midnight for seven days.The traffic won't all be one way - empty trucks will be returning to Northport to pick up a new load.Waka Kotahi vehicle compliance officers, Worksafe and the officers from the police commercial vehicle safety team would be on the route.Senior Sergeant Mike Flatt said officers would be checking the number of hours truck drivers spent behind the wheel."We know that truck drivers can work long hours and we want to ensure all freight is transported in a safe manner. Our officers will be focusing on ensuring truck drivers travelling between Northland and Auckland are not fatigued and are complying with their driving hour limits, while also checking that the trucks are roadworthy."Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency regional director Steve Mutton said motorists should plan more time for their journeys."We expect the roads to be busy in the lead-up to Christmas and there are only a few passing lane opportunities on the route. We ask motorists to be patient and give trucks space on the road for the safety of all road users."There may be delays on SH1 next week, and all drivers need to factor that into their plans. Trying to 'make up lost time' by speeding and unsafe overtaking puts everyone using the road at risk."Mutton said roading workers would also be busy south of Whangarei to complete as much of the scheduled road resurfacing programme as possible before the holiday period.with text from Newstalk ZB

The road between Whangārei and Auckland is about to be choked with trucks.Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and police have urged motorists travelling the route to be extra careful with a dozen trucks an hour set to leave Northport from 6am on Friday.The trucks will be carrying about 1200 containers that couldn't be unloaded in Auckland from the ship Constantinos P.The ship's diversion to Marsden Pt was seen as an opportunity for Northport to strut its ship-unloading stuff after adding a second crane early this year.It docked on Sunday and it was expected trucks would begin moving the containers to Auckland tomorrow morning.That start point has since shifted to Friday. Northport spokesman Peter Heath said the delay was because 1170 containers destined for Auckland had been stacked to be unloaded there.The different configuration at Northport needed an extra 300 container movements to get the Auckland-bound containers off the ship."For us it's been a massive learning exercise and we said at the outset it would be. Hats off and huge thanks to everyone involved for being so supportive."The containers will begin to leave Northport at a rate of 12 trucks an hour from Friday morning. The trucks will be making the journey to Auckland between 6am and midnight for seven days.The traffic won't all be one way - empty trucks will be returning to Northport to pick up a new load.Waka Kotahi vehicle compliance officers, Worksafe and the officers from the police commercial vehicle safety team would be on the route.Senior Sergeant Mike Flatt said officers would be checking the number of hours truck drivers spent behind the wheel."We know that truck drivers can work long hours and we want to ensure all freight is transported in a safe manner. Our officers will be focusing on ensuring truck drivers travelling between Northland and Auckland are not fatigued and are complying with their driving hour limits, while also checking that the trucks are roadworthy."Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency regional director Steve Mutton said motorists should plan more time for their journeys."We expect the roads to be busy in the lead-up to Christmas and there are only a few passing lane opportunities on the route. We ask motorists to be patient and give trucks space on the road for the safety of all road users."There may be delays on SH1 next week, and all drivers need to factor that into their plans. Trying to 'make up lost time' by speeding and unsafe overtaking puts everyone using the road at risk."Mutton said roading workers would also be busy south of Whangarei to complete as much of the scheduled road resurfacing programme as possible before the holiday period.

The Kenyan government plans to pump up to Sh1.6 billion into public schools in the next two months ahead of their scheduled reopening in January. The cash will be used to set up additional classrooms, ablution blocks and labs, according to Education Chief Administrative Secretary Zack Kinuthia. The project is being implemented through the secondary education quality improvement programme (SEQUIP) sponsored by the World Bank. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

Half of the 1,000 public projects being implemented in Kenya have stalled and will require a staggering Sh1 trillion to complete, the International Monetary Fund has disclosed, raising concerns about the country’s planning and public spending decisions.The huge number of stalled projects, which comes with delayed payments to contractors, is a major contributor to the cash crunch in the private sector that has precipitated job losses and reduced cash in people’s pockets with latest Central Bank of Kenya data showing that the cash circulating outside banks dropped to Sh176.9 billion in September — the lowest since September 2015.“the IMF said in a fiscal transparency evaluation update on Kenya released on Wednesday that the number of stalled projects is increasing, and is currently estimated at approximately 500 (half of all ongoing projects), because of non-payment to contractors, insufficient allocation of funds to projects, and litigation cases in court,” “Expenditure estimated at Sh1 trillion is required to finalize these projects,” it further says. “The rapid increase in public investment since 2010 occurred without enough screening for project viability and readiness before they entered the budget”.The Bretton Woods institution noted that the lack of effective gatekeeping has allowed many new projects to enter the budget pipeline — creating challenges in the financing of ongoing projects. Many of the public projects lack a cost-benefit analysis as well as standardized appraisal and selection plans, effectively failing to match expenditure to available financial resources and producing white elephant projects. The disclosure follows meetings between the IMF and top officials from the National Treasury, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO), the Controller of Budget (CoB) and other government agencies, parastatals and regulators that handle or oversee public projects in preparing the report.Revenue performance has failed to hit the target at the same time, meaning that the government has had to borrow heavily to finance these projects.Servicing the debt and financing a large recurrent expenditure bill takes up the lion’s share of State revenue, leaving the Treasury unable to pay development expenditure bills and thus stalling projects. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was sobering yesterday to turn on my phone and see a news alert that eight people had died in a car crash on State highway one at Atiamuri in the middle of the North Island. Sobering because I had driven that very stretch of road not days before.The scene was reportedly horrific, with two doctors by chance first on the scene. One man received 30 minutes of CPR but still died at the scene. One of the cars had crossed the centre line. An investigation has started as to why?The Taupo Mayor, David Trewavas, told Mike Hosking this morning, “you come across the mighty Waikato, at Atiamuri you come across a pretty new bridge, come up a double passing lane and around an easy left-hand corner, so what can I say?” You can tell his disbelief. After that description, I know exactly where the accident happened and I’m in disbelief. One of the drivers has made a small, catastrophic mistake.There’s nothing wrong with the road. Except for the obvious design fault. A fault that for all her own virtue signalling, pregnant pedalling pomp, Julie Anne Genter has correctly identified and the sooner work starts on it the better.This is a nation whose main highway linking North and South is, for the most part, a winding two-lane, sometimes three-lane, road. Unlike most of the world, we drive on the right side of the car and I wasn’t surprised to hear this happened on a left-hand bend.Genter wants to put median barriers on the black spots. She’ll get $1.4 billion in the budget to do that. The sooner SH1 gets a basic common sense safety update, the sooner we won’t be ruing the loss of eight lives in one second's worth of inattentionAnd there’s that word. Budget. Just one month to go until the very first well-being Budget in history and there is a lot in play. Today we started a five-day junior doctors' strike. Five days! They want better hours but the only way they’ll get that is with more doctors which won’t come cheap. Add that to the sector-wide industrial action amongst teachers from early childhood to secondary with all of them putting their hands out for a billion or more. Add that to Chris Hipkins revamp of Tomorrow’s Schools estimated today to cost $2 billion. Add that aged care workers and nurses complaints. Add that to Pharmac dissatisfaction of their drug rationing. Add it all to a raft of funding crisesBoy, there’s a lot on this Government’s plate, some of their own ideological making and some they’ve inherited from the tightwads who underinvested before them. So this Budget is a biggie and can anyone else feel a fiscal hole starting to open up or will Grant Robertson’s Budget Responsibility Rules mean that we’re going to carry on with underpaid people and half-arsed infrastructure, which seems to be the New Zealand way. We'll see. Fascinating timesWith all this in play, what is the Leader of the Opposition worried about? Slushies for prison guards, of course. Now maybe a million was too much to spend but in the scheme of things, this was a petty piece of political click bait. At the regional conferences, Simon Bridges has been demanding loyalty and his people have been demanding leadership. Slushies ain't cutting it.Leave the slushies for your Corrections spokesperson Simon (a guy named David Bennett by the way) and get stuck into the big stuff because you’re starting to appear strangely irrelevant.

Silent Hill está fazendo 20 anos essa semana e como se trata de um dos nossos jogos (e séries) favoritos, não podíamos deixar passar em branco! Confira conosco tudo sobre SH1, desde sua criação até o que diabos acontece na história do jogo, além de algumas curiosidades e acontecimentos de nossa infância / adolescência. O episódio contém spoilers, mas nós avisamos quando eles começam, então não se preocupem! E participe você também pelos comentários! O post Debug Mode #286: 20 anos de Silent Hill – Podcast apareceu primeiro em GameFM » Debug Mode - Podcast.

The last few weeks have been jarring for Kenyans as we found out that we'd had yet another maize scandal, and this time we lost KES 2 billion at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to 21 people. We also found out that we lost KES 9 billion to 10 companies that were irregularly awarded National Youth Service (NYS) tenders. That’s a total of KES 11 billion. A few days ago, it also came to light that we had lost between KES 70 - 95 billion at the Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC). This scandal is still unfolding. Today, were joined by Anzetse Were (@Anzetse), a development economist, to talk about the cost of corruption on our economy. What does this looting do to our country? Press play! Resources Detectives dig up dirt in Sh95bn pipeline of scams Detectives probe possible loss of Sh70 billion at Kenya Pipeline Treasury auditor on the run as 20 are charged with NYS looting Revealed: Firms that gained from Sh9bn NYS scandal NYS did business with ghost firms in Sh9bn tender scam MPs summon Kiunjuri over Sh1.9bn NCPB scandal Inside story of the NCPB maize scam Gov’t reveals names of 21 maize scandal beneficiaries Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index 2017

Al centro della puntata #50 c’è la presa diretta dell’evento formativo organizzato dall’Ordine Avvocati di Velletri il 7/02/2018 presso l’Aula polifunzionale del Tribunale di Velletri dal titolo "Tecnica, Procedura e Giurisprudenza del Processo Amministrativo Telematico - Aggiornamenti pratici ad un umano dall’obbligatorietà” Relatore dell’Evento è stato l'avv. Andrea Pontecorvo, ospite della puntata #49 sul rapporto Avvocati e Nuove Tecnologie (Ascolta l'intervista => https://goo.gl/wnB9mS) Durante l'evento l'avv. Pontecorvo ha illustrato gli aggiornamenti tecnici e normativi sul PAT; le novità del Sito della Giustizia Amministrativa; la nuova modalità del versamento del CU tramite l’F24 Elide, lo standard della firma Digitale ammessa nel PAT, il PADES. L’obbligatorietà del deposito cartaceo di tutti i documenti ancora fino a tutto il 2018. Ha mostrato la configurazione di ACROBAT Reader per la redazione del modulo deposito atto e le criticità collegate per lo standard di crittografia SH1, in contrasto con la normativa Europea. L'avv. Pontecorvo ha dedicato parte rilevante dell’evento alle tipologie di attestazioni di conformità, alla Procura e all’applicazione dell’Art. 22 CAD per l’hash e il riferimento temporale. E ha dedicato ultima parte dell'evento alla dimostrazione pratica dell’utilizzo di Acrobat DC. L’Evento arricchisce l’ampia offerta formativa del COA di Velletri rivolta ai suoi iscritti ed è stato fortemente voluto dal Presidente del Consiglio dell’Ordine, avv. Stefano Bertollini. Nei suoi saluti iniziale l’avv. Bertollini ha evidenziato che un Avvocato deve essere anche tecnologico per i migliorare e adeguare i processi di lavori nel Mondo Digitale. Grazie alla tecnologia il contenuto di questo evento da oggi si apre anche alla Rete, rimanendo accessibile a tutti, sia a chi ha partecipato dal vivo con la possibilità di rinfrescare la memoria, sia a chi è stato assente. Questa puntata del podcast è distribuita sotto licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non Commerciale - Non Opere Derivate 4.0/Internazionale (https://goo.gl/U3yb9y). Questo significa che puoi scaricare, condividere ma non modificare né utilizzare per scopi commerciali il contenuto di questa puntata, sempre attribuendo la paternità dell'opera all’autore, in questo caso Francesco Posati e al podcast #PCTfacile. Ascolta il podcast e vivi #futurodigitale Segui #PCTfacile su: • WEBSITE: www.pierrelab.it • LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/francescoposati • TWITTER: twitter.com/pctfacile • FB: www.facebook.com/pctfacile - - - Ascolta #PCTfacile su • Soundcloud goo.gl/OXBwGR • Spreaker goo.gl/zpWhkw • iTunes: goo.gl/4GGK0D • Stitcher: goo.gl/Eunj6v - - - Contribuisci alle pubblicazione delle puntate • Paypal: paypal.me/fposati/5 • Patreon: patreon.com/fposati

Now we are going to cover Space Rabbits! This conversation took place between Houston and the Apollo 11 crew just before the first Moon landing in 1969:         Houston: Among the large headlines concerning Apollo this morning, is one asking that you watch for a lovely girl with a big rabbit.         An ancient legend says a beautiful Chinese girl called Chang-O has been living there for 4,000 years. It seems she was banished to the Moon because she stole the pill of immortality from her husband.         You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is always standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree. The name of the rabbit is not reported.         Michael Collins: Okay. We’ll keep a close eye out for the bunny girl. Having said that, lets look a little deeper into Rabbit's in space. Now from Wikipedia, Animals had been used in aeronautic exploration since 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers sent a sheep, a duck, and a rooster aloft in a hot air balloon (the duck serving as the experimental control). The limited supply of captured German V-2 rockets led to the U.S. use of high-altitude balloon launches carrying fruit flies, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, frogs, goldfish and monkeys to heights of up to 144,000 feet (44,000 m). These high-altitude balloon flights from 1947 to 1960 tested radiation exposure, physiological response, life support and recovery systems.  The U.S. high-altitude manned balloon flights occurred in the same time frame, one of which also carried fruit flies. Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight, before human spaceflights were attempted.  Later, animals were also flown to investigate various biological processes and the effects microgravity and space flight might have on them.  Bioastronautics is an area of bioengineering research which spans the study and support of life in space. To date, seven national space programs have flown animals into space: the Soviet Union, the United States, France, Argentina, China, Japan and Iran. A wide variety of animals have been launched into space, including monkeys, dogs, and insects.  The United States launched flights containing monkeys and primates primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985.  France launched two monkey-carrying flights in 1967.  The Soviet Union and Russia launched monkeys between 1983 and 1996.  During the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet space program used a number of dogs for sub-orbital and orbital space flights. Back in the late 1950’s space programs in the Soviet Union (Russia) and United States used animals to make high altitude and orbital flights.  Tragically, many times they were one-way trips. It was inhumane on a lot of levels. Marfusha, the first rabbit astronaut, made a high altitude test flight on July 2, 1959 aboard an R2-A rocket.  Following this on August 19, 1960, another rabbit was sent into space on the Soviet Sputnik 5 and returned alive along with its fellow animal astronauts, which included dogs and mice. There are a few photo's of unlikely space travelers, such as a white dog and a grey rabbit, ad two dogs and a rabbit available on line. Otvazhnaya (the dog) and Marnushka (the rabbit) braved a high altitude test flight on July 2, 1959 aboard an R2-A rocket.  Another dog, Snezhinka, also went on the flight.  Fortunately, all three animals were recovered successfully.  This rabbit went on to make five more successful high altitude test flights in the following year. Then in August 1960, two dogs, Belka and Strelka, an unnamed gray rabbit, 40 mice and 2 rats, were launched in Sputnik 5. Again in September 1962 a rabbit was aboard the Artemis that made 12 complete earth orbits. However, Artemis collided with space debris and sustained critical damage. Fortunately, the rabbit was recovered unharmed 933 miles off the east coast of Brazil. NASA’s History of Animals in Space web page states, after the manned lunar landing of Apollo 11, the role of animals was limited to the status of "biological payload." The range of species broadened to include rabbits, turtles, insects, spiders, fish, jellyfish, amoebae, and algae. Although they were still used in tests dealing with long-range health effects in space, tissue development, and mating in a zero-g environment, etc., animals no longer made the front pages. One exception to this was one of the last Apollo flights, Skylab 3, which launched on July 28, 1973. On board were Anita and Arabella, two common Cross spiders. Tests were set up to record the spiders' successful attempts to spin webs in space. Now this is also from NASA. Most recently, Animals go into space to help conduct scientific research only when absolutely necessary. Researchers prefer to research with computer models, or by involving the astronauts directly. For some experiments, however, only animals will work. Sometimes the situations need to be closely controlled-such as a monitored diet. Human astronauts generally aren't willing to agree to eat the same amount and type of food, so this experiment would be a burden to them.  Animals, however, always have monitored feedings. Taking animals into space requires special considerations. If a group of laboratory mice were to fly aboard the next Space Shuttle mission, what would be needed? Traditional aquarium-style cages don't provide enough traction for mice to walk around; instead, space mice have wire mesh cages so their toes can grip a rougher surface. Wood chips couldn't be used for bedding; they wouldn't stay in place. Gravity-feed water bottles wouldn't work; pressurized water containers are needed instead. Bowls of dry food aren't practical, so compressed food bars are provided instead. As for how to clean the cages, a special waste containment system has been created to keep everything in its place. Do the animals like living in microgravity? Does floating instead of walking confuse them? "Amazingly, they adapt very quickly," says Laura Lewis, a member of NASA Ames Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. "Within 5 minutes, mice are floating in their living spaces, grooming themselves, and eating, just as they would on Earth." "Good science sets up hypotheses for an experiment, but sometimes the result is not what you expect," says Lewis. "While we test our projects on the ground and in simulators, once we get into space, we are sometimes surprised by what we learn." Baby mammals have a hard time in space because they normally huddle for warmth-and in space, it's hard to huddle when bodies drift and float. It's also difficult for babies to nurse when they can't locate their mother's nipple. Animals that travel in space are cared for ethically and humanely, Lewis says. "The Institutional Animal Care and Use Community looks at the most humane alternatives for taking animals into space," she says. "Regulations for animal research are more intense than for using people in research because people can give consent. Animals can't object, so people need to work on their behalf. Animal housing rules are more extensive than the requirements for human children day care centers. NASA facilities that house animals for research are accredited by an organization that requires proof that animals are cared for in a facility that meets those standards." The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Services Policy Act protect research animals and set minimum standards. "Animals don't go into space very often," Lewis says. "There are so few flight opportunities for a mission to include animals, so the project has to be pretty important to earn a spot on any trip into space. When animals do make the trip, their welfare is a key concern." There are a couple of websites touting the use of rabbits as a food source for human space colonies on Mars. Over the past 50 years, American and Soviet scientists have utilized the animal world for testing. Despite losses, these animals have taught the scientists a tremendous amount more than could have been learned without them. Without animal testing in the early days of the human space program, the Soviet and American programs could have suffered great losses of human life. These animals performed a service to their respective countries that no human could or would have performed. They gave their lives and/or their service in the name of technological advancement, paving the way for humanity's many forays into space. http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html http://hopperhomebunnyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/one-hop-for-mankind-rabbits-in-space.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/F_Animals_in_Space_9-12.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-11/22/content_23976223_7.htm Word of the Week: Precaution Plant of the Week: Rhubarb Story of the Week: Rabbit and the Moon Man http://www.native-languages.org/mikmaqstory3.htm This is a Mi'kmaq Native American Tale The Mi'kmaq Nation is a member of the Wabanaki Confederacy that controlled northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes. The Micmacs are original natives of the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick region. They also settled in locations in Quebec, Newfoundland, and Maine. Today, most Mi'kmaq people live on the Canadian side of the border, but the Aroostook Micmacs live in northeastern Maine. Long ago, Rabbit was a great hunter. He lived with his grandmother in a lodge which stood deep in the Micmac forest. It was winter and Rabbit set traps and laid snares to catch game for food. He caught many small animals and birds, until one day he discovered that some mysterious being was robbing his traps. Rabbit and his grandmother became hungry. Though he visited his traps very early each morning, he always found them empty. At first Rabbit thought that the robber might be a cunning wolverine, until one morning he found long, narrow footprints alongside his trap line. It was, he thought, the tracks of the robber, but they looked like moonbeams. Each morning Rabbit rose earlier and earlier, but the being of the long foot was always ahead of him and always his traps were empty. Rabbit made a trap from a bowstring with the loop so cleverly fastened that he felt certain that he would catch the robber when it came. He took one end of the thong with him and hid himself behind a clump of bushes from which he could watch his snare. It was bright moonlight while he waited, but suddenly it became very dark as the moon disappeared. A few stars were still shining and there were no clouds in the sky, so Rabbit wondered what had happened to the moon. Someone or something came stealthily through the trees and then Rabbit was almost blinded by a flash of bright, white light which went straight to his trap line and shone through the snare which he had set. Quick as a lightning flash, Rabbit jerked the bowstring and tightened the noose. There was a sound of struggling and the light lurched from side to side. Rabbit knew b the tugging on his string that he had caught the robber. He fastened the bowstring to a nearby sapling to hold the loop tight. Rabbit raced back to tell his grandmother, who was a wise old woman, what had happened. She told him that he must return at once and see who or what he had caught. Rabbit, who was very frightened, wanted to wait for daylight but his grandmother said that might be too late, so he returned to his trap line. When he came near his traps, Rabbit saw that the bright light was still there. It was so bright that it hurt his eyes. He bathed them in the icy water of a nearby brook, but still they smarted. He made big snowballs and threw them at the light, in the hope of putting it out. As they went close to the light, he heard them sizzle and saw them melt. Next, Rabbit scooped up great pawfuls of soft clay from the stream and made many big clay balls. He was a good shot and threw the balls with all of his force at the dancing white light. He heard them strike hard and then his prisoner shouted. Then a strange, quivering voice asked why he had been snared and demanded that he be set free at once, because he was the man in the moon and he must be home before dawn came. His face had been spotted with clay and, when Rabbit went closer, the moon man saw him and threatened to kill him and all of his tribe if he were not released at once. Rabbit was so terrified that he raced back to tell his grandmother about his strange captive. She too was much afraid and told Rabbit to return and release the thief immediately. Rabbit went back, and his voice shook with fear as he told the man in the moon that he would be released if he promised never to rob the snares again. To make doubly sure, Rabbit asked him to promise that he would never return to earth, and the moon man swore that he would never do so. Rabbit could hardly see in the dazzling light, but at last he managed to gnaw through the bowstring with his teeth and the man in the moon soon disappeared in the sky, leaving a bright trail of light behind him. Rabbit had been nearly blinded by the great light and his shoulders were badly scorched. Even today, rabbits blink as though light is too strong for their eyes; their eyelids are pink, and their eyes water if they look at a bright light. Their lips quiver, telling of Rabbit's terror. The man in the moon has never returned to earth. When he lights the world, one can still see the marks of the clay which Rabbit threw on his face. Sometimes he disappears for a few nights, when he is trying to rub the marks of the clay balls from his face. Then the world is dark; but when the man in the moon appears again, one can see that he has never been able to clean the clay marks from his shining face. News stories of the Week:  2-4-17 Forty-foot Peter Rabbit statue built to mark Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary burnt down in suspected arson.  A 40ft straw statue of Peter Rabbit built for Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary has been burnt down in a suspected arson attack.  The tribute to the children's book character was unveiled last year to mark the anniversary of the Lake District writer's birth.  Police and fire chiefs are investigating the cause of the blaze that destroyed the artwork in a Cheshire field, But now there is nothing left after it caught fire at around 5pm on Thursday, in its field at Snugburys farm in Hurleston, Cheshire.  "It's wonderful to see that Peter Rabbit was loved by so many.  We certainly won't let this stop us!"family that run Snugburys farm.  For more than 10 years, staff at Snugburys have been building sculptures in their field. The giant Peter Rabbit was made last summer.  The farm wrote on its website: "The whole Snugburys family grew up listening to the stories of Peter and his friends.  "They therefore felt it was only fitting to dedicate this year's straw sculpture to Beatrix Potter. In total around 1,000 man hours have been spent creating the feature.  "The inspiration for the blue jacket came from recycling the blue bags our packaging arrives in.  We hand wove a thin layer of blue bags over the straw and we are really pleased with the outcome.  "The whole structure weighs in at an impressive 8 tonnes and Peter stands at 38 ft tall, with his 10 ft carrot and 10 ft ears!".  In a statement, the farm said: "We are very sad to confirm Peter was set alight last night by an arsonist.  "Thank you all - we are truly overwhelmed by all the support from everyone far and wide in the last few hours.  "It's wonderful to see that Peter Rabbit was loved by so many. We certainly won't let this stop us!"  Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed a crew from Nantwich was sent to the scene. Fire investigators are now liaising with Cheshire Police into the case of the incident. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/03/forty-footpeter-rabbit-statue-built-markbeatrix-potters-150th/ Where top rabbit keepers go for lessons Neat cages made of timber and stainless weldmesh hosting dozens of animals welcome one to the Ngong National Rabbit Breeding Centre.  Successful rabbit farming depends on three things, first is the right structures in terms of houses, cages and pens. Two, a good feeding regime from when the animals are young to maturity and three, prevention and control of diseases,” says Vincent Maritim, the Deputy Officer in-charge of the centre. The article goes on to discussed housing, feeding and suggested meat breeds. Rabbit Keeping on the Rise There are no payments or registration for farmers when they visit the Ngong Rabbit Centre. Payment is made when there is training, where they part with Sh2,500 for three days.  “This is a breeding and training centre. We train farmers on how to raise rabbits and how to go commercial with rabbit farming. The training should be free, but there are costs that have to be incurred like lunch and stationery,” says Vincent Maritim, the deputy officer at the centre.  They sell rabbits to farmers who come for the breeding stock. They include individuals, institutions, farmers’ associations and farmers from neighbouring countries like Tanzania as well.  “Most farmers buy our rabbits for breeding. We only sell the non-productive rabbits for eating to farmers. We sell weaners at Sh750 and three-month olds at Sh1,500.”  Rabbit farming is fast spreading in the country due to its vast potential and ease of management.  The increasing cost of beef, mutton and poultry have motivated many farmers to rearing rabbits, which they slaughter themselves.  The meat is also sought in niche market http://www.nation.co.ke/business/seedsofgold/Where-top-rabbit-keepers-go-for-lessons/2301238-3798512-4ogggtz/ Del. Fariss' tall tale of rabbit hunt brings down the House Del. C. Matthew Fariss, R-Campbell, brought down the House (of Delegates) on Friday as he spun a tall tale of a bipartisan rabbit hunt on the grounds of the state Capitol.  The House gave preliminary approval to House Bill 1900, sponsored by Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford, in spite of Fariss’ yarn in opposition to the bill. The bill would set civil penalties for people who knowingly and without permission let their hunting dogs roam over landowners’ property after notice is given. http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_516d81af-5c64-5220-a76f-1c2afd7b421b.html Snaring plan for Carmanville rabbit problem called off The central Newfoundland town of Carmanville has abandoned a plan to snare wild rabbits that are overrunning their community.  Wildlife officers will no longer be setting up rabbit snares next week, in response to the rabbit problem plaguing the town.  The town posted on Facebook Friday night that another plan would be developed.  The problem began about 10 years ago when someone's pet rabbits escaped and started breeding outside with other wild animals.  In recent years, the numbers have escalated to the point where residents in the Carmanville area are regularly complaining about their gardens being destroyed.  However just hours after the town posted the notice about the snaring, another notice was posted saying the plan had been abandoned and that "alternate solutions" would be explored http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/carmanville-rabbit-problem-1.3966159 Belmont bunny predicts 6 more weeks of winter BELMONT - The rabbits of Belmont Community Day Care sought to continue their three-year streak of showing up groundhogs when it comes to predicting the duration of winter.  "We decided to cheat off of Groundhog Day and have Hare Hog Day, because we aren't allowed to have groundhogs," says Richard Doren, the day care's executive director.  The Belmont bunny Carmel set out to see its shadow -- or not -- much like the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil http://bronx.news12.com/news/carmel-the-rabbit-of-belmont-community-day-care-predicts-6-more-weeks-of-winter-on-groundhog-day-1.13056506 Rabbits, large and small, strut their fluff at Stock Show Exhibitors showed nearly 800 rabbits, representing 28 different breeds, on Saturday. There were Californians and New Zealands, prized for their meat; Lionheads, named for the distinct wool mane around their head; and Checkered Giants, known for their black and white fur and large stature.  Rabbit show Superintendent Tom Bell said judges evaluate rabbits by a number of qualities, from the sheen of their fur to arch of their back.  “Everything depends on the breed, and no two rabbits are identical,” said Bell, who has raised and shown rabbits since 1980 Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/fw-stock-show/article129358299.html#storylink=cpy Brave rabbit fends off a falcon in a showdown for the ages The wild is a scary place, but unlikely heroes emerge as a result.  In this video posted on Youtube by user DUB TV, a rabbit combats an attack from an aggressive falcon in a dramatic fight of life and death.  Even though the falcon has height on its side, the scrappy hare puts its dukes up and shows the falcon who's boss.  For now, this rabbit reigns on as King of the Prairie. http://mashable.com/2017/02/02/rabbit-fends-off-falcon/#o8RQ5O9_Vaqa 'Thousands' of feral bunny rabbits run rampant in Las Vegas communities Pet bunnies might seem like a good idea but many end up dumped in the wild, becoming feral. The abandoned household pets are now multiplying and taking over communities across the Las Vegas Valley.  Animal advocates estimate there could be thousands of feral bunnies throughout the community. Although it's not clear how the dumping sites started, the problem is only getting worse. http://news3lv.com/news/local/thousands-of-feral-bunny-rabbits-run-rampant-in-las-vegas-communities Thief dressed in bunny onesie steals hundreds worth of supplies from Jacksonville nail salon by: Amber Krycka, Action News Jax Updated: Feb 2, 2017 - 8:23 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A local business owner is trying to find the person who broke into his nail salon dressed in a onesie.  This week, Kenny Do, with China Nails in North Jacksonville, said someone shattered his front door, crawled inside and stole more than $500 worth of nail supplies. The entire crime was caught on surveillance video.  Dressed in a bunny-like onesie, the thief wastes no time. He smashes the glass door, crawls in and quickly grabs as many items as possible.  But this bunny snatcher wasn’t after money. He passed the cash register and went straight for the nail supplies. http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/thief-dressed-in-bunny-onesie-steals-hundreds-worth-of-supplies-from-jacksonville-nail-salon/490421663

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Property ID- 416603 - Price- $373,000 Takahoa Bay Estate is a mere 90 minutes from the city. Here is a place where the sea wanders in and out of the hills, where white sandy beaches enhance sapphire waters; a place to explore waterways by kayak, windsurf, fish the harbour in a runabout, play tennis, wander the farm park or just take timeout to watch the swans on the wildlife reserve. Only 8 km's from SH1 and set amidst a managed farm park, facilities include sealed roadways, all tide boat ramp and trailer park, residents tennis court, harbour side picnic spots, an olive grove and secure electronic gateway. Lot 37 is elevated yet sheltered. A relaxing spot to sit on the grass and watch the ebb and flow of the inner harbour with its rural outlook that stretches for miles and miles. Here you can nestle your home alongside your own piece of totara forest with its fantails and tui. A haven for children to safely explore and play. Branch: Warkworth Agent: Peter Marsh

Property ID- 416320 - Price- $480,000 Takahoa Bay Estate is a mere 90 minutes from the city. Here is a place where the sea wanders in and out of the hills, where white sandy beaches enhance sapphire waters; a place to explore waterways by kayak, windsurf, fish the harbour in a runabout, play tennis, wander the farm park or just take timeout to watch the swans on the wildlife reserve. Only 8 km's from SH1 and set amidst a managed farm park, facilities include sealed roadways, all tide boat ramp and trailer park, residents tennis court, harbour side picnic spots, an olive grove and secure electronic gateway. Lot 17 is lakeside lot where wild birds like graceful swan come to rest. A spot that will be a joy for those who seek a quiet place to reflect on the simple things that Mother Nature provides. Construct your home on this sunny site taking advantage of the peaceful lake and ever-changing harbour views. Branch: Warkworth Agent: Peter Marsh

Property ID: 416603 - Price: $373,000 Takahoa Bay Estate is a mere 90 minutes from the city. Here is a place where the sea wanders in and out of the hills, where white sandy beaches enhance sapphire waters; a place to explore waterways by kayak, windsurf, fish the harbour in a runabout, play tennis, wander the farm park or just take timeout to watch the swans on the wildlife reserve. Only 8 km's from SH1 and set amidst a managed farm park, facilities include sealed roadways, all tide boat ramp and trailer park, residents tennis court, harbour side picnic spots, an olive grove and secure electronic gateway. Lot 37 is elevated yet sheltered. A relaxing spot to sit on the grass and watch the ebb and flow of the inner harbour with its rural outlook that stretches for miles and miles. Here you can nestle your home alongside your own piece of totara forest with its fantails and tui. A haven for children to safely explore and play.