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Pop-up vaccination clinic opens in Stanmore Bay
A pop-up vaccination clinic is opening this week for residents in the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
Drop in for a jab at the Hibiscus Coast Boating Club at 164 Brightside Rd in Stanmore Bay.
The clinic will run on Thursdays and Fridays over the next two week from 9am to 2.45pm.
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Basketball, university or firefighter? Tall Fern Ella Fotu does it all
Ella Fotu grew up playing sport, but it wasn’t until she witnessed her older brother, Tall Black Isaac Fotu, making strides with his basketball career in Hawaii that she decided she wanted to go pro too.
She would go on to do that, and much more.
The 25-year-old from Torbay is juggling being a … View moreElla Fotu grew up playing sport, but it wasn’t until she witnessed her older brother, Tall Black Isaac Fotu, making strides with his basketball career in Hawaii that she decided she wanted to go pro too.
She would go on to do that, and much more.
The 25-year-old from Torbay is juggling being a Tall Fern and playing for local club Harbour Breeze, alongside studying for a degree in environmental science via distance at Massey University, and, working as a firefighter at the Devonport Fire Station – the latter two are full-time gigs.
How does she manage all that?! Click 'read more' to find out.
11-year-old schoolgirl to open for six-time Platinum performer, Yulia
Albany Junior High School student, Lucy Singleton is set to perform at The Civic on Saturday night as the opening act for six-time Platinum performer, Yulia in Edith Piaf à L'Olympia à Paris.
Singleton has played numerous lead roles including young Fiona in Shrek the Musical.
Edith Piaf … View moreAlbany Junior High School student, Lucy Singleton is set to perform at The Civic on Saturday night as the opening act for six-time Platinum performer, Yulia in Edith Piaf à L'Olympia à Paris.
Singleton has played numerous lead roles including young Fiona in Shrek the Musical.
Edith Piaf à L'Olympia à Paris is a concert commemorating 60 years since the classic concert album Récital in 1961.
Yulia, accompanied by an orchestra and band, will revisit historical performances at L'Olympia theatre in Paris.
Check out Singleton's opening performance at The Civic on July 3 and July 4,
For more information check out the website.
Covid-19: North Shore Sky Bus service yet to resume post-pandemic
Tēnā koutou. The Sky Bus North Harbour Express, north Aucklanders’ only direct link to the airport, is yet to resume more than a year after the service was suspended due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
The 55-minute service, which stops outside Albany Westfield and the Smales Farm and … View moreTēnā koutou. The Sky Bus North Harbour Express, north Aucklanders’ only direct link to the airport, is yet to resume more than a year after the service was suspended due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
The 55-minute service, which stops outside Albany Westfield and the Smales Farm and Akoranga bus stations along the Northern Busway, cost $25 and $46 for adult one-way and return tickets respectively, with discounted fares for seniors and families.
North Auckland residents have still been able to get to the airport on public transport, via the NX1 to Britomart, train to Papatoetoe Station and the Airport Link bus to the airport.
However, the trip requires two transfers and takes about an hour and 50 minutes from Albany for $7.20 and two hours from the Hibiscus Coast Bus Station for $8.28 – double the time it would take on the Sky Bus service.
Alternatively, north Aucklanders can take the NX1 into the city – $6.12 from the Hibiscus Coast and $4.86 from Albany – and catch the Sky Bus Auckland City Express, taking between an hour and five minutes and an hour and a half.
A Sky Bus spokesman said it is keen to bring the service back, however it would need to see a "significant lift" in patronage for its Auckland City Express. The service resumed in July, however patronage is down 80 per cent compared to pre-Covid.
Click 'read more' for the full story.
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