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'Exactly the sort of rejuvenation we need': New late-night dining ... (New Zealand Herald)

“Contrary to what some think, 24-hour cities can be the safest.” Anchor tenant at ...

“It’s an iconic part of the city centre and its close proximity to the arts precinct makes it an ideal place for late-night dining,” she said. Jungle 8 will follow in the “noisy, busy and buzzy” style of Wong’s Lucky 8 bar in Ponsonby, serving Asian-style tapas food, cocktails and drinks. Reid will be injecting about $2m into renovations to turn Elliott Stables into what he hopes will be the “focal point for nightlife in the future”. He said the aim of the new project was to have “authentic chefs bringing their traditions and skills from their homeland”. But he admitted this wasn’t enough to save some businesses - and the new plans aimed to turn Elliott Stables back to its “rightful place as Auckland’s premier food dining hall”. Auckland foodie revellers and insomniacs can look forward to a late-night food precinct right in the heart of the city.

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Northland news in brief: Rail between Whangārei and Auckland out ... (New Zealand Herald)

KiwiRail runs a daily return freight service between Auckland and Whangārei every weekday. The company transports milk powder from Fonterra's plant at Kauri, ...

The Mayoral Relief Fund may be used to allocate one-off payments to Kaipara individuals, families, community organisations, marae, and small businesses. ANZ New Zealand chief executive Antonia Watson said more and more families are under financial pressure and registration fees are one of the first barriers of entry to sport. Since the clean-up around the district is ongoing, the council is pleading with people to be patient, expect queues, and be respectful of staff when disposing of your items. Since the North Auckland line closed after the cyclone, KiwiRail has been moving Fonterra’s freight by rail between Kauri and Whangārei and then taken to Auckland by road. The Kaipara District Council has extended the timeframe for disposing of flood-damaged green waste and items free of charge to Friday, March 3. Rail freight between Whangārei and Auckland is being put on trucks after the rail network between the two cities sustained significant damage during Cyclone Gabrielle.

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland teen sisters recall evacuation from ... (New Zealand Herald)

Fire and Emergency NZ were calling for residents' help accessing boats they could use to reach people cut off by floods in Dairy Flat last night. “They came up ...

“Then we kind of got in, unpacked our bags and stuff and we looked out the window and it was getting up by the post box. So I think the water levels were moving a lot quicker than last time, which was really nerve-wracking.” Is it going to flood again? I didn’t like to be in the dark of what’s happening to my house. “And that’s one thing I didn’t want to do because I wanted to know what’s happening. So we grabbed everything and got in the boat,” Emily said. Then we got picked up from there and got taken to our neighbours.” “Because we were hit quite badly last time, we were trying to stop the water from getting in the house,” Hesling said. “During the first floods, a section of our deck was picked up, moved 50 metres and dropped on top of our fence,” he said. “They opened up the Dairy Flat hall for people who were stranded, and they spent the night there.” “When it’s torrential and it’s deeper in front of us and deeper behind us, you can’t see anything, and then a fin pops up in front of you,” Lester said. “So we got home and it was raining really heavily and we could see there were puddles growing on the driveway, and I thought to myself we should get the car up to our neighbour’s house in case,” Olivia said.

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