Both the Far North and Whang\u0101rei districts have issued a State of Emergency in response to severe weather affecting the region today.<\/p>\n
The declarations, which last seven days, provide additional powers that enable emergency services and council staff to respond quickly and effectively as the situation evolves.<\/p>\n
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Residents spoken to by Local Democracy Reporting Northland want the library reopened on Sundays.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”XIBQ5ADX3NBVDJVYQT3NG35WV4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Suggestions floated included closing the library instead for a day or two half days during the working week and looking for other cost-cutting options.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”N75YIGRUXVE7XLQYUPDKYYOHMY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Retired teacher and library user Jocelyn Taylor said as a local paying very high rates, she expected it to be open on Sunday.<\/p>\n “},{“owner”:{“id”:”tvnz”},”address”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”a61a445b92b3e377dadafca6e0a9e1db2c6a1e4aa9e76d23ca966f6c783f0590″},”caption”:”Whang\u0101rei\u2019s Jocelyn Taylor is a Sunday user of the city\u2019s main library and says its closure on that day threatens school students developing important literacy skills.”,”source”:{“system”:”photo center”,”name”:”Local Democracy Reporting”,”edit_url”:””,”source_type”:”other”,”additional_properties”:{“editor”:”photo 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Families used Sundays to take their children to the library to change books.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”7Q4N3NGZRVDGXDERZIDWNB3FWE”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Doing so normalised books, reading and more, which was a major plus for children's learning.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”THIQLGX2URHPHLKPKG3Z3XE7RM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n She and others said families they visited the library on Sundays because it was the only day when their children weren\u2019t at school or tied up with Saturday sports.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”WXLIVZKAQBG2JPVYWBCRDYHIHI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Riverside child poverty researcher Greg Waite said Sunday library openings offered families impacted by deprivation access to the facilities, including the internet and books they often did not have at home. <\/p>\n “},{“owner”:{“id”:”tvnz”},”address”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”d35133e4af729b5896d3db705f5a727c251156b2b75414db8ca02e5494752e94″},”caption”:”Avid library users Greg Waite (left) and Brian Cox can no longer head to one 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Retired Otago University public health medicine specialist and library user Brian Cox, from Tikipunga, said Sunday was good for those with a disability or limited mobility.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”POTGOARCOBB4XFTONM672EAWAU”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n There was less traffic around, meaning they could get parking close to the library.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”P4GPAEOA7RH3XCM2UKCE5JEA3M”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a pity such a big community resource gets knobbled in this way,\u201d Cox said.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”H7RBE54U5FFPTLFZFQZR6F3AIQ”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n \u201cIt should be cherished, not shut,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”CE6WOXSJH5F3HA4M4OM4NTECRY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Waite and Cox are part of the Whang\u0101rei chess club, which has now lost one of its meeting venues with the closure.<\/p>\n “},{“owner”:{“id”:”tvnz”},”address”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”a02b67c9a9d60d69ad82c2ea69ddbbbd0c5db6fbc02e199ccd1394b64c38496f”},”caption”:”Waite and Cox are 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The duo protested the library\u2019s closure outside its shut front door on March 1.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”HQ3F5VN6J5BK3AUX7QZQUHFQS4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n They will be attending Whang\u0101rei District Council\u2019s March meeting where Waite will be speaking about the issue.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”66U5EJWYK5AZNIG5CQUCVJWNGM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, semi-retired teacher Neil Johnson said those who built the first central library next door on Rust Avenue in 1935 would be turning in their graves.<\/p>\n “},{“owner”:{“id”:”tvnz”},”address”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”b9a6dc936f0d616434033504cb75cd0ee8ce3b49a945c032c88369befce8aad2″},”caption”:”Whang\u0101rei\u2019s Neil Johnson can no longer visit the city\u2019s main library in Rust Avenue on Sundays after WDC shifted to opening the facility six rather than seven days a week.”,”source”:{“system”:”photo center”,”name”:”Local Democracy Reporting”,”edit_url”:””,”source_type”:”other”,”additional_properties”:{“editor”:”photo 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\u201cHow far have we come if this is happening?\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”QQ7435K66ZH6TES252KEXUM4EQ”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Johnson described the closure as an act of "cultural vandalism".<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”OP3R2L4EANCHRNUW65YRZDSK74″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n \u201cThe central library is part of the essential cultural fabric of the central city,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”IG3H43TC7BFLNFRWGK6XTBTOFY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Retired Whang\u0101rei Hospital radiologist and Sunday library user Jan Miller said he was concerned the library\u2019s Sunday closure would become the thin edge of the wedge as the council looked to potentially halve its coming year\u2019s rates increase.<\/p>\n “},{“owner”:{“id”:”tvnz”},”address”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”51165f2d1e833f401b676e8083c1fc8f3535cb4b6414a363a12195dde8790515″},”caption”:”Whang\u0101rei’s Jan Miller says the council closing the city’s central library on Sundays risks being the thin edge of the 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We knew each other from my early days, and I always respected the man he was. My heart and prayers are with his family. He will never be forgotten,\u201d the actor, via Instagram.”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”JUSVLQ7FT5BABAJSBY277VZYIY”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Dolph Lundgren”},{“_id”:”WAWWGQ6ZONET7EEORONQ3HFSPU”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”\u201cChuck Norris is the champ. Ever since I was a young martial artist and later getting into movies, I always looked up to him as a role model. Someone who had the respect, humility and strength it takes to be a man. We will miss you, my friend,\u201d the actor, on Instagram.”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”YL7T77KWCVAKRHV3MAI7PSWXOM”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Sylvester Stallone”},{“_id”:”HHRRK6RCYJF2RMDPVEB3A2T26I”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”\u201cI had a great time working with Chuck. He was All American in every way. 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Hey Chuck\u2026 maybe you can teach the good Lord a few karate moves \u2014 I know He\u2019ll get a kick out of them,\u201d the actor on Instagram.”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”4V5UICX2CVEMBLU2LZTXAPR3AQ”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Joe Piscopo”},{“_id”:”OULOGHLISFFQ7NTAT4LWNZYEGY”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”\u201cJust heard that the Legend \u2014 The Man \u2014 Mr. Chuck Norris has passed away. I was honored to work with Chuck. It was a life changing and treasured experience that I will hold dearly in my heart forever,\\” the actor, via X.”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”M3QVMRCJ7VACVH5PRRZTDZEW7A”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Mike Huckabee”},{“_id”:”BK2B6D6IIBFO7JW6MQXN36R56E”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”\u201cHe was humble & kind. I\u2019ll never forget a visit we made to a Veterans Home in New Hampshire. Chuck & Gena graciously visited with every veteran, listening & caring. 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He was a six-time undefeated World Professional Middleweight Karate champion. He also founded his own Korean-based American hard style of karate, known sometimes as Chun Kuk Do, and the United Fighting Arts Federation, which has awarded more than 3300 Chuck Norris System black belts worldwide. Black Belt magazine ultimately credited Norris in its hall of fame with holding a 10th-degree black belt, the highest possible honour.<\/p>\n “},{“_id”:”XGEEHOTYDZE2RK5IHYKNEAO3AM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”<\/p>\n Born Carlos Ray Norris in Ryan, Oklahoma, on March 10, 1940, he grew up poor. At age 12, he moved with his family to Torrance, California, and joined the US Air Force after high school, in 1958. 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Heavy Rain, strong winds and large waves will begin to impact the country from Wednesday as a low from the tropics moves into the Tasman Sea.
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