Photo: NZ HeraldThousands of people attempting to leave the Krishna Holi Festival in the Auckland town of Kumeū have encountered a "ridiculous" logjam of traffic at the exit roads - with motorists waiting more than three hours. The annual event at the Hare Krishna grounds at 1229 Coatsville-Riverhead Highway is a celebration of Holi, a popular Hindu festival known as the festival of colours. Another said: "Ridiculous traffic leaving Krishna Holi Festival, coming up three hours [and still] trying to leave now." Cars waited up to three hours to leave the Krishna Holi festival in Kumeū. "This is the real deal Holi and not a for-profit ‘Holi-inspired’ event with commercial motives," they said.

Photo: NZ HeraldThousands of people attempting to leave the Krishna Holi Festival in the Auckland town of Kumeū have encountered a "ridiculous" logjam of traffic at the exit roads - with motorists waiting more than three hours. The annual event at the Hare Krishna grounds at 1229 Coatsville-Riverhead Highway is a celebration of Holi, a popular Hindu festival known as the festival of colours. Another said: "Ridiculous traffic leaving Krishna Holi Festival, coming up three hours [and still] trying to leave now." Cars waited up to three hours to leave the Krishna Holi festival in Kumeū. The Herald has approached the festival organisers for comments.

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:05 am, February 11th, 2024 - 65 commentsCategories: greens, socialism - Tags: Alex Faulkes, green party co-leaderPress Release: Green Party via Scoop________________________________________________________________Alex Foulkes is today announcing that he is standing in the 2024 Green Party co-leadership election to replace James Shaw. Foulkes is standing to ensure there is a lively debate about the future of the Green Party and Aotearoa. “The greatest strength of the Green Party is our member-led democracy. Foulkes first got involved in the Green Party in 2008 when he was the Secretary of the University of Auckland Greens on Campus. In coming days, Foulkes intends to release a manifesto for an Eco-Socialist Green Party.

Covid-19 Inquiry updateWe are happy to announce that the terms of reference on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response have been expanded. This includes what we committed to in our coalition agreement, to:Ensure, as a matter of urgency in establishment and completion, a full scale,

The father-of-four appeared to briefly wipe away tears as the family of victim Petau Petau described how he was a single father who had fought for custody of his two children. Andrew Lamositele-Brown, otherwise known as Andrew Tovia Fepuleai, appears via audio-video link in Manukau District Court shortly after the Boxing Day shooting death of Petau Petau. Justice Sally Fitzgerald oversaw the murder trial of Andrew Lamositele-Brown in the High Court at Auckland. “What he contested was the circumstances.”Armed police stand near Andrew Lamositele-Brown's Flat Bush home after the fatal shooting of Petau Petau and a seven-hour standoff. Andrew Lamositele-Brown, otherwise known as Andrew Tovia Fepuleai, during the trial in the High Court at Auckland.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has repeatedly referred to Health Minister Dr Shane Reti as NZ First MP Shane Jones, in public addresses as the pair head into the final days of their Pacific mission. When inviting Reti to speak at the University, Peters called him “Dr Shane Jones”. Earlier that morning, when holding a press conference with Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, he also said it had been a pleasure with “my colleague the Honourable Shane Jones ... Shane Reti” before laughing and saying “after Waitangi I cannot get past this, I tell you”. Peters and Reti also discussed educational and development opportunities for Samoa’s health workforce with Samoa’s Health and Education Ministers. Reti said he had spoken about the impacts of the Polynesian Corridors Program in Tonga, the Cook Islands, and Samoa.

For a select few, Yale Xiao goes all out as a Chinese Campaign Manager, whether or not it was an official title. Jay Lin was also appointed to Governor Kemp's transition team. Jay Lin hosted the Dominion Voting Machine Demos on behalf of the GA SoS office. Yale Xiao focused on the Asian communities for votes. The children of Yale Xiao - Karen Xiao and Willy Xiao, both attended Harvard at the same time as Xi Jinping’s daughter, Xi Mingze.

Tavatavanawai shines as Highlanders thump Hurricanes 52-17 in pre-season trial matchTavatavanawai shines as Highlanders thump Hurricanes 52-17 in pre-season trial match[Image: Highlanders via. Facebook]Timoci Tavatavanawai put one hand on the Highlanders No 14 jersey with a powerful showing against the Hurricanes thumping them 52-17 in a pre-season trial match. In a game of three 30-minute spells, the Highlanders led 17-5 after the first half-hour period, 36-12 after an hour and 52-17 at full time. The Crusaders now take on Highlanders next Friday at 3pm in their last pre-season match. The Hurricanes host Moana Pasifika on 17th May at 7.05pm in their first match of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

The Court of Appeal has agreed to hear the case of Gail Maney, who has spent more than 20 years pleading her innocence in the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys. Maney was convicted of the 1989 murder of Fuller-Sandys in 1999, and during a retrial in 2000. Fuller-Sandys, a tyre fitter, was presumed to have drowned during a fishing trip near West Auckland's Whatipu Beach in 1989. Maney and her legal team, led by Julie-Anne Kincade KC, have been working on a third court appeal since 2018, following the release of the Gone Fishing podcast by Stuff journalists Adam Dudding and Amy Maas in 2018. On Friday, the Court of Appeal decided the appeal would be heard in August 2024, alongside an appeal from Stone, who remains in prison for the murders of Fuller-Sandys and Stephens.

A big blaze attended by fire crews east of Twizel in Canterbury this afternoon has now been extinguished. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokeswoman said they were called to a well-involved fire burning in crop stubble, east of the Canterbury town, at 12.30pm. Ten appliances and one helicopter were dispatched to the scene, working to contain the 2km by 2km blaze. When Fenz was first notified, the fire was 300m in length but rapidly grew to a 2km squared patch. The blaze was mostly contained and crews worked to fully contain it, the spokeswoman saidThe fire was extinguished at 3.32pm.

That means it is up +0.6% today, up +1.4% fort the week, and up +6% so far this year. The Fed's win in its battle against inflation while keeping employment growing is a key factor that profits remain robust. The Australian 10 year bond yield is now at 4.19% and up another +3 bps from yesterday. The bitcoin price starts today at US$47,622 and up another large +5.8% from this time yesterday. And this new higher level is +10.2% higher than a week ago and its highest since December 2021.

Blues thrash Yokohama Canon Eagles 57-22 in Super Rugby pre-season matchBlues thrash Yokohama Canon Eagles 57-22 in Super Rugby pre-season match[Image: The Blues]The Blues have thrashed the Yokohama Canon Eagles 57-22 in a pre-season match in Japan. After leading 31-5 at the break, the Blues came back out and piled on the points with fresh legs. There were a number of standouts for the Blues as Vern Cotter will be pleased with some performances. The Blues head to New Zealand to take on the Chiefs next Friday at 3pm in their final pre-season match. Meanwhile, in other pre-season matches today, the Crusaders beat the Bristol Bears 31-14 while the Highlanders thumped the Hurricanes 52-17.

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Covid-19 Inquiry updateWe are happy to announce that the terms of reference on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response have been expanded. This includes what we committed to in our coalition agreement, to:Ensure, as a matter of urgency in establishment and completion, a full scale,

Forbes: The campaign in Australia had links to the Atlas network. During this time, Houlbrooke attended multiple Atlas Network events, as documented by the Atlas Network. He must know that he worked for Atlas Network think tanks for years, and that he was a guest at Atlas Network events. He must also know ACT party staff members worked for Atlas Network think tanks for years and attended Atlas Network events. Shouldn’t we be talking a lot more about the Atlas Network and their libertarian extremist pro climate change polluting sociopaths?