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0 A simple measure to stay at Level 1
Kiwis asked to add face masks to emergency supply kits The Ministry of Health has updated its advice on the use of face masks. It is now recommending that households add sufficient masks for everybody who normally lives there, in preparation for a possible outbreak. There is currently no community transmission of Covid-19, so in the mean time there is no need for a mask to be worn in public, the health minister Chris Hipkins said. But Chris Hipkins that if our alert level rises, people will be required to wear masks in situations where social distancing isn’t possible. Bloomfield said masks are just “one tool in the toolbox” to help reduce the risk of Covid-19 being spread, if another outbreak occurs. He said adding masks to the “overall toolbox” is part of the ministry’s plan to try keep us at alert level one. Bloomfield said he’ll be featured in a new Facebook video showing people how to properly use a mask.
0 Rain-soaked slips on the move in Mangamuka Gorge on SH1
Assessment and clearance of slips on State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge has stopped at the top of the summit because there’s still movement on the hillside after last week’s deluge of rain. The slip under the road is still moving and the road surface has dropped further since the weekend. Metservice is forecasting some showers today, but the outlook is for the weather to improve by the weekend. Friday’s deluge left eight significant slips and many smaller ones along a 12 km stretch of SH1 in the Mangamuka Gorge. Another slip appears to be forming south of the summit and the three biggest slips on the northern side are still moving, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Northland System Manager Jacqui Hori-Hoult. Road clearing crews have moved their equipment down the road away from the summit for now. “There’s a huge safety issue for our workers at the moment and we’ll just have to wait rather than compromise on that.” “We’ll also be putting up a drone so we get a view of what we can’t see from the road. There may be other slips and instability above the road in places and we need to take that into account.” “The major overslip closing the road starts well up the hillside and there are big trees left hanging where the ground has fallen away. With expected rain and high winds this could loosen up more material to fall on to the road” It’s not just the slips above the road that are still moving. Half the width of the road has slumped in one place and when compared to photos taken at the weekend, it has dropped further in the last couple of days. On the southern side of the gorge, the slips are smaller and road crews have been working to clear them. Ms Hori-Hoult says it may be possible to open the gorge to light vehicles, with the road in places reduced to one lane. “We’ll know more on that next week. The team is working hard to ensure it is safe to open the road.” For now, SH1 is closed between Victoria Valley Road and Makene Road. SH10 is the detour with motorists advised to allow an extra 20-30 minutes for their journey.
0 Auckland To Get Gales on Wed 22nd July
Please tie down Tramps and secure things the wind could move. Also clear overhanging branches from Power lines - this is what usually causes power outages during windy periods. A surge of gales will move into Auckland on Wednesday, peaking during the middle of the day or afternoon. TIME: Wednesday July 22. Highest risk for damaging gusts is from 9am to 7pm. PEAK WINDS: Winds won’t be solidly gale force during this time, but will gust into gale force in most exposed areas at some point. Generally speaking, winds look to be 40km/h to 80km/h. Peak gusts will be between 100 and 120km/h and these winds will likely be in the most exposed marine and ridge top areas to the west. OTHER RISKS: Sea - 8 metre waves along the west coast will increase salt spray in the air and beach erosion is also possible, building as the day goes on. Sky - Hail, isolated thunderstorms, squalls, mostly in the morning WINDS SHORT LIVED: Like most of the recent wind events this is a relatively short surge, with the main risk covering less than half a day. Severe risks ease/clear on Thursday. RISK: This is a Moderate risk event for power outages, hopefully not too widespread being peak winter with leaves off trees and winds only just breaking into gale at times. People should prepare for possible power outages on Wednesday. Source Weatherwatch To get these new releases why not sign up for free alerts .
0 Up To 10M Waves To Hit North Is West Coast, North of Raglan
The western upper North Island is in for a windy Wednesday with potentially damaging storm surge spreading up the west coast across the day. Winds will ramp up during daylight hours with gales in coastal areas gusting over 100km/h in some exposed areas. This increases the risks of trees and branches down and therefore power outages possible. On top of the surge of westerly wind, a significant coastal storm surge will spread up the western side with wave heights expected to reach 9 metres, maybe higher. Most exposed looks to be from about Raglan to Port Waikato to Auckland, then spreading further up into Northland’s western side. “These are exceptionally large waves and people should avoid being too near the water” says head forecaster Philip Duncan. “It’s also another example of why Manukau Harbour is such a dangerous harbour entrance, with the possibility of 8 metre waves around the Manukau Heads on Wednesday PM”. Winds and dangerous seas will ease slowly across Thursday and Friday. Remember to sign up for your Free email alerts if you haven't already
Considerable rain fell in Northland yesterday and has caused a lot of flooding and slips. Welfare centres were opened in Whangarei. It's still advised only travel if necessary in Northland We sent around 20 alerts for these three areas over a 3hr periods and was on of the most intense periods we have ever experienced Register for FREE alerts here Maps of roads affected for all areas Water supply worries after heavy rain floods Northland, with Gisborne area also hit hard Riverside Whangarei Rain heading to Auckland with good amounts possible for storage dams. No alerts out for this. Te Puia Springs area Gisborne North alerts around 10pm Friday Live alerts as at 09:30 Sat 18th STUFF - Weather: Thunderstorms, torrential rain causes flooding across Northland and Gisborne Multiple roads in Northland , Waikato and Gisborne closed
0 We still need to contact trace.
It's FANTASTIC news that we have zero active cases of Covid 19 in beautiful New Zealand. However we can't afford to let up completely on being vigilant. As has been seen other countries you can get spikes. Just compare NZ and American graphs of new cases each day. (John Hopkins University) Below - USA daily new cases Below - NZ Daily New Cases There could be people in New Zealand right now who are asymptomatic (Show no symptoms). These people will circulate as per usual and if infectious, will pass it to someone else. Until someone is diagnosed with Covid we won't know. If you feel unwell - sniffles, cough, loss of taste or other symptoms of Covid, stay home and arrange to see your doc. Over the Covid Pandemic Lert Info sent hundreds of Lerts, and kept thousands of people safer with much earlier notice on stuff that could ruin their day. If you too, want to know sooner, register for alerts today.
The snow may look pretty but for the higher roads may cause issues. Rain starts Thursday morning with temps lowering At 3pm it's moved up the South Island We envisage issues on mountain passes. Snow is now looking possible to 500M. As soon as we know more details we will send alerts to affected areas. For long distance drivers we have a Txt Road alert service for all the South Island. We often get exclusive reports from drivers that you won't find anywhere else. The alerts could save you time, money and inconvenience. Friday 6am, temperatures in some areas drop to -4
0 Large Quake Off Foxton Coast
A 5.9 quake 36.5 Km deep has struck off the Foxton Coast. There are reports of minor damage. Civil Defence tells us that there is no risk of Tsunami. Train services are being held at some stations for a while. Timely reminder to check your kits.
1 Do you Like Working from home? Many people do.
Survey finds most people enjoy working from home Many New Zealanders have been working at home during lock down levels 3 and 4 - and it seems a lot of us have liked it. Auckland firm Frog Recruitment has surveyed 1300 workers and managers, about their experiences working at home, and how this experience might change the way we do things in the future. They found more than 70 percent aren't too happy with the idea of returning to the office. Jane Kennelly for Frog Recruitment, tells Morning Report that people were quite stressed setting up their home offices at first, but are now comfortable at home. "These new habits are being formed and, in fact, a high number of respondents are really enjoying being at home and in their home environment. "It's been a circuit breaker for sure as far as being open and it being acceptable to have flexible work hours." Kennelly is among the many who are working from home and said she also enjoys it. "My commute is now 33 seconds, so I'm very happy to be working from home. "I must confess, and it did come through in the survey, that there is that lovely benefit of being in a shared work environment where you bump into people and you can chat about ideas. That type of interaction isn't happening, and I do miss that. But, otherwise, it's been a very highly productive time." Kennelly said that, once upon a time, people believed that working from home meant less productivity. The lock down has certainly proved otherwise. That productivity also present a problem; people are never leaving their work spaces. "On the one hand, that's fantastic, but on the other hand people really feel quite chained to their desk." She said that the lock down has provided a tremendous experiment in working from home, and she hopes it brings about permanent changes to our work lives. Kennelly said workplaces do need to consider financially helping employees setting up their work spaces. She heard of one person who bought their BBQ inside to use as a desk. "The whole notion of working from a laptop isn't great." She said businesses will save money by having a reduced number of people in their offices and should put that toward making sure home offices are well set up. RNZ Article Click for pushed news articles
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