Young father and footballer dies of heart attack during training

Can't view this email, [click here]( [Manawatu Standard Banner]( 27 August 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Manawatu Standard stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [Young father and footballer dies of heart attack during training]( A football player and young father is being remembered as a man with a heart of gold after he suddenly died during a training session. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [More than 50 contacts of Covid-19 cases isolating across MidCentral region]( The Ministry of Health said 59 individual contacts were currently registered as isolating in the Midcentral District Health Board region. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Testing and vaccination demand in wider Manawatū ramps up as Waiouru and Bulls added to places of interest]( Demand for Covid-19 testing and vaccination ramps up in the wider Manawatū as Rangitīkei towns become locations of interest. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Levin drive-through vaccinates hundreds of Māori and Pasifika]( The centre was operating by appointment at Levin’s Donnelly Park on Wednesday, aiming to vaccinate about 700 people. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tough start for fledgling Tararua businesses dropped into lockdown weeks after opening]( The owners of Parkview Tearooms cafe in Pahīatua, and artisanal soap shop Emabathe are looking to the silver-linings as they navigate their first lockdown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Creative drive-by party helps birthday boy celebrate during lockdown]( A balloon-clad convoy of friends and family has helped a 5-year-old boy celebrate his birthday during lockdown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Manawatū construction industry concerned about site security over an extended lockdown]( Anecdotally, thefts of equipment and building supplies have risen over the past year and builders worry locked down sites will make tempting targets [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Delta drives up testing and vaccination capacity]( Manawatū digs in for a second week of alert level 4 restrictions as new vaccination site opens at Palmerston North sports arena. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Childcare services provide piece of mind for essential workers during lockdown]( A select few childcare centres are playing an important part in looking after the children of essential workers during Covid-19 alert level 4. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Palmerston North event cancellations continue after lockdown extension]( Palmerston North venues are playing a game of wait and see after alert level 4 extension complicates rescheduling. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](