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The llamas keeping sheep safe at Auckland’s Ambury farm
Source: Radio New Zealand On a sunny weekday at lunchtime, Ken, Drick, and Lamar are working hard. Grazing on grass, and occasionally lifting their heads to check the surroundings. But...
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Wellington resident horrified after raw sewage ‘exploded’ from his toilet
Source: Radio New Zealand The resident lives near Moa Point in Wellington. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone This story contains photos of the sewage-affected bathroom which may upset some readers. A...
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Update – Cannons Creek assault
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Kāpiti Mana Area Commander, Inspector Renée Perkins: Police investigating an assault in Cannons Creek this morning are seeking information from the public to assist...
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Fire Safety – Central Otago moving to a Prohibited Fire Season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a Prohibited Fire Season in Central Otago beginning at 8am this Saturday, 21 February, banning all outdoor fires...
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Wellington residents clean poo spray off houses after severe weather, failed Moa Point sewage spill
Source: Radio New Zealand Faecal spray on a home on the Esplanade in Wellington. RNZ/Charlotte Cook A film of toxic poo spray has coated homes around Wellington’s south coast after...
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A state of emergency, again and again and again
Source: Radio New Zealand A ute submerged at Robert Prescott’s home on Phillips Road in Ōtorohanga on February 14. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Once-in-a-hundred-year storms are coming thick and fast, and the...
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Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season
Source: Radio New Zealand Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks. Supplied Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will...
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Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week’s storm
Source: Radio New Zealand The unprecedented flooding at Whāngaimoana Beach has laid-waste Mellisa Tipene’s veggie garden. The small settlement on Wairarapa’s south coast became a lake when a trickle of...
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Banks Peninsula locals frustrated by flood clean-up response from authorities
Source: Radio New Zealand Community-led cleanups are continuing in flood-damaged Banks Peninsula, but nagging frustration remains over the response from local authorities. The peninsula was still under a state of...
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Emergency services at scene of reported chemical leak at Alliance Group’s Levin plant
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are at the scene. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon The number of patients being treated at an industrial site in Levin has risen to...
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Government ‘listened to Aucklanders’ by weakening housing intensification rules, Character Coalition says
Source: Radio New Zealand The government agreeing to lower the maximum number of houses in Auckland shows they have been listening to Aucklanders, a heritage group says. Cabinet agreed to...
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Environment comes last as Government abolishes dedicated ministry
Source: Green Party The Green Party is condemning the Government’s decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment. “This is failure by a Minister who has turned her back on the...
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Update – serious incident, Northcote
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves: Police are following strong lines of enquiry after four people were injured at a Hoani Street address last night. Emergency...
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No guarantee Moa Point will be fixed soon – water chair
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiaki Wai board chair Will Peet. Supplied / Tiaki Wai The chair of Wellington’s new water entity will not promise the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant...
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Crayfishers in cut-off Wairarapa hope bridge reopens soon
Source: Radio New Zealand The bridge over Hurupi Stream on Cape Palliser Road. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone It’s not “panic, panic” yet, but Ngawi crayfishers are keeping their fingers crossed...
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Pirongia residents asked to conserve water a bit longer
Source: Radio New Zealand Pirongia. Phillip Capper / Flickr / Creative Commons Residents in the Waikato town of Pirongia will have to conserve water until Sunday. The Western Waikato Emergency...
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More flexibility for Auckland housing plan
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will amend the Resource Management Act to reduce the minimum housing capacity required for Auckland Council’s Plan Change 120 from just over 2 million...
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Expert warns lack of staff, experience and support will see future wastewater failures
Source: Radio New Zealand Moa Point. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Catastrophes like the recent sewage spill in Wellington will happen again due to a lack of skilled water operators, a...
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The town centre section of Northcote’s new greenway is kicking off!
Source: Auckland Council Work gets underway from Monday 23 February on the final town centre section of Te Ara Awataha – Northcote’s new greenway. What is Te Ara Awataha? Te...
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Manhunt after clash between rival gang members leaves four people hurt, one critical in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ An incident that left four people injured, one critically, in Christchurch...
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Police hunt on as four hurt, one critical, after reports of gunfire in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Four people have been injured, with one in a critical condition,...
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Four people injured, one critically, after report of gunfire in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Four people have been injured, with one in a critical condition,...
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Government expected to make announcement on Auckland housing plan U-turn
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is expected to make an announcement on housing plans for Auckland. RNZ / Kate Newton The details of the government’s election year U-turn on...
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Sales plummet for business near Moa Point sewage spill
Source: Radio New Zealand Vicky Shen says she will have to reduce staff hours to stay afloat after a nearly 70 percent drop in her business. Bill Hickman / RNZ...
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Little River residents question why Lake Forsyth wasn’t opened to sea before flooding
Source: Radio New Zealand Lake Forsyth in Banks Peninsula following the bad weather. Nathan Mckinnon / RNZ Residents of a Banks Peninsula town flooded for the second time in a...
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More injured sea birds seen after storms by beach clean up group
Source: Radio New Zealand An albatross/toroa being looked after at Wellington Zoo. Supplied / Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo A beach cleanup group says it is seeing more injured or deceased...
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State Highway 35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZTA State Highway 35 is set to reopen, once more connecting Tairāwhiti to the eastern Bay of Plenty. It has been three weeks since...