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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...
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Food helicoptered to more than 200 South Wairarapa residents cut off by road
Source: Radio New Zealand Repaired Lake Ferry Road at Turanganui River bridge. Supplied The South Wairarapa District Council is delivering supplies by helicopter to more than 200 people still cut...
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Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?
Source: Radio New Zealand Property experts say there are a few things that can happen to influence a property’s value – some within the owner’s control and some not. RNZ...
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Live: Large police presence, reports of shots fired on suburban Christchurch street
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Police have swarmed a Christchurch street after a reported home invasion...
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Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses counting the cost of floods
Source: Radio New Zealand Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses are counting the cost of devastating flooding that swamped paddocks and swept through Little River. The peninsula remained under a state...
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Large police presence, reports of shots fired on suburban Christchurch street
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Police have swarmed a Christchurch street after a reported home invasion...
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A ‘huge crash’: Wellington family evacuates property after branch hits roof during storm
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington family has been forced out of their home after a large branch flattened their roof in this week’s vicious storm. William Ray, an RNZ...
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A ‘huge crash’: Wellington family evacuates property after huge branch hits roof during storm
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington family has been forced out of their home after a large branch flattened their roof in this week’s vicious storm. William Ray, an RNZ...
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As it happened: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 75 connecting Christchurch to Akaroa reopened on Wednesday. The New Zealand Transport Agency said road users would need to take care and prepare for...
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Firearms seized in ongoing investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Police have recovered a cache of weaponry as part of an ongoing investigation into a family harm event. Counties Manukau West Police responded to Māngere address...
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Crucial SH35 connection restored
Source: New Zealand Government State Highway 35 will once more connect Tairāwhiti to eastern Bay of Plenty, when it reopens at 7am tomorrow, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. It’s been...
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Super Rugby Preview: Seven Moana debutants, Barrett back, duel derbies await
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordie Barrett is back in the capital and will start in the midfield against Moana. Photosport The Hurricanes have entered the chat. After sitting out round...
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Plans to deliver food and meds to more than 100 people trapped near Ngawi in Wairarapa
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents are also concerned about a second bridge undermined by floodwaters at Hurupi Stream. Supplied / Sharon Durrant Plans are underway to deliver food and increasingly...
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Cyclists thigh-deep in water days after rain
Source: Radio New Zealand The Petone railway underpass on a nearly-new $70 million cycleway is thigh-deep in water more than two days after the storm and heavy rain in Wellington....