[ad_1] A protester at the intersection of Ash St and Great North Rd, Auckland, where Ockham Developments plans to cut down an old macrocarpa tree Photo / Hayden Woodward A “rebel” protester clinging to a 120-year-old macrocarpa tree at an Auckland housing development site remains the final barrier before its …
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[ad_1] Wellington’s rates could rise by as much as 17 percent since July, the biggest annual increase in a quarter century, as the City Council grapples with decades of underinvestment in the capital’s infrastructure. A double-digit increase would likely cause a stir among taxpayers, but it comes amid growing calls …
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[ad_1] While the chemical was considered to have low toxicity, it could cause nasal irritation and headaches and had a pungent, fruity odor. Photo / Archive Penrose residents in Auckland are being advised to keep doors and windows closed after a 5,000-liter chemical leak. Auckland City Council is investigating the …
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[ad_1] World February 11, 2021 07:21 am4 minutes to read Inside a suburban house, not far from a busy shopping center in the leafy suburb of Mount Waverley in south-east Melbourne, a modern slave was allegedly lying incoherent and unable to move. It was 2015, and behind closed doors in …
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[ad_1] A controversy is brewing between Southland farmers and Environment Minister David Parker over new government regulations on fresh water. About 94 percent of farmers who signed up to attend a meeting hosted by agriculture advocacy group Groundswell to discuss freshwater regulations indicated that they would not pay their Environment …
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[ad_1] Queenstown is facing an economic crisis as a growing number of tourism businesses are forced to close their doors, says Mayor Jim Boult. Adventure, bar and hotel operators are having to make the difficult call to shut down indefinitely due to a lack of tourists and uncertainty about border …
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[ad_1] At the time, MPI suspected that the farm was infected with Mycoplasma bovis. Photo / ODT The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) was fined $ 30,000 in Invercargill District Court today, the first time the government agency has been prosecuted in relation to the health and safety of its …
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[ad_1] Wellington is the first region in the country to cross the average weekly rental milestone of $ 600, with a record high of $ 615 per week in January, according to the latest Trade Me rental price index. It saw the capital overtake Auckland, which hit an all-time high …
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[ad_1] The Waikouaiti River, a major source of drinking water for Otago municipalities caught in a lead scare, has tested negative for the metal. It was revealed last week that tests showed lead in the water supplies of Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury, and the estimated 1,500 residents were urged not …
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[ad_1] The Transport Accident Investigation Commission recommended that Maritime New Zealand ensure that rules are established requiring proper stability and buoyancy tests for all domestic commercial passenger ships, after a water taxi with seven people on board capsized with strong winds near Stewart Island in 2019.. The commission released its …
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