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The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has made a desperate plea for a reduction in water use as dry weather puts a strain on the region's waterways

10 April 2020

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has made a desperate plea for a reduction in water use as dry weather puts a strain on the region's waterways

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Submissions on plans for a new highway to replace the closed State Highway 3 Manawatu Gorge route are now open to the public
	10 Apr: Submissions on plans for a new highway to replace the closed State Highway 3 Manawatu Gorge route are now open to the public... more

Police checkpoints are set up across the country today, amidst reports of people flouting the rules and heading away for the long weekend
	10 Apr: Police checkpoints are set up across the country today, amidst reports of people flouting the rules and heading away for the long weekend... more

Iwi and small isolated communities are pleading for Easter holidaymakers to stay away
	10 Apr: Iwi and small isolated communities are pleading for Easter holidaymakers to stay away... more

How did coronavirus start? Where did bats get the virus from and how did it spread to humans?
	9 Apr: It's clear this coronavirus came from wildlife, but we may never know the exact host species it directly jumped from into humans.... more

Testing is underway to confirm the presence of potentially toxic algae in some Tauranga waterways
	9 Apr: Testing is underway to confirm the presence of potentially toxic algae in some Tauranga waterways... more

No surprises from a report into the failings at EQC.
	9 Apr: No surprises from a report into the failings at EQC.... more

A shake this morning in Christchurch
	9 Apr: A shake this morning in Christchurch... more

Two baby tuatara spotted in a South Island eco-sanctuary are possibly the first in hundreds of years
	8 Apr: Two baby tuatara spotted in a South Island eco-sanctuary are possibly the first in hundreds of years... more

Southlanders lighting uncontrolled fires are earning the wrath of rural fire managers
	8 Apr: Southlanders lighting uncontrolled fires are earning the wrath of rural fire managers... more

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