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[ad_1] Favourable weather conditions in the Mackenzie District have dampened a large scrub fire and allowed firefighters to strengthen and extend fire breaks. State Highway 80, which had been closed since Wednesday night while nearly a hundred firefighters fought the large vegetation fire at Pukaki Downs, reopened on Friday morning. Around midday, Waka Kotahi closed Read more…

[ad_1] Stuff Police are at the scene of an incident on Awatarawa Rd in Brown Owl. Emergency services have descended on a property on a suburban street in Upper Hutt’s Brown Owl. Do you know more? Email melanie.earley@stuff.co.nz A neighbour on Awatarawa Rd said there were six or seven police cars along with a number Read more…

[ad_1] The founders of farmer lobby group Groundswell drove tractors out of Invercargill on Friday, headed on a 10-day journey to Auckland to raise awareness that “things are bad” and “you need to vote for change”. However, Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor said the Groundswell leaders tractors might be better used to help in the clean-up Read more…

[ad_1] All Whites coach Darren Bazeley is excited to be able to call on the services of an English Premier League prospect for next month’s friendlies against DR Congo and Australia. Fulham midfielder Matt Dibley-Dias has accepted a call-up for the matches in Spain and England and Bazeley confirmed he would likely be given his Read more…

[ad_1] A representative for New Zealand’s airline industry has lambasted Auckland Airport for what it says are “totally unacceptable” delays for arriving international passengers. But Auckland Airport has pointed the finger of blame back at the airlines, saying the backlog isn’t helped by only half of international flights arriving on time. The airport’s arrivals process Read more…

[ad_1] VANESSA LAURIE/Stuff Taranaki Maunga is unlikely to be visible this weekend with rain forecast all day Saturday with isolated showers on Sunday. As many weather watchers will recognise, the arrival of a weekend often coincides with the departure of fine weather and, unfortunately, this weekend is no exception. While those in the deep south Read more…

[ad_1] Fire, floods and stomach bugs have gripped the South Island ahead of what was expected to be a busy travel period over two weeks of spring school holidays. A state of emergency has been declared in both Queenstown and Southland, while Queenstown’s drinking water is subject to a boil water notice following a cryptosporidium Read more…

[ad_1] A mother of two says she’s had to serve her kids Weet-Bix for dinner and find “alternative ways to live” as a result of the rising cost of living. Eileen Witika (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei), 35, lives in Glen Innes, Tāmaki Makaurau with her partner and children, aged 1 and 9. “The main thing with Read more…

[ad_1] Luxon says Labour leader is in “economic la la land”, while Hipkins says National leader wouldn’t be able to control Winston Peters and David Seymour. [ad_2]

[ad_1] 123RF There is still a total outdoor water ban in Pahīatua. (File photo) The Tararua District Council is still asking Pahīatua residents to conserve water as problems with the town’s water treatment plant continue. The council put a ban on outdoor water at the start of last week, after it was discovered the plant Read more…