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News from NZ Transport Agency Funding has been approved to deliver the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-one (Ngauranga to Petone) section of Te Ara Tupua, and the appointment of alliance partners to construct the new shared path. The Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One section will fill a missing link in the region’s walking and cycling network, and make cycling between Wellington and Lower Hutt a safe and attractive option. More people walking and cycling will improve public health, help reduce emissions from tran...

Saturday, 10 April 2021, 5:23 pm The Marton community is having a grand opening for Te Āhuru Mōwai, their new destination playground, at 10am on Saturday 17 April. The playground is four years in the making and cost $1.3m, nearly all of which was raised through grants and donations from the local community. Chairperson for the Marton Development Group (the not-for-profit organisation behind the playground) Lucy Skou said the group was beyond excited to finally open the playground and to shar...

Four years in the making, Marton's Memorial Hall playground will open in April.

Wednesday, 24 February 2021 New Zealand’s Meridian Energy will soon begin construction of a new $395 million wind farm in Hawke’s Bay, boosting New Zealand’s ability to take action on climate change and accelerating the transformation of the economy to clean energy sources. Computer simulation created by Boffa Miskell: View from SH5 nearing summit from the West The Harapaki Wind Farm will be New Zealand’s second-largest wind farm with 41 turbines generating 176 MW of renewable ene...

Fire and Wilding Conifers in New Zealand Fire and Wilding Conifers in New Zealand House on Pukaki Downs that avoided fire due to large, low-cut green lawn Wilding conifers infest over 1.8 million hectares of New Zealand. The spread of these self-sown trees has a dire effect on natural ecosystems and creates severe implications for fire control. Historically, New Zealand has had low wildfire frequencies. However, due to climate change, wildfires are becoming more rampant; and last year’s fir...

Supplied A contractor who mistakenly weed sprayed 180 at-risk native Carmichaelia plants only found in Central Otago has footed a $16,600 restoration bill. A contractor who mistakenly sprayed 180 at-risk native plants only found in Central Otago after thinking they were weeds has had to foot a $16,600 bill. The error occurred in September during a routine weed spraying programme for scotch broom along the foreshore of Lake Dunstan and came to light at a Central Otago District Council (CODC) me...

New $400m road linking Whangaparaoa Peninsula with SH1 a step closer 20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read A start on fixing one of Aucklands worst roading bottlenecks is tantalisingly close for the residents of Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Decades after it was first mooted, the two-lane Penlink road connecting the burgeoning population on the peninsula to the Northern Motorway is another step closer to construction. The appointment last week of a technical adviser to finalise t...