A new skatepark in Mount Maunganui opening today is making use of 3D printing. The Destination Skatepark, which was officially opened this morning, features.
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The connection between Pāpāmoa East and State Highway 2 has entered its final construction phase. The start of the main construction phase of Pāpāmoa East.
The current funding model for transport infrastructure is “not going to cut it” and congestion charges may be needed in Tauranga. Commissioner Stephen.
Dry spell: Region scrambles to adapt to fourth drought-like season in a row
26 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Primary industry workers and councils are scrambling to adapt as the region braces for its fourth dry season in a row. Some farmers are trucking in water to keep crops growing, while an orchardist says he had to turn on irrigation systems as early as September as his kiwifruit vines were showing signs of the impact of seasonal drought conditions.
Pāpāmoa orchardist Rob Thode said dry conditions were becoming the norm. Photo / George Novak
And a meteorologist warns that weather events like this will only become more common and more extreme in coming decades.