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New rules for surgical procedures on animals There are new offences and penalties for some breaches of the regulations, which came into effect on May 9. File Image. ); } else { // } New rules for surgical procedures on animals came into effect yesterday following a year-long delay due to Covid-19. The new regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 cover a variety of procedures carried out on a range of animals by veterinarians and others – from specialist proced...

The core could make its re-entry at any point within that area. Much of the rocket section is likely to burn up in the intense heat created as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, but given the size of the segment some debris could make it to the ground. While any debris that does make it through will most likely fall into the ocean or onto areas of uninhabited land, it is possible some could fall over inhabited areas. It is impossible to predict where or when the debris will hit the Earth, and ...

Feedback sought on SH2 median barrier option SH2. Image: Google Maps. ); } else { // } Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is seeking community feedback on a 14.2km median barrier option for State Highway 2 between Tetley Road and Esdaile Road, south of Katikati.  Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery Jo Wilton says consultation at this stage is really important to the next steps. “We want to hear from the people who live alongside and regularly use this section of...

Search continues for missing four-year-old Axel was reported missing at 3pm on Tuesday. Photo: NZ Police. ); } else { // } Police and volunteers are continuing to search for a boy reported missing on foot from his Tolaga Bay home Tuesday afternoon. Axel, who is four years old, was reported missing to Police at 3pm. There has been significant police and community effort to find him this evening, including using police dogs and a helicopter, says a police spokesperson....

Tsunami education in school roadshow Students at Ilminster Intermediate School in Gisborne try out the tsunami wave tank. Photo. Supplied. ); } else { // } Students at Hatea-a-Rangi and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tokomaru in Tairāwhiti have been the first to take part in a new roadshow aimed at educating about the risks posed by a Hikurangi subduction zone earthquake and tsunami. The school roadshow has extra significance following the earthquakes and subsequent tsu...

  Police were notified of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Welcome Bay Rd and Ngapeke Rd at 12.29pm.     Police were notified of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Welcome Bay Rd and Ngapeke Rd at 12.29pm.   Police say that about seven people have a range of injuries, but further information about how serious the injuries are is not yet available.   A SunLive reader reports that the crash has happened on Welcome Bay Rd near the Welcome Bay Hot Pools, with ambulanc...

This weekend we remember our Anzacs - those who’ve served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations, and the contribution and suffering they’ve endured for us. We are truly grateful. Originally Anzac Day was devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps forces that landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915, during WW1. More than 130,000 men died: 87,000 Ottoman soldiers; 44,000 Allied soldiers, including 2779 New Zealanders. A huge t...

by Councillor Steve Morris If you’re feeling disappointed by decisions to increase rates by 20 per cent, frustrated at how your money is being spent on a $14.2m increase in Council staff salaries this year, disenfranchised by having your right to vote taken from you, you’re not alone. A strong voice for ratepayers is more important than ever. So a group of Tauranga residents, chairs and former chairs of ratepayers associations, civic leaders, and local members of the Taxpayers’ Union h...

National MP Another week, another shambles from this government. We’ve seen terrible housing statistics, failures at our border, horticulturalists struggling to get their fruit picked and major delays in Covid vaccinations; we were supposed to be at the front of the vaccination queue and now we’re the second last in the OECD. Only 23 per cent of our total vaccinations have been administered on schedule, and they don’t even know which border staff have been vaccinated. Another major con...

SH29 is partially closed following a serious two car vehicle collision this evening.  The traffic collision is located in the region of Hinuera and the road is closed between Totman Rd and Hopkins Rd. “This looks to be a two car crash which was reported just before 7pm,” says a police spokesperson. Police have confirmed that police, ambulance and fire are in attendance. “Due to a serious crash, the road is closed between Totman Rd and Hopkins Rd,” reads a statement from Waka Kotahi/NZ ...