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Calls for enforcement on illegal vape purchases Nancy Loucas, co-director of the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA). Supplied image. ); } else { // } Reports that minors are still able to purchase vape products from some convenience stores is deeply concerning, says New Zealand’s leading consumer vaping group. “The overwhelming majority of vape retailers are responsible, requesting age identification, and only selling to those who can prove they’re 18 ye...

Cheque-ing out in Tauranga ); } else { // } Catherine Stewart has signed a lot of cheques in her lifetime, but this week she signed her very last one. Monday was the last day that ANZ bank accepted cheques, as they became the first of New Zealand’s four major banks to stop accepting the form of payment. Catherine opened an account with the bank as a 13-year-old and has gone through hundreds of cheque books in the last 50 years. She says after being able to use cheq...

Calls for council to act now on lake water Colleen Yardley and Lynore Craig of Sullivan Lake Care Group would like the council to commit to dredging the lake every two years to improve its water quality. CHARLOTTE JONES / LDR. ); } else { // } The council needs to act now to clean up Sullivan Lake’s water quality, says the lake’s care group. A petition with more than 300 signatures calling on the Whakatane District Council to clean up the lake and improve its wat...

It has now issued a warning for the region. Heavy rain is forecast for the north of the North Island and northern parts of the South Island. Gales are also predicted for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula, says the MetService. "A complex low pressure system affects northern and central New Zealand today and on Monday, bringing heavy rain to the north of the North Island, and northern parts of the South Island. "The impact of this could be significant, especially for people engaged in ...

Last chance to have your say on long-term plan File Image. SunLive. ); } else { // } Tauranga residents are being urged to have their say on what is considered by many to be the most important long-term plan in the city’s history before consultation closes on Monday. The plan proposes investing in six key priority areas to help make Tauranga a great place to live – now and for the future. The city faces major challenges because of historical under-investment, con...

Dairy farmer fined after cattle neglect File Image. SunLive. ); } else { // } A 61-year-old dairy farmer has been fined $17,500 and warned that he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again. Rodney Grant Nicol, whose neglect of yearling cattle led to 11 deaths, appeared for sentencing in the Tokoroa District Court, having earlier pleaded to seven charges under the Animal Welfare Act. Nicol owns a 300-cow dairy farm and had 110 y...

Tauranga house prices closing on $1m threshold File Image. SunLive. ); } else { // } House prices in Tauranga went up significantly yet again in May, according to the latest CoreLogic House Price Index (HPI). Of the six major urban areas in New Zealand, Tauranga has the highest percentage rise across May as average prices approach the $1 million mark. House prices in Tauranga have risen 5.1 per cent over May, compared to a 3.7 per cent rise in Hamilton, next on the ...

Operation Tauwhiro sees 64 firearms seized : Guns seized in Northland. Photo: NZ Police. ); } else { // } A national operation launched by Police earlier this year aiming to prevent firearms getting in the hands of criminals is seeing great results in Northland, with dozens of unlawful firearms seized.   Operation Tauwhiro was rolled out in February to target the disruption and prevention of firearms-related violence by criminal gangs and organised criminal groups. ...

Covid-19: No new community cases, one in isolation File Image. ); } else { // } The Ministry of Health say that there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. “There is one new case to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday,” says a Ministry of Health spokesperson. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two. One previously reported c...

X marks the spot for public toilets A new public convenience facility is to be built near Kaiaua’s pirate playground. Supplied image. ); } else { // } If all goes to plan, a new public convenience facility will be up and running near Kaiaua’s pirate playground just in time for summer. Hauraki District Mayor Toby Adams says the council asked the community for feedback on two proposed locations for the facility in April and received more than 80 responses. “Over...