Opinion: Restoring our fragile freshwater systems
19 Apr, 2021 01:45 AM
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The Country
Opinion: Waimakariri Water Zone Committee chair Michael Blackwell says we ve taken too much from our environment and we must start giving back.
When I started writing this piece, I was sitting in my Kaiapoi office on a sweltering 30-degree summer s day, and I could hear faint plops as youngsters pulled phat manus and bombs off the bridge into the Kaiapoi River as generations before them have done.
Do they know that the river is deemed unsuitable for swimming with E. coli levels of up to 2420 per 100ml?
Their London pub was reduced to rubble. They fought to bring it back
19 Apr, 2021 06:00 AM
7 minutes to read
Pubs across England reopened as coronavirus restrictions eased. But the Carlton Tavern in London had been closed for years, not months. Photo / Mary Turner, The New York Times
Pubs across England reopened as coronavirus restrictions eased. But the Carlton Tavern in London had been closed for years, not months. Photo / Mary Turner, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Megan Specia
Developers knocked down the Carlton Tavern six years ago to make way for luxury apartments. After a legal fight, they were ordered to rebuild it, brick by brick.
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Rugby league: New Zealand Warriors bounce back to beat St George Illawarra Dragons in NRL
18 Apr, 2021 06:25 AM
4 minutes to read
The Warriors have defeated the Dragons in a 14-20 nailbiter. SOURCE / Sky Sports
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What a difference a week makes.
After easily their worst performance of the season against Manly, the Warriors came up with probably their best display of 2021 on Sunday, to beat the Dragons 20-14.
Captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was exceptional in his 100th game and his solo try late in the second half proved the difference.
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But there were many heroes, as the team also had to overcome the loss of senior centre Peta Hiku in the fifth minute with a dislocated shoulder and wing Ken Maumalo carried a leg injury through most of the match.
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