BOP regional council investigating groundwater contamination near marae in Mount Maunganui
12 Apr, 2021 04:33 AM
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The intersection of Hewletts Rd and Totara St in the Mount Maunganui Industrial area. Photo / File
The intersection of Hewletts Rd and Totara St in the Mount Maunganui Industrial area. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is investigating reports PFAS compounds have been recorded in groundwater in Mount Maunganui s industrial area.
The per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been recorded near Taiaho Place - home to Whareroa Marae and a small residential community.
PFAS are a large group of manufactured compounds that have industrial and consumer applications.
Moving forward to do what s right : Commissioners Tauranga Māori wards decision applauded
12 Apr, 2021 06:00 AM
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Tauranga City Council commissioner chairwoman Anne Tolley, and chief executive Marty Grenfell (background) in a meeting where Māori wards were discussed. Photo / George Novak
Tauranga City Council commissioner chairwoman Anne Tolley, and chief executive Marty Grenfell (background) in a meeting where Māori wards were discussed. Photo / George Novak
A decision to establish a Māori ward in Tauranga city has been described as just , good and doing what s right by some of those already serving in such a role. Today, Tauranga City Council commissioners
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Students Strike for Climate Change in Rotorua draws a crowd
11 Apr, 2021 05:00 AM
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Finn Liley leads the climate change march in Rotorua. Photo / Andrew Warner
Rotorua Daily Post We re going to keep striking and pushing until real change is made.
That is what Finn Liley, one of the organisers of the Rotorua School Strike for Climate Change says. Finn, 17, was among about 100 Rotorua people, young and old, to march through the city s CBD on Friday to call for greater action on climate change.
The march was one of several held throughout New Zealand as part of a national push to highlight the impact of climate change.
Tauranga climate change marchers told don t listen to negative old fossils
10 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM
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Today s school strike for climate change is the fourth intergenerational climate strike in the history of Aotearoa.
Today s school strike for climate change is the fourth intergenerational climate strike in the history of Aotearoa. The seas are rising and so are we. That was just one of several messages voiced as about 250 Tauranga people, young and old, marched through the city s CBD yesterday to call for greater action on climate change.
The march started at noon at the waterfront by The Strand before weaving to Elizabeth St and then to Willow St where Tauranga City Council s main entrance is.