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“Usually it’s a pretty simple task,” Robert said. Not so, this time. Instead of a quiet nest with a single entrance, the Fryers found a wheelie-bin-sized “monster”, with multiple points of entry and “thousands” of wasps filling the sky. MARTIN DE RUYTER Jan and Robert Fryer with their EmGuard bio-degradable plant guards. The pair have been involved in environmental work for many years. “It was probably as big as it gets. This takes the biscuit,” he said. By Robert's estimate, the nest had growing been there for 10 years, and if it had been disturbed by a mower, cyclist o...

'He should have gone to the toilet before leaving.'

The Waiheke eBike experience began at the ferry terminal, where my travel companion and I were picked up by Mark Seavill, owner of the family-run Waiheke Bike Shop. His eBiking business had been going strong prior to March 2020, but the isolation restrictions threw a spanner in the works. Kiwis prefer to holiday on weekends, so without international visitors, local tourism operators like his have gone from seven to two days-a-week businesses. It’s a tough time to be in the tourism industry. That being said, the interest in eBiking is clearly there. When we arrive at the shop there are a...

Northland dog owners spoiled for choice for canine companions 22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 9 minutes to read Tukairangi Maxwell and his dog Kuri at the popular William Fraser Memorial Park in Whangārei. Photo / Michael Cunningham Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate's feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Northland has a higher-than-average dog population compared to the rest of the country. Reporter Jenny Ling finds out what's on offer for our four-legged friends. Northland is home to a high proportion of dog owners who cherish their relationships wi...

MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Brittany Spencer and Greta Clark compete in an Inflatable Rescue Boat races at the Nelson Surf Lifesaving Club’s Nelson Tasman Surf Carnival at Tahunanui Beach. Surf lifesavers from around the South Island tested their skills on and off the water in a fun-filled competition in Nelson. Tāhunanui Beach hosted the annual Nelson Tasman surf carnival event on Saturday and Sunday, featuring junior and senior surf sport events from IRB racing, beach sprints and flag races, ski races to surf lifeguard award tests. The competition drew surf lifesavers from the Nelson club a...