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Call for water take consents review as lake levels plunge Brent Morrissey says Lake Tomarata’s water level usually reaches within half a metre of the barrier’s edge on the shore during summer. The barrier was built to provide a shallow area for children to swim, but there is currently nothing for them to swim in. Calls for Auckland Council to reassess groundwater take consents in Tomarata and Te Arai are growing in volume as local lakes suffer. Former Auckland Regional Councillor Brent Morrissey has lived next to Lake Tomarata for 25 years and says he has never seen the water level so low...

Consents sought for massive power station in Northland 17 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Millan Ruka of the Whatitiri Resource Management Unit is calling for proper consultation over the proposed hydro-electric power station. Photo / John Stone Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat A Northland farm trust is seeking consents to build a hydro-electric power station capable of generating 3 megawatts of electricity that would help secure the region's energy supply in disasters. Glenview Estate, owned by Neil and Dianne Lewis, ...

Building consents: Holy Trinity Church gets nearly $2 million makeover 13 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM 4 minutes to read Tauranga's Holy Trinity Church is undergoing a nearly $2 million makeover. A building consent worth $1.7m has been approved by the Tauranga City Council to refurbish the old hall and build a smaller 80-seat chapel. It is one of 203 building consents worth more than $72m issued in February. Holy Trinity Church administrator Donald Carter said the hall, built in the early 1950s, was originally meant to have been demolished after a fire at the church in 1999. A childcare centre was mean...

Building consents: Build begins on $30m food waste to bioenergy facility in Reporoa 13 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM 4 minutes to read An artist's impression of what the food waste to bioenergy facility in Reporoa could look like. Photo / Supplied Construction of a $30 million food waste to bioenergy facility in Reporoa is under way. The project is expected to create more than 90 jobs during the construction phase and employ about 30 people when complete. The Broadlands Rd site was blessed in August last year and last month the Rotorua Lakes Council approved $3m for construction to beg...

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