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Dear Editor, The recent announcement of a new one-of-a-kind 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course in Jacks Bay, Eleuthera, was refreshing and heartening, but not for the usual economic reasons although those are also very important. It must not have gone unnoticed to even the most undiscerning that the principals of the venture, Sir Franklyn Wilson
Two people have died in water-related incidents this afternoon - one in the Bay of Plenty and one in southern Otago.
Should people be allowed to drive vehicles on beaches? It's a divisive question in Clutha District. As well as hearing from ecology experts, Bruce Munro talks to those up-in-arms on both sides of the argument and discovers a surprising, potentially flammable, point of agreement.
LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff The National Emergency Management Agency said there is a danger to swimmers, surfers, people fishing, small boats and anyone in or near the water close to shore in many of New Zealand's coastal regions. At the height of the alert, cellphones in high-alert areas received a tsunami alert and tsunami sirens were activated. A Civil Defence mobile emergency alert sent to Aucklanders mid-morning advised them to stay away from the sea, rivers and estuaries due to the marine tsunami threat to coastal areas. RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF Hundreds of Mangawhai Heads residents wait out the ...
Residents evacuated in Northland, Bay of Plenty and Great Barrier Island can return home but people around the country advised to take extra care around the coast.