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Calls for council to act now on lake water Colleen Yardley and Lynore Craig of Sullivan Lake Care Group would like the council to commit to dredging the lake every two years to improve its water quality. CHARLOTTE JONES / LDR. '); } else { // } The council needs to act now to clean up Sullivan Lake’s water quality, says the lake’s care group. A petition with more than 300 signatures calling on the Whakatane District Council to clean up the lake and improve its water quality was presented at the council’s long-term plan hearings last week. Sullivan Lake Care G...

It has now issued a warning for the region. Heavy rain is forecast for the north of the North Island and northern parts of the South Island. Gales are also predicted for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula, says the MetService. "A complex low pressure system affects northern and central New Zealand today and on Monday, bringing heavy rain to the north of the North Island, and northern parts of the South Island. "The impact of this could be significant, especially for people engaged in outdoor activities such as camping. Localised flooding and damaging winds are possible in the areas ...

Stolen vehicle crashed in Papamoa File Image/SunLive. Police are making enquiries after a stolen vehicle was found crashed in Papamoa. Police say they were alerted around 5.25am after someone came across a vehicle that appeared to have crashed into a parked car. The collision occurred in Katerini Grove. "The driver had left the vehicle," says a Police spokesperson. "It appears the vehicle may have been stolen. Police are making further inquiries where able." At the scene? Phone 0800 SUNLIVE or email newsroom@thesun.co.nz '); } else { // replace with your tablet/desktop ad unit id 300x250 ...

Last chance to have your say on long-term plan File Image. SunLive. '); } else { // } Tauranga residents are being urged to have their say on what is considered by many to be the most important long-term plan in the city’s history before consultation closes on Monday. The plan proposes investing in six key priority areas to help make Tauranga a great place to live – now and for the future. The city faces major challenges because of historical under-investment, contributing to problems such as traffic congestion, a housing shortage, and inadequate community faci...

SADD challenges Kiwis this weekend Derryn Fleming, Maddison Smith and Sun Yi-Tao are three of the Students Against Dangerous Driving students around New Zealand urging Kiwi motorists to get home safe this weekend. Photo: Supplied. '); } else { // } Students Against Dangerous Driving - SADD is calling for a collective Kiwi response to change the course of a dismal 40 year record.   From 1980 to 2020, there has been only one Queen’s Birthday weekend, in 2013, that has finished with no fatalities on New Zealand roads.     “It’s down to all of us to make the c...