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Review reveals how dead animals ended up in Akaroa water reservoir 20 Apr, 2021 02:06 AM 4 minutes to read An internal review has revealed how six dead animals ended up in Akaroa s drinking water reservoir. Photo / Hamish Clark An internal review has revealed how six dead animals ended up in Akaroa s drinking water reservoir. Photo / Hamish Clark Other A scathing internal review has revealed how six dead animals ended up in Akaroa s drinking water reservoir, causing major disruption to the water supply and three cases of water-borne diseases. The Christchurch City Council review into the drinking water contamination that affected Akaroa and Takamātua earlier this year identifies the poor condition of the L Aube Hill Reserve reservoir as the likely cause. ....
Why French-inspired Akaroa is one New Zealand s most unique places 20 Feb, 2021 09:00 PM 8 minutes to read Aerial view of waterfront of Akaroa, New Zealand. Photo / 123rf NZ Herald Down at the wharf on Akaroa Harbour, the waves are lapping lazily against the pilings. The harbour is milky today, silt from the Rakaia and the Rangitata rivers hanging in the water, having finished its long journey from the Southern Alps and across the Canterbury Plains. It turns the water a powdery blue from a distance, but from where we sit, it is icy and clear. Read More Just back from the water, visitors sit beneath sunshades on wicker chairs outside the Bully Hayes bar, and watch yachts and schooners bobbing on the sparkling water just steps away. Hopeful gulls hover overhead, keeping an eye on the chip situation. From our vantage point, cold beers in hand, this could be France on a sunny summer s day - if it weren t for the sounds of Fat Freddy s Drop carrying on the ....