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Wellington.Scoop report by Mary Argue Building waste fragments suspected to contain asbestos have been found on a popular beach track near Seatoun in Wellington. Local Anne Taylor was left feeling “gutted” after her discovery while walking in the Oruaiti Reserve, east of Seatoun beach. The artist and “citizen scientist” reported her findings to the Wellington City Council supplying photographs and the location of the fragments. After nearly a month of being a “squeaky wheel,” Taylor learned the information was with a beach clean-up crew who also remove asbestos near Moa Point and ...

Plastic clips from freezing works washing up on beaches from East Cape to Southland 7 Mar, 2021 10:19 PM 10 minutes to read RNZ By Anusha Bradley forRNZ They are showing up in fish stomachs and in beaches across the country, but how are oesophagus clips escaping the meatworks? It starts with a very puzzled fisherman in The Catlins. "Wondered why the big kahawai I caught recently was so skinny ... until I checked the stomach contents and found it full of plastic," he posts on Facebook. Advertisement A fisherman posted this image on Facebook, asking what the clip was. Photo / Facebook "I find t...