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Rotorua lakefront redevelopment provides safe haven for kōura 16 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM 3 minutes to read Freshwater scientist Dr Ian Kusabs. Photo / Supplied Rotorua Daily Post Kōura will have a new safe haven at Rotorua's lakefront thanks to a purpose-built habitat as part of the Rotorua Lakefront redevelopment project. It is hoped that baby kōura, which are the most vulnerable to predators, will flourish in their new habitat, which has large rocks and stones for them to hide from predators. The lakefront boardwalk will also provide essential shade. "The lakefront redevelopment project pro...

Marton rail hub on track as planning work starts on proposed site 17 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Consultants assessing the proposed site for the Marton rail hub, off Makirikiri Rd. Photo / Supplied Whanganui Chronicle Planning work has started on-site for the construction of the Marton rail hub, proposed to be built off Makirikiri Rd. The development of the rail hub was announced in 2020 in a partnership between Rangitīkei District Council, Te Rūnanga O Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Provincial Development Unit and Rangitīkei Forestr...

Friday, 12 February 2021, 1:16 pm  Dunedin’s game development industry has had a strong start to 2021, with seven new and emerging local studios revealing an exciting mix of entertaining and serious game projects funded by the first New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) grants. Details were released at a CODE update and grants launch event in Dunedin today. Of the seven, the two Start Up production funding recipients included: Ōtepoti Games Company Limited led by Kylie Jackson, funding of $146,586 to develop the game Pae Moana. Gfactor Technologies led by Rhys Gardner, funding ...

Traditional knowledge buttresses iwi holdings against rising waters Newsroom 5/02/2021 © Provided by Newsroom With investments in tourism and primary production, iwi are hit by the Covid downturn and the cost of climate change mitigation – but they believe the longer view they take on protecting taonga places them in a safer position than many investors Manaaki Nepia grew up eeling in the murky waters flowing into the Waikato River, beneath the shadow of the Huntly coal power station. She wouldn't take the freshwater tuna from there today; years more of industrial and agricultural run-o...

Growing Future Farmers helps Hawke's Bay young farmers with better future 2 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM 2 minutes to read Growing Future Farmers induction days HB and Taihape. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today January marked the start of a new training journey for 50 students in the Growing Future Farmers (GFF) programme, one that could set them up with a career for life. Students from around the country kickstarted their GFF studies with four days of basic training and induction activities, a mix of practical and theory work aimed at helping them transition smoothly into two years of on-the-job train...