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The Hutt River gets a health check everyday, monitoring for E.coli, toxic algae and nutrients. A person can survive three weeks without food, but only three days without water. With climate change a looming certainty, there will be nothing more crucial to our survival. But the source of our water is increasingly tainted. In the first of a series on the Wellington region’s waterways, Kate Green reports on the health of Hutt River. Māori wisdom likens a river to a taniwha’s tail. It whips side to side, changing its course on a whim, unpredictable – you don’t want to get too close.

Floyd family says push for policing change cannot end after verdict With verdict delivered, "I'm fighting for everyone" else now, his brother says.  April 20, 2021 — 7:47pm Text size Copy shortlink: George Floyd's family described Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict Tuesday as a turning point for the nation. "Today we are able to breathe again," Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd said, as he and other family members teared up in joy and relief. But one by one, Floyd's brothers, nephew, aunt and others also told a ...

India and UNIDO strengthen partnership for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development NEW DELHI, 14 April 2021 - The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), have signed an agreement to establish a Facility for International Cooperation on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (FIC-ISID). The Facility will create and share knowledge, build capacity and facilitate projects and partnerships on inclusive and sustainable industrial developmen...

Minnesota Senate GOP to take up emergency law enforcement funding Minnesota Senate GOP to take up emergency law enforcement funding The move is facing pushback from some legislative Democrats who want the funding tied to police reform.  Text size Copy shortlink: Minnesota Senate Republicans say they're moving quickly Monday to pass emergency funding to cover extra law enforcement costs and bring in help from surrounding states as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin comes to a close. Senate M...

Lawmakers clash over infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Washington Lawmakers disagree over infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Washington Dems eye $1B in projects; both sides agree not to tie talks to Biden's proposal.  Text size Copy shortlink: Minnesota legislators are facing off over how much to spend on construction projects, but they do agree on one thing: The state should not wait on the fate of President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan to shore up roads, bridges and water systems. De...