Several early Air New Zealand flights to and from airports in Whangārei and Kerikeri were cancelled on Monday morning due to a thick blanket of fog. The heavy sheet of radiation fog also caused delays to flights scheduled for later in the morning. MetService says radiation fog usually forms overnight or early morning during the coldest hours of the day and then dissipates after the sun comes up. The region wasn’t the only area affected as Auckland Airport put fog restrictions in place overnight on Sunday.
Residents stumped
Raumanga residents stumped to see police and forensics on Arcus St for several days but not a word was said about why they were there, now have answers. Detective Senior Sergeant John Clayton, when contacted by the Advocate, said officers attended a sudden death in Raumanga on the afternoon of June 12. Further enquiries into the circumstances of the man’s death were initially needed, Clayton said. Hence, the scene examination was carried out. Clayton said a post-mortem was also completed and as a result, the matter was referred to the Coroner, who will ultimately issue a ruling around the cause of death.
Erosion programme funds
The Northland Regional Council has secured $1.7 million in funding over four years from the Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Programme, administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). Natural Resources Working Party chair Amy Macdonald said the council would target reducing erosion on highly erodible land. Funding will be available to plant natives on erosion-prone land, helping to enable land use change from pasture to trees. More than 60 per cent of Northland and 40 per cent of the region’s grazing land is classified as highly erodible. For more information about making an application, call 0800 002 004 and ask to speak to a land management adviser or email landadmin@nrc.govt.nz.
