Northland Regional Council will again use the online Safeswim platform to deliver water quality results at popular beach and freshwater swim spots over summer. Information on 50 coastal and 20 freshwater sites popular with swimmers and other recreational water users over the warmer months is available year-round via the Safeswim website. Results will also be posted on the “Can I Swim Here?” section on the national environmental reporting website Lawa.
Car hits fence #1
A person received minor injuries after their vehicle reportedly hit a fence post on State Highway 12 near Kaikohe in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police said an ambulance was not needed following the crash at 12.16am.
Car hits fence #2
Police are investigating a crash in Mangawhai on Tuesday in which a vehicle crashed into a fence on Molesworth St shortly after 5pm. Police said the driver reportedly left the scene in a separate vehicle driven by someone else.