Woolworths New Zealand has further responded to a Whangārei man’s complaint of finding two cockroaches in a one kg pack of the brand’s Everyday cheese. A spokesperson for the company said it was difficult to properly investigate the complaint because the customer hadn’t contacted Woolworths yet or provided the product in question. However, they said it was unlikely the insect had come from its supply chain. They had not received any other similar complaints. Woolworths stressed the cheese was manufactured in New Zealand and there was no link to Australia.
Waipapa shed fire suspicious
A shed fire in Waipapa, Kerikeri, on Tuesday morning is being treated as suspicious. Firefighters extinguished the fire within an hour. Fire Investigator Jason Goffin said police were called to the site and are jointly investigating a suspicious fire at a commercial workshop the same morning.
Falling dam level spurs water use caution
For the first time in more than a year, the water is running out of Whangārei’s Whau Valley Dam faster than it is being replenished by rain. The dam is sitting at 67 per cent full and the levels are dropping at about 10 per cent a month. Whangārei District Council says residents need to keep an eye on their water use.
