Human bones are found at Cobblestones Museum in Greytown, and Rotorua Lakes Council will foot the bill for two vehicles damaged by a raised manhole. These are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A human skeleton has been discovered at Cobblestones Museum in Greytown. Museum volunteers uncovered a largely intact skeleton in storage at the old hospital late last week, with a doctor this week confirming the bones are human.
Rotorua Lakes Council has agreed to pay for repairs to two vehicles damaged after driving over a raised manhole cover on Lake Rd.
Tauranga Energy Consumers Trust (TECT) is making a funding grant of $1 million for the construction of an iconic walkway and cycleway bridge across the Wairoa River.
Eight people who thought they could pollute Northland bush and scarper have had a $200 wake-up call as the costs of removing a huge illegal dumpsite soar.