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'Like a brother to us': Friend pays tribute to victim of boating tragedy
"He was always there... a very great man."
"He was always there... a very great man."
Police were notified about 12.20pm that a boat was in trouble in Bluff Harbour.
Two crew register weak positive results on urea ship arriving at Bluff from Malaysia.
SH1 between Invercargill and Bluff is completely blocked off after a truck rolled.
Health officials have issued a rare notice to ignore fake lockdown rumours.
More details are expected about a Covid outbreak on a container ship off Tauranga.
Health officials say they're "aware of some anxiety" but every precaution is being taken.
All of the Mattina crew who have tested positive will remain quarantined on board.
The nine cases came from a total crew of 21 people.
It was the third vessel in New Zealand this month to have crew test positive to Covid-19.
The drama unfolded on Sunday morning when the heavy downpour set in.
'They basically could have just given all the kids a vaping kit or something.'
About 4500 people attended the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival from across New Zealand.
Bonamia ostreae can kill flat oysters, putting the entire Bluff oyster trade at risk.
Montana O'Neill is doing Te Araroa Trail to raise awareness and funds for cystic fibrosis.
The smelter is due to close in just over three years at a cost of 1000 jobs.
Police could not provide comment on the status of the person hit.
Smelter's owners will raise provision for clean-up after audit finds more waste on site.
Police seek information after walker run over by green sedan.
The festival is sold out, but there are many other ways to enjoy oysters in the region.
Yesterday, three wild oysters were found to be infected with Bonamia ostreae.
The Bluff aluminium smelter says it does not yet know what to do with the material.
Barnes Oysters has caught 3000 dozen since the season began on Monday.
Boats are set to hit Foveaux Strait today for the beginning of the oyster season.
The smelter at Bluff has stockpiled 106,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced hazardous waste.
Rio Tinto has already announced its intention to exit Tiwai Point in August next year.
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