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Local Focus: Candidates turn to young voters to deliver special Civics lesson
Senior students put candidates on the spot in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Senior students put candidates on the spot in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
What do the candidates say are the Rangitīkei issues? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
An unmanned out of control boat goes airborne after smashing into a concrete dock. Video / Martin County Sheriff's Office
Napier's water demand has already skyrocketed to summertime amounts.
Regions dams 66.8 per cent full compared to usual 91.4 per cent at this time of year.
But the water crisis continues with dam levels nearly a quarter below normal.
Farmers stage protest at the Gore A&P Showgrounds.
The group of ocean dippers meets every week, togs and towels ready to go.
Aucklanders face the prospect of severe water restrictions this summer.
The thefts have resulted in thousands of dollars worth of water damage.
Opportunities Party Northland candidate backs taxes on properties and on drugs.
Green Party Northland candidate calls for a stop to water consents for avocado orchards.
Residents are still banned from using hoses outside and washing cars.
Rates are crippling residents of a rural district where council debt is $40 million.
A Waverley resident shared a photo of the dark brown water that had come from their tap.
The mayor plans to meet to discuss Auckland's water restrictions next week.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff unveils Watercare's new water plant in Pukekohe East capable of supplying 25 million litres a day. Video / Dean Purcell
An artist's impression of Waiaroha, Hastings water treatment and storage facility with cultural and educational elements, proposed for the corner of Southampton St East and Hastings St South. Video / Hastings District Council
While dam levels have risen over the winter, they're still far behind the average.
A 2013 report for Watercare said the city faced security of supply issues by 2020.
Illegal concreting of waterfall's edge in Poroti is affecting the safe passage of eels.
Auckland's water reservoirs have nudged up a bit, but water restrictions remain in place.
National say the rules would be 'gone by lunchtime' – but Govt Ministers hit back.
Two British sailors are making their own boats in Whangārei and are doing a good job.
Auckland has been praised for its efforts to save water.
Greenpeace says Aucklanders should be the first cab off the rank for Waikato water.
The Watercare board has been as active as an Easter Island statue, says one councillor.
The resignation of CEO Raveen Jaduram shouldn't mean the Watercare board is off the hook.
Jaduram said it was time for a new chief executive to take Watercare forward.
In July, the exec's $775,000 salary came under fire amid Auckland's water restrictions.