The council is warning residents of Kawerau to boil their water before drinking, as high levels of E. coli were found in their regular water tests.
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Manukau Cruising join lifejacket lending initiative
Fishermen and those wanting to get out into one of New Zealand's dangerous stretches of water, Manukau Harbour can now borrow a lifejacket from the Manukau Cruising Club for the price of a gold coin. This is the newest lending hub with more being launched in the coming months.
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Water: Western worldview locking out Māori knowledge, expert says
What happens when you mix traditional Māori knowledge and modern science at a water wānanga in the North? You get a clearer picture of how the western worldview of water has locked out traditional knowledge, Māori expert Rereata Makiha says. Reporter Dean Nathan has this report.
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Hapū calls for more consultation in Council water consent process
Hapū concern over the impact of council consent to draw water from rivers and streams around the Whatitiri area and the toll they say it’s taken on Poroti Springs has been a contentious issue in Northland for years.
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Hapū concerned about water levels at Poroti
A representative of the Whatitiri Māori Reserves Trust says the Northland Regional Council is making moves to avoid consulting with hapū and iwi. This follows an application made by council to reduce its daily water intake which could impact the requirement to consult hapū around resource consent.
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Mayoral 'Shots Fired' at Manurewa Marae
Auckland Mayor Phill Goff took the fight to Māori Mayoral Contender John Tamihere for the very first time at Manurewa Marae today.
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Urgent action needed to stop further deaths from contaminated water
A Māori research scientist has called for a complete overhaul on the way that we test Water Quality in New Zealand. Dr Leonie Jones (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa) sees pitfalls in our current monitoring methods and says more needs to be done.
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Māori Anxious about the Future of Water
Reforms on how drinking water will be regulated is at the forefront of the annual Water NZ Conference and Expo in Hamilton this week.
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Far North Wastewater doesn't Receive the Treatment it Deserves
Far North iwi Ngāti Kahu are enraged, that after 10 years, the local council has done nothing to rectify water quality in the region.
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Iwi leader honoured with ONZM for services to Māori
Maanu Paul has played a critical role in the Government's direction on New Zealand's water rights and for more than half a century has contributed to the advancement of Māori.
