Bruce Kendall, a member of the Howick Local Board and co-chair of the Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum, is advocating for more action to address pollution in east Auckland’s waterways. He believes that Auckland Council has not adequately addressed pollution in the Tamaki Estuary for many years. Local boards in the area have voted to push the council to fund investigations into pollution and create a plan to address it. Kendall points to anecdotal evidence of the estuary’s degradation, noting the disappearance of yellow-bellied flounder due to pollution killing fish food sources. Recent coverage of eel deaths in local waterways has raised concerns about pollution in the estuary, with Kendall attributing some of these deaths to over-heating stormwater ponds depleting oxygen levels. He emphasizes the importance of addressing water quality issues to protect endangered species like longfin eels, orca, dolphins, sharks, seals, and endangered birds in the Tamaki Estuary.
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Rotorua man charged with abducting 3-year-old from daycare for sex
SummaryJohn Tekuru, a 19-year-old, appeared in the Rotorua District Court charged with abducting a 3-year-old girl from a local early childhood center for sexual purposes. He did not enter a plea to the charge of unlawfully taking the girl on March 10 and has been remanded in custody until his next court appearance on May 14. Judge Joanne Wickliffe granted permanent name suppression for the daycare center to protect the identity of the victim. Full...
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