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Further focus on flooding at Pōhara

The problem of surface water flooding parts of Pōhara during times of extreme weather and heavy rain has been a problem for many years.

We have worked…

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Can an old wharf be “repiered”?

Investigations are underway into restoring a piece of Motueka history.

The old Motueka wharf on Motueka Quay has fallen into disrepair over the years but several groups…

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Magpies high on pest pecking order

Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) were first introduced to the region in 1865 from Victoria Australia to control pastoral insect pests. The magpie’s most distinctive characteristic is…

Check before you chop our native forest

The recent conviction of a Murchison farmer and his associated business for illegally clearing almost 10 hectares of native bush has emphasised the need to check…

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Property purchase progresses plans

One of our largest planned infrastructure projects over the next two decades has taken another step with the purchase of a block of land at Appleby.

The…

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Fatty waste discharges – not grate

We have recently been liaising with a business in Brightwater about their waste disposal habits after our compliance team managed to catch an illegal discharge to…

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Peace from Hiroshima to Tasman

Our Community Partnerships Coordinator Yulia Panfylova recently spent two weeks in Japan where she was selected as one of two interns to work with the Mayors…

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Pokororo to Peninsular officially open

The latest asset on Tasman’s Great Taste Trail is officially open.

More than 70 cyclists and residents gathered at the new Pokororo Swing Bridge last month with…

Big plans for small bridge

Many people probably don’t realise it, but there’s a small bridge on Lower Queen Street, and that small bridge is about to get a big upgrade.

Borck…