Important notice for Putāruru residents - Boil Your Water
Bacterial contamination has been found in one of the Pinedale Reservoirs which supplies Putāruru residents. The reservoir has been taken off-line until further notice.
As a precautionary measure, Putāruru residents are advised to boil all drinking water, including water used for:
Preparing food beverages (in particular babies bottles)
Personal hygiene (brushing teeth and rinsing)
Avoid swallowing water
Use boiling water for washing dishes with detergent
Please do this until testing show the contamination has cleared.
Council also advises that all drinking water (including ice cubes) stored since Monday 16 April 2018 should be discarded.
Council will advise residents when the contamination has been removed.
At the time of writing, no illness has been reported to Council. If residents do feel ill, please contact your doctor.
For more information please visit our website.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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39.4% Yes
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33.3% Maybe?
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27.3% No
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)
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Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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72.7% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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15.9% Hmm, maybe?
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11.4% Yes!
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