Is your water supply on the list?
More than 8000 people living in the Taupō district, and hundreds of others across the Waikato, could be at risk from water-borne disease, according to the national water regulator.
On Thursday, Taumata Arowai released a list of 27 councils that operate 84 drinking water supplies without a treatment barrier preventing waterborne nasties - such as cryptosporidium and giardia - from contaminating water.
The organisation wrote to all water suppliers using similar systems to the ones in Queenstown, where more than 50 people caught cryptosporidium, possibly from council-run water supplies, Taumata Arowai head of regulatory, Steve Taylor said.
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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72.4% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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16.4% Hmm, maybe?
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11.1% Yes!
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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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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