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Do you think police do enough breath testing in the Bay of Islands?
Road safety advocates say plummeting police breath test numbers could be contributing to Northland’s “appalling” road toll this year and alcohol-related crashes more than 50% higher than any other region.
There have been 21 deaths on Northland’s roads so far, the highest road toll … View moreRoad safety advocates say plummeting police breath test numbers could be contributing to Northland’s “appalling” road toll this year and alcohol-related crashes more than 50% higher than any other region.
There have been 21 deaths on Northland’s roads so far, the highest road toll figures for January to June in the last five years.
The cause of these crashes is still under investigation, but the latest report by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency showed Northland had the highest rate of alcohol-related crashes in December 2020.
Meanwhile, the number of police breath screening tests for drink-driving has dropped to just a third of the number in 2014-15.
Do you think police do enough breath testing where you are? Are you worried about drink driving?
What Bay businesses are helping us become a foodie destination?
Northland may not be well-known as a foodie destination but the region will be able to hold its own in national competitions like Love Your Local, according to Northland Inc food and beverage ambassador Justine Stuart.
She is working to better share the food story of Te Tai Tokerau, and says some… View moreNorthland may not be well-known as a foodie destination but the region will be able to hold its own in national competitions like Love Your Local, according to Northland Inc food and beverage ambassador Justine Stuart.
She is working to better share the food story of Te Tai Tokerau, and says some of her favourite places include Terra Restaurant in Paihia, Māha at Wharepuke in Kerikeri, Russell pizza restaurant Hone’s Garden, The Duke of Marlborough in Russell and Charlotte’s Kitchen in Paihia.
What are some of your favourite places, that are helping to put Northland on the food map?
Fisherman didn't report catching 2.5 tonnes of snapper
Kia ora neighbours, a commercial fisherman who didn’t report catching 2.5 tonnes of snapper, kahawai and gurnard has been fined $26,500.
Hamish Robert Apatu, 54, was sentenced on Monday in the Kaitāia District Court on three charges under the Fisheries Act.
The charges were based around … View moreKia ora neighbours, a commercial fisherman who didn’t report catching 2.5 tonnes of snapper, kahawai and gurnard has been fined $26,500.
Hamish Robert Apatu, 54, was sentenced on Monday in the Kaitāia District Court on three charges under the Fisheries Act.
The charges were based around his commercial fishing reports and the financial benefit gained by not filling them out accurately.
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Passengers hurried to injured skipper's aid after collision sinks ferry
Kia ora neighbours, a ferry passenger who helped rescue a critically injured skipper after a collision between the vessel and a boat in the Bay of Islands has described the moments of the crash.
The incident happened just before midday Thursday on the water between Paihia and Russell, a police … View moreKia ora neighbours, a ferry passenger who helped rescue a critically injured skipper after a collision between the vessel and a boat in the Bay of Islands has described the moments of the crash.
The incident happened just before midday Thursday on the water between Paihia and Russell, a police spokesperson said, with the injured skipper of the ferry flown to hospital
Ferry passenger Yvette Ferreria-Botha had been on the ferry with her husband and children when the collision occurred and said she was one of the first people to tend to the ferry’s skipper.
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What do you think about the protest at Ōpua's Puketītī?
A small but significant group of passionate locals and mana whenua have stalled a multimillion-dollar development in the Bay of Islands. The protesters have stopped progress on the development at Ōpua's Puketītī for nearly two years, calling on the land to be returned to public ownership - … View moreA small but significant group of passionate locals and mana whenua have stalled a multimillion-dollar development in the Bay of Islands. The protesters have stopped progress on the development at Ōpua's Puketītī for nearly two years, calling on the land to be returned to public ownership - what do you think?
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