
Simon Wallace: Government must step up to save vital regional air routes
OPINION: Our vital regional air routes are being crippled by soaring costs.
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An active front is set to bring rain to much of the country next week.
Temperatures hit -7.5C in Dunedin and -3.9C in Masterton today.
Both accidents happened about 6pm with roads closed around the crash scenes.
The seaweed seed bank is a 'living library' of native kelp species from various regions.
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Tessa Sheild, 20, died after being injured in a crash near Moeraki Boulders on Sunday.
Tessa Elizabeth Macintosh Sheild died from her injuries early Tuesday morning.
The Government's staggered delivery of scheme has been criticised by Labour.
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Tertiary Education Union calls disestablishment a 'disaster for regional New Zealand'.
The victim was Andres Bonifacio Hernan Vergara Oportot, 50, of Blenheim.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 4.40pm.
It comes after a state of emergency was only lifted on Monday.
'There was always a story about where money was coming from.'
A number of homes in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough are now uninhabitable.
A thunderstorm has already popped up in Taranaki, which suffered flooding yesterday.
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Even the young children's teddy bears were washed away.
The pet dog was sucked into the drainage system during the weekend's heavy rain event.
Tasman expects up to 150mm of rain; Nelson forecasts 80-100mm.
Up to 180mm of rain is expected in areas east of Whakatāne.
Cabinet has agreed to explore part-privatisation once the ferries arrive.
Residents are urged to remain cautious after weekend flooding in Nelson-Tasman.
Icy temperatures and inland snow are forecast for holiday spots on Sunday.
Severe weather hits as school holidays begin, with evacuations in Marlborough.
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A state of emergency has been declared in Nelson and Tasman as rain batters the region.
Rescue helicopter crew reveals extent of flooding damage in Marlborough's Havelock area. Video / GCH Aviation