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Watch: Young and old take part in annual sand sculpture exhibition in Canterbury

By Jendy Harper, Seven Sharp Reporter
January 6, 2019

The hard work is destined to be washed away by incoming tides.

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South Aucklanders and council representatives have expressed concern about Auckland Council's proposed move to a fortnightly rubbish collection.

Dumping fear as Auckland considers fortnightly rubbish collections

Households could have rubbish collections drop from weekly to fortnightly.

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The country’s largest electric-powered mining vehicle rolled out at Macraes mine in Otago, coinciding with a boom in gold prices.

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The electric excavator weighs in at about 360 tonnes and is the latest addition at Oceana Gold Macraes Mine to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Briefings to the Energy Minister paint a concerning picture of this year’s winter power supply.

NZ’s electricity 'a very tight supply situation’ in cold months

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The former Prohibition Mine site at Waiuta cost the Department of Conservation $2.6 million to clean-up from 2016-18 of what had been assessed as the most toxic mine site in New Zealand and the second most arsenic-contaminated site in the world.

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What if whales could take us to court?

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The Department of Conservation has spent weeks investigating on the coast of Kaikōura after a mass starvation event.

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