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New Zealand s most overdue library books, 121 years late
27 Jan, 2021 07:28 PM
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Digital producer, Christchurch, NZ Heralddevon.bolger@nzme.co.nz
We have all been guilty of forgetting to return a library book on time but what happens when you forget for 121 years? A Herald investigation reveals the country s most overdue library books. Every council in the country was contacted and asked about their most overdue book.
Children s books appear to be the most commonly overdue, making up about 35 per cent of the responses.
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Here is the list of the country s most overdue library books:
Number one:
125m water slide on Ōhope farmland open for business
23 Dec, 2020 11:11 PM
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Rotorua Daily Post
After an eleventh-hour communication glitch, the Ohope Water Slide is open for business.
Ōhope s Sam Oliver is behind the new summer attraction that has been constructed on farmland bordering Pohutukawa Ave and, if successful, may become an annual event.
Oliver has wanted to create a farm-based waterslide for several years and contacted the owners of the Pirini Block, the Keepa family, a few months ago.
Having studied industrial design at Massey University at Wellington, Oliver worked for an Auckland engineering firm for a year before losing his job due to Covid-19.
Court dismisses Ngati Awa appeal to stop water bottling plant expansion
18 Dec, 2020 12:52 AM
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Ngati Awa iwi members protest outside Rotorua District Court in July. Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Iwi say the High Court s dismissal of appeals against the expansion of a water bottling plant isn t just a loss for them, but a loss for all of New Zealand.
In a judgement released today, the High Court dismissed Te Runanga o Ngati Awa s appeal to stop the expansion of Otakiri Springs outside of Whakatāne - which would see the plant take 1.1 million cubic litres of water each year largely for export to China.