Flood reduction project at Northland s Turntable Hill almost finished
10 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Flooding at the bottom of Turntable Hill on SH1 near Moerewa, during July s heavy rain. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Flooding at the bottom of Turntable Hill on SH1 near Moerewa, during July s heavy rain. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northern Advocate
An $850,000 project to reduce flooding at a notorious highway bottleneck near Moerewa is just about finished.
In heavy rain Ōtiria Stream regularly swamps the bridge at the bottom of Turntable Hill, making State Highway 1 impassable.
If the alternative route via SH11 is also flooded the Far North can be virtually cut off from the rest of New Zealand until floodwaters recede.
Look uphill for sediment control, Northland farmers urged
28 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Glen Coulston retired 12 hectares of erosion-prone hill country that is now regenerating to native bush at Mimiwhangata. Photo / Supplied
Glen Coulston retired 12 hectares of erosion-prone hill country that is now regenerating to native bush at Mimiwhangata. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate (Whangarei)
By: Donna Russell
Sediment starts at the top so Northland landowners are being encouraged to consider retiring erosion-prone hill country. Northland Regional Council land management advisor John Ballinger said much attention has been on riparian planting to stop stream bank erosion and keep stock out of waterways.
Most of Northland s popular swimming spots met water quality guidelines last summer
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The water quality at most popular Northland swimming locations, including Whangārei Falls, met swimming guidelines last summer.
The water quality at most popular Northland swimming locations, including Whangārei Falls, met swimming guidelines last summer.
Northern Advocate
Water quality at most popular Northland swimming locations, especially those on the coast, met swimming guidelines last summer but some didn t, the common link being birds and farm animals.
So Northland Regional councillor Justin Blaikie said, after the council tested hundreds of samples at 58 sites, 16 fresh water and 42 coastal, between December 7 and March 8.
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