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Taranaki's weekend of wild weather


In South Taranaki, the Kaupokonui River was running so high, it lapped the ends of the footbridge near the beach and water covered SH45 at the Glenn Rd bridge.
Jason Slade, of Hāwera, went down for a look at Kaupokonui Beach about 2.30pm, just before high tide, after hearing the river was running high.
“It was the highest he had ever seen it, and I have lived in Hāwera since 1997,” he said.
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Jason Slade photographed the water reaching the end of the footbridge over the Kaupokonui River near the campground, about 2.30pm on Saturday.
Electricity was cut off in various places across the region during the storm. ....

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Funding boost helps Taranaki farmers with sustainability efforts


“We are seeing so much legislation coming at us and I felt farmers were a bit apathetic. I felt we needed to get ahead of the game a bit,” she said.
An initial $50,000 MPI grant enabled TCC to engage with local communities at the start of this year to establish 14 catchment groups around the region.
“Supporting and empowering farmers to control their own destiny will result in long-term sustainability for them and their communities,” Cram added.
Key industry bodies and community organisations, including Federated Farmers, Dairy NZ and local authorities, were supporting the work, too, she said.
Representatives from the various groups attended the launch on Friday, along with farmers and guests including MPs Glen Bennett and Angela Roberts, South Taranaki District Mayor Phil Nixon and several councillors. ....

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