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The school reached out to the sisters, known for their sustainable approach to business and the environment, before pears were picked, pressed and bottled ready to be sold. But without anywhere locked in to sell Chia Sisters founders Chloe and Florence Van Dyke said only 5 to 10 per cent of the 3.5 acres of pears could be picked. Florence said the usual channel of getting products into big supermarket chains could take more than six months, “which doesn t work in this situation”. There was no way the pair could juice the pears from around 700 trees and bottle them without knowing a supplier had their back, she said. ....
A property at Ruby Bay after ex-Tropical Cyclone Fehi hit Tasman District in February 2018. An estimated 8400 people in Tasman District live in low-lying coastal areas that are vulnerable to storm inundation and sea level rise, according to a new report. More than 5000 buildings, mostly in Motueka-Riwaka, at least 350 archaeological sites, eight closed landfills, 3650ha of grassland, 2106ha of coastal indigenous vegetation (much of it in Abel Tasman National Park) and 941ha of urban land are identified as being at risk. Those risks arise from coastal storm inundation that has a 1 per cent chance of occurring in any year and up to 2m of sea level rise. ....