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Emergency services based on top of the Alpine Fault in Franz Josef must be urgently moved, the Westland mayor says, after latest research indicates a devastating quake in the next 50 years is more than twice as likely as previously thought. Franz Josef township, on the West Coast. Photo: RNZ / Conan Young The study from Victoria University suggested a big quake could block South Island highways in more than 120 places, leave 10,000 people cut off, and cost the economy about $10 billion. The 850km Alpine Fault runs up the western side of the South Island between Milford Sound and Marlborough, and poses one of the biggest natural threats to New Zealand. ....
RNZ It s the year of 5G, the plandemic and the election, and fake news seems to be everywhere. Research by the internet watchdog, Netsafe suggests almost one third of New Zealanders have shared fake news stories or inaccurate information with others. A judge has ordered two opponents of the Westland District Council to take down offensive material they posted online. Their victim described the ruling as an important decision about the harm caused by dead-naming people, which refers to using the birth or other former name of a transgender or non-binary person without their consent. Anti-council campaigners Anthea Keenan and Geoffrey King were served with a harmful digital communication order after posting offensive material about Hokitika businesswoman Jacquie Grant. ....
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It says the quarry was mined between 1965 and 1987, and support had been given by adjoining landowners, the West Coast Regional Council, and iwi. The company’s application proposed minimising the environmental effects by rehabilitating the land, including reapplying topsoil and vegetation to quarried areas as soon as possible. It also promised the quarry would bring jobs to the West Coast and competition to the industry. Supplied/Stuff A proposed quarry in South Westland is part of a Unesco World Heritage area. The quarry would be located on a ridge of indigenous podocarp forest, including rimu, kahikatea, matai, rata and totara. ....