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#WeekendRead
It’s a fiercely-fought contest, a 24-hour endurance event, a significant pest control operation, and a family sporting occasion. The 25th birthday of the Great Easter Bunny Hunt is one more assault in the war against the rabbits of Central Otago—and for the Southern Hopper Stoppers, it’s also a celebration of the friendships forged on the front line.
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Wahine Disaster: 40 Years Ago
Inbound Cyclone Cook is expected to be worst storm since the Wahine disaster. In 1968, the southbound cyclone Giselle hit Wellington just as a cold front swept up from Antarctica, creating one of the most ferocious storms in New Zealand history.
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Nuclear New Zealand?
Interest in nuclear power in New Zealand in the late 1950s and 60s was driven by rising demand for electricity. The New Zealand Electricity Department (NZED) included nuclear power in its range of possible generating sources, and in 1964 an interdepartmental Nuclear Power Siting Committee was established to begin the preliminary selection of possible reactor sites. By 1965 planning was under way for a 1000-megawatt (MW) station in Northland, with a site on the Kaipara Harbour being favoured.
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Explainer: Swimmability standards—better or worse?
The Government says that right now over 70 per cent of the country's river and lakes are OK to swim in. By 2040, it aims to make 90 per cent of rivers and lakes “swimmable” on the back of standards in a new Clean Water Package that relate to both the ability to swim and to stream health.
What do these new standards actually mean?
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#SundayDoco
A unique sight into the effect wind has on the environment. The Wild South team follows the progress of a full Norwest wind across the South Island of New Zealand. Starting with a fine day the programme shows the development of a depression in the lower Tasman Sea and its subsequent effects on the terrain and wildlife as the storm approaches the West Coast, crosses the mountains and blows across the plains out to sea. Watch this week's Sundaydoco—Norwester–Winds of Contrast
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#NZGeoRadio
SOME WATERWAYS WILL TAKE ‘MORE THAN A CENTURY’ TO RECOVER
A report by the Prime Minister's chief scientist, Sir Peter Gluckman, says some waterways will take more than a century to recover and even then they will never return to their original state.
Listen to the 7-minute programme at nzgeo.com
NIWA WARNS STORM WILL BRING DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND HEAVY RAIN
Torrential rain and potential destructive winds of up to 150 kilometres an hour will arrive in the north today. States of emergency are already in place in Bay of Plenty and Thames-Coromandel, and holiday makers are asked to stay away from the Coromandel Peninsula.
KAIKOURA, HURUNUI GIVEN $2.6M TO MANAGE WASTE
The Government has made a $2.6m grant available to Kaikoura and Hurunui districts to manage earthquake waste, including hazardous material.
Listen to the 1-minute programme at nzgeo.com
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