An outbreak of E-coli in the water supply at the Deep Cove
Outdoor Education Trust's school hostel has prompted the
trust to employ sanitation experts and introduce boil-water
notices.
Police have confirmed there were four Chinese nationals in a
car that crashed at the Homer Tunnel near Milford Sound last
night, including a husband and wife who were killed in the
accident.
More than $60,000 has been distributed to projects in
Manapouri and Te Anau in the latest funding round of Meridian
Energy's Manapouri Te Anau Community Fund.
What do the Amazon River, Dead Sea, Grand Canyon and Milford
Sound have in common? They're all in the running to become
one of the "New7Wonders of Nature" due to be announced next
week.
Expanding Fiordland tourism operator Southern Discoveries has
won a coveted Southland Environment Award for its work in a
sanctuary for endangered and native species.
The Department of Conservation "is not at the decision stage
yet" over a proposed $170 million tunnel linking Queenstown
and Milford Sound, which could cut travel time by two hours.
After almost 60 years, a 78-year-old Northland man who kept secret four photos he took of moose in Fiordland has allowed them to be published for the first time. Mark Price reports.
The Fiordland Marine Guardians (FMG) expect a surge of
submissions as the deadline for public consultation closes
today on a review of the rules governing the Fiordland marine
area.
