A flood of nitrate breaches in drinking water supplies is coming, one public health academic has warned as Gore residents start drinking from the tap again.
An Okarito businessman says the risk the famous lagoon and its wildlife will be wiped out by the Waiho River is just one of many environmental concerns his South Westland community lives with.
The axing of Wānaka’s only flights to Christchurch will further isolate the community and those who need the air transport for medical, business and tourism purposes.