Efforts to salvage this partly-submerged launch in the Waitangi Estuary are under way.
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Launch sinks at mooring
Efforts were under way yesterday to salvage a launch which sank at its mooring in the Waitangi Estuary. The partly submerged boat was spotted on Sunday morning but it was not immediately clear when or how it had sunk. Northland harbourmaster Jim Lyle said salvaging the
boat was the owner's responsibility but the Northland Regional Council would assist if required. There were no reports of leaking fuel and only a small amount of diesel is believed to have been on board.
Arson trial to re-start
The trial of a Kerikeri man accused of burning down his own shed packed with musical equipment is set to begin today in the Kaikohe District Court. Anthony (Tony) Norman Harrison is charged with two counts of arson relating to a fire at a Waipapa Rd property in October 2017. The trial was to have started on Monday but the jury had to be dismissed after just a few hours, after the prosecution and defence had finished their openings and before the first witnesses were called. A new jury is due to be chosen this morning. Harrison denies the charges.
New fire permit system
