The Tararua District Council is seeking advice after tests returned another positive reading for E.coli in Pahiatua's water supply, and Northlanders could be paying an extra $15 million annually for power. These are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
The Tararua District Council is
href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11704443" target="_blank">seeking outside advice after another positive E.coli test has been returned for Pahiatua's water supply.
Northlanders and their employers will pay more than $15 million extra annually for power if a proposal by the Electricity Authority to change the way transmission charges passes.
A Tauranga man is to hold a community clean-up after finding a shocking amount of rubbish dumped at one of the Bay's tourist hotspots.
Rotorua Hospital is being urged to reduce doctors' working hours as they are working 12 day shifts in a row without a break, according to the New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association.
