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1171 days ago

Water nitrate testing in Ashburton and Temuka this weekend

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Mid and South-Canterbury residents will have the chance to test water from their private bores for nitrate contamination.

Greenpeace and the Federation of Freshwater Anglers are conducting free drop-in water testing days in Ashburton and Temuka this weekend.

The current safe level in New Zealand, as mandated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is 11.3mg/L.

The first testing session this weekend will be held on Saturday at the Mid-Canterbury Community House at 44 Cass St, Ashburton, from 10am to 2pm.

The second will be on Sunday at the Alpine Community Centre in Fergusson Drive in Temuka, 10am to 2pm.

Video: Selwyn residents with private wells had the opportunity to test their nitrate levels in Darfield this week.

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5 days ago

Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?

Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! 😱

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Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
  • 48.1% Yes
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  • 50% No
    50% Complete
  • 1.9% Other - I'll share below
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3273 votes
3 days ago

Here's Thursday's thinker!

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I am lighter than air, but a hundred people cannot lift me. What am I?

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4 days ago

Here's Wednesday's whodunit!

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I am heavy forward, but backward, I’m not. What am I?

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