The discharge occurred as a result of the failure of an earth bund that had been constructed to hold back water. The failure occurred near Hamilton and initially impacted on the Mangaonua Stream ...

Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, have affected millions of people.

The other bridleway is part of the Pendle Way, a centuries-old ancient highway from Ightenhill footbridge ... which would be damaged by the unsightly earth bund, flags and warning signs, the ...