Makara

ENVIRONMENT 12:39PM
West Wind Recreation Area MAKARA — You can now get a closer look at the wind turbines at Makara following the opening of the West Wind Recreation Area earlier this year by Meridian Energy.
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EMPLOYMENT 12:05AM
Charges Laid Following Workplace Fatality In Makara MAKARA — The Department of Labour today laid three charges following its investigation into an incident in Makara near Wellington in June, which killed one employee and seriously injured another.
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MAORI 5:42PM
Maori Burial Ground Opens at Makara MAKARA — The urupā (burial ground) built on high sloping ground near the cemetery entrance, was opened by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, iwi and kaumātua last Wednesday 24 August.
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FIRE 12:57PM
Forestry Burn-offs Set for Makara Area MAKARA — A series of large fires are to be lit in the Takarau Gorge area – between Johnsonville and Makara Beach – in the next few weeks to burn waste wood left after the logging of a pine forest in the area.
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SEARCH AND RESCUE 9:01AM
Two men grateful, thought they would die after cold night adrfit MAKARA — Two men, who spent a night adrift after the engine failed on their inflatable boat, wondered if they were going to die, they said today.
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TRAFFIC 5:20PM
Road Closure MAKARA — Location of incident: Makara Road.
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TRAFFIC 2:19PM
Logging truck blocking the road MAKARA — Location of incident: Makara Road Incident Type: Logging truck blocking the road Police have closed Makara Road (between Karori and South Makara Rd) as a logging truck has slid off the road near the summit.
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TRAFFIC 3:47PM
NZ Police Comms Alert MAKARA — NZ Police CommCens Alert 15:05 2-05-2007 Wellington
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SWIMMING 7:53AM
13-year-old youngest female to swim cook straight MAKARA — A 13-year-old girl yesterday became the youngest female to swim the Cook Strait.
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