Mapua — The 18-month development of the Mapua Waterside Park is drawing to a conclusion with the 3rd stage on track for completion before Christmas.

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Mapua — Mapua’s new pontoon wharf was christened recently in a colourful ceremony that also paid tribute to Hamish the heron.

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Mapua — The Tasman District Council has decided to purchase a small section of Crown-owned land at the intersection of the Ruby Bay Bypass and Mapua Drive.

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Mapua — The Council has put the official seal on the Mapua Waterfront Park, confirming the name for its part of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site.

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Mapua — When NZ artist, Lisa Chandler, spotted a news item about an international conference on 'Affected Landscapes' late last year she didn't think for a minute that she would be invited to be a part of it.

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Mapua — At 1am this morning a vehicle carrying four young males, travelling towards Mapua on the Coastal Highway has lost control, crossed onto the other side of the road and collided with several large trees.

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Mapua — The Ministry of Health continues to spin the findings of a study which could have serious health implications for Mapua and the rest of New Zealand, the Green Party said today.

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Mapua — The Ministry of Health’s media around the Public Health Mapua Report is an attempt to whitewash a very serious situation, the Green Party said today.

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Mapua — Expert advice to the Ministry of Health is that it is unlikely there are adverse long-term health effects for local residents from the Mapua clean-up process.  The advice was released today along with a health impact report to the local Mapua community.

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Mapua — A public meeting to discuss the results of an audit commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment into the clean-up of the contaminated Fruit Growers Chemical site in Mapua left questions unanswered - literally, said Green Party Toxics Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty.

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Mapua — The audit report on the remediation of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site in Mapua has confirmed the land is now fit for residential, commercial and open space use – subject to certain conditions.

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Mapua — Environment Minister Nick Smith today confirmed details of a public meeting to be held in Mapua on 31 July where residents will find out results of key reports into the state of a former contaminated site.

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Mapua — Residents living next to the Mapua site contaminated by pesticides still have numerous questions regarding their health and the health of the local environment, said the Green Party’s Toxics spokesperson Catherine Delahunty.

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Mapua — New Environment Minister Nick Smith today released the independent report commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment into its handling of the Mapua contaminated site clean-up near Nelson.

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