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The Toa Trappers of Whiritoa have been using humane auto-traps to lessen the number of rats in the environment. Peanut butter is proving to have a good ‘hit rate’. Photo: SUPPLIED

Peanut butter works wonders in trapping

The use of peanut butter is having a “really good hit-rate” when it comes to one conservation trust’s attempts to eradicate rats from the environment. The Whiritoa Conservation Trust is…

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Read more about the article Clean up bill to cost $18.5m
Remediation works to the Ohinemuri River in Paeroa, beneath the Criterion Bridge. File Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Clean up bill to cost $18.5m

Slips, river erosion protection works ripped out, blocked rivers, river channels off course, debris and silt buildup, river flood capacities compromised – this summer’s flooding has left behind a substantial…

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