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Big Belly Bins are being removed from the Hauraki district. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Yearly savings of $100k from binned council bins

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:April 1, 2025
Post category:News

Several rubbish bins are being removed in the Hauraki district, a report has revealed. A review, tabled at the Hauraki District Council’s March 27 meeting, found the Parks and Reserves…

Jan Mitchell and her team serve healthy lunches at Paeroa College. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Out to lunch

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:April 1, 2025
Post category:News

While many of New Zealand’s schools are disillusioned with the government’s nationwide Healthy School Lunches programme, a Hauraki school is showing it’s still possible to provide tasty, healthy meals to…

Louise Deane explains the NOW Project to residents at Richmond Villas. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Trial to soldier on with ‘buggy’ waste solution

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:March 26, 2025
Post category:Rural

A $900,000 trial project using insects to process waste is being developed in Thames, and organisers think it may hold solutions for dealing with commercial food waste, agricultural food waste,…

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