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For peat's sake - Waikato Expressway completion date pushed out
An unexpected soil patch and covid woes mean the final link in the Waikato Expressway will now open in mid-2022.

Ngai Takato, Resin & Wax Holdings joint venture will help 'future-proof' iwi
A Far North iwi hopes a joint venture with a company to extract valuable waxes and resins from a peat wetland north of Kaitaia by using solvents will help provide its economic future.The Ngai Takato iwi is collaborating with Auckland-based...

Anchor sets record for longest career as TV news broadcaster
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) " This just in: A New York television news anchor officially holds the world record for longest career as a TV news broadcaster.This week, Guinness World Records sent a world record certificate to Don Alhart,...

Guinness toucan finally finds new Wellington home
The Guiness toucan has finally found a place to perch in Wellington.

High vegetable prices set to continue as wet weather makes crops 'grumpy'
Higher vegetable prices are expected to continue as Manawatu growers endure a wet season described as the worst in 40 years. Damp paddocks are so bad that in some areas vegetables are rotting in the ground. Potato grower Terry Olsen, at Opiki, near Palmerston North, said it had been an unusual and difficult year for growers. "It has been exceptionally wet all year. Water has been lying about or just under the surface and it has rotted some of our potatoes." The Manawatu grower works with peat, sandy soil and some heavy soils.

'Very sorry' Guinness toucan thief hands bird back, no charges laid
"I've got your bird", the text read.

Guinness toucan stolen overnight from former Molly Malones building
Thieves have scaled a quake-prone building in central Wellington to steal one of the four toucans balancing Guinness beers on their beaks.

Toucans holding Guinness are hot property ahead of Wellington pub's demolition
Four toucans each balancing two glasses of Guinness on their beaks will soon be disappearing from their perch on the side of Wellington's former Molly Malones building.

DOC joins opposition to Far North peat mining at Kaimaumau
The Department of Conservation has waded into a fight over consent granted to mine peat from a Far North wetland.The department announced this week it had joined Forest & Bird in attempts to protect the wetland from being mined...

Irish pubs open on Good Friday for 1st time in 90 years
DUBLIN (AP) — Guinness is flowing in Irish pubs on a Good Friday for the first time in 90 years.Lines of people were reported as pubs opened at 7 a.m. to serve alcohol, thanks to legislation that overturned the 1927 ban on pubs...

'World famous' Guinness toucan auction raises $5100 for Stroke Foundation
Going once, going twice. Wellington's infamous Guinness toucan has been sold to the highest bidder for $5100.

Molly Malones' stolen Guinness toucan up to $3000 on Trade Me
ï»¿It's a popular bird - the Molly Malones Guinness toucan was pinched in broad daylight and is now likely to sell for well over its $1 reserve on Trade Me after it was returned to its owner.

Stolen Molly Malones Guinness toucan for sale on Trade Me
The "world famous" Guinness toucan that was stolen from a quake-prone building in broad daylight has shown up on Trade Me.

Former Molly Malones Guinness toucan bird for sale on Trade Me
The "world famous" Guinness toucan that was stolen from a quake-prone building in broad daylight has shown up on Trade Me.

Photo shows man near stolen Guinness toucan, scaling former Molly Malones building
A photo has emerged of a man who appears to be removing one of the four toucans balancing Guinness beers on their beaks.