David Williams

New Zealand

South Island Correspondent, Environment and Climate Editor at Newsroom New Zealand

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Farmers in ‘impossible’ situation if rule quashed, court hears

2 days ago | newsroom.co.nz | David Williams

“Eight years is simply too long.”Canterbury’s regional council, ECan, spent much of the second – and last – day of a High Court hearing explaining to Justice Cameron Mander why a judicial review, taken by Environmental Law Initiative, shouldn’t succeed. But if it did, for reasons of delay and prejudice an important “discharge” rule relied on by farmers shouldn’t be quashed, the council argued. Already have an account?
Council asks court to set aside ‘remarkable’ correspondence

3 days ago | newsroom.co.nz | David Williams

A behind-the-scenes battle over emails released by the Ministry for the Environment has been revealed at a Christchurch court hearing. Advocacy charity Environmental Law Initiative has taken a judicial review against Canterbury’s regional council, ECan, alleging a rule permitting farm “discharges” to contaminate water is unlawful. Already have an account?
Dawn chorus returns after millions pumped into possum problem; now it's threatened

1 week ago | newsroom.co.nz | David Williams

With his fruit trees, veggie garden, and native bush getting frequently munched, Toni Williams turned to trapping and hunting possums. The Fire and Emergency New Zealand staffer – who works in Christchurch but lives in Akaroa, where he’s also a volunteer firefighter – owns what he calls a small property, of about “6000 squares”, up Purple Peak, perched above the harbourside town. Already have an account?
Religious studies expert says latest Vatican conclave most open election for Pope in long time

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Williams

Voting has begun to elect the new Pope, with black smoke spotted this morning, signifying a new Pope was not chosen. Professor Peter Lineham expects the process to be wrapped up by Friday night. During the 2013 conclave, Pope Francis was elected after five rounds of voting. A New Zealand religious studies expert suggests the conclave will wrap up by Friday in the most open papal election for some time.
Ex-mayors square off over treating Queenstown’s sewage

1 week ago | newsroom.co.nz | David Williams

In 2013, Queenstown’s council did something extraordinary. It didn’t increase rates. The global financial crisis had sent some developers to the wall, and there was a push from the community to tighten its belt. Deferring projects dropped capital expenditure by $8.6 million and 42 council jobs were under threat. Two council-owned companies, Lakes Environmental and Lakes Leisure, were wound up. Already have an account?
Weather: Severe wind, rain forecast to ease for Canterbury and Wellington after gales, flooding

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Williams

MetService says the wild weather is forecast to ease today. Severe winds gusting up to 150km/h battered Wellington, ripping off roofs and cancelling flights. Selwyn and Christchurch declared states of emergency after heavy rain caused widespread flooding. Kiwis are counting the damage after wild weather tore across the country, bringing flooding and slips and forcing self-evacuations yesterday.
Weather: Little River, Canterbury residents praise local fire crews for heroic flood actions

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Williams

Little River volunteer fire crews were dispatched throughout the town during today's heavy rain. Photo / Little River Volunteer Fire BrigadeResidents of the Canterbury town of Little River describe their fire crews as ‘absolute legends’ for their weather heroics. The town’s main street flooded during today’s torrential downpours. Crews rescued two people and two dogs from a car stranded in floodwaters.
Witness raises alarm after Hamilton cyclist goes under wheels of logging truck

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Rachel Maher |David Williams

A Hamilton woman has recounted the moment she saw a logging truck crush a teen cyclist. The 17-year-old was trapped for 10 minutes before being freed by firefighters. She suffered multiple fractures and was taken to hospital in serious condition. A woman has been left shaken after watching a cyclist go under the wheels of a logging truck in a horrific pre-dawn accident at a Hamilton intersection. The 17-year-old female cyclist faces multiple surgeries and a long recovery ahead after the incident.
Treatment Persistence and Variations in Prescribing Oral, Injectable, and Inhaled Corticosteroids: A Population‐Based Drug Utilisation Study

2 weeks ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Eleni Domzaridou |Matthew Carr |David Williams

Prescribing of oral and inhaled corticosteroids in primary care showed that 20% of users accounted for 80% of total prescriptions. Higher users of corticosteroids were older, with comorbidities including inflammatory bowel diseases, respiratory disease, or rheumatoid arthritis. Kaplan–Meier plots showed varying treatment persistence; the proportion of persistent patients after 1 month was 20% for oral corticosteroid users, and after 2 months was 50% for inhaled corticosteroid users.
How Queenstown’s wastewater system went wrong from the start

2 weeks ago | newsroom.co.nz | David Williams

It seemed too good to be true. Queenstown, the tourist resort with a fast-growing resident population, had not only solved the problem of releasing treated wastewater into the Shotover River, it had done so years earlier than expected, and cheaper. Already have an account?

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