Kethaki Masilamani

Apr 9, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Kethaki Masilamani

Watercare says around $6 million is spent annually in Aotearoa cleaning up after flushed wet-wipes. Credits: Photos - Getty Images; Video - Newshub. A proposal to ban wet wipes could save the UK government almost NZ$200 million a year in sewer clean up costs. In Australasia, new flushable standards have been brought in to help customers know which products break down in water, but Watercare says people should still avoid putting wipes down the tubes.

Apr 6, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Kethaki Masilamani

In a statement to Newshub, the school said staff tried to shut down the event during the lunch hour, and they did move to wind up the gathering at the warning bell. Credits: Newshub A student at Pakuranga College says teachers pushed and dismissed pupils who were listening to a boy read the Bible at lunchtime. Videos circulating social media claim the student has been expelled and appears to show staff attempting to break up the crowd.

Mar 17, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Kethaki Masilamani

Watch: The Pasifika Festival was a chance for many people to come together and discuss the impacts of climate change. Credits: Newshub The Pasifika Festival is always a feast for the senses by celebrating the bright colours, smells and sounds from the Pacific. But this year it also had spaces for people to hold conversations on the challenges faced by the islands with the topic of climate change at the front of people's minds.

Mar 17, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Kethaki Masilamani

Watch: GNS scientist warns earthquake swarms could last for 'days or weeks' in Bay of Plenty Credits: Newshub A number of earthquakes were felt around the country on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, a magnitude 4.7 shake was widely felt in Waitaha - Canterbury as it struck near Akaroa. However, the Eastern Bay of Plenty has had a day of it. There were more than 200 weak-to-moderate quakes near Whakatāne and Kawerau.

Mar 9, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Kethaki Masilamani

Watch: The council has applied to import and release fruit flies to stop the poisonous moth plant. Credits: Newshub Professional gardener Malcolm Bates is vehemently against the moth plant. "It's one of those plants we just don't want to see in our communities," Bates told Newshub. "It's nasty, it's horrible."The plant is a pest for native trees - smothering them, depriving them of sunlight and eventually killing them.