Peter de Graaf

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Contributor at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

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Water finally restored in Dargaville

3 days ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

Water has finally been fully restored in Dargaville after a massive outage caused by four separate pipeline ruptures last week. Friday's breakages in the 40-kilometre water supply pipeline all but emptied the town's water reservoir and left most homes without running water or under tight restrictions. Kaipara District Council said water was restored to the last homes on upper Hokianga Road, late on Sunday afternoon.
Stuff

4 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Peter de Graaf
Hundreds hīkoi to honour three-year-old killed in Northland

4 days ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

More than 400 people have marched down Kaikohe's main street to honour the tragically short life of Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene. The 3-year-old died at her home last month, and a 45-year-old man has since been charged with her murder. Her death has rocked the small Northland town, which on Monday sought to remember her with a hīkoi starting at the top of Broadway, near the housing complex where she lived.
Ban on taking crayfish from Northland's east coast on the cards

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says a ban on taking crayfish from Northland's east coast is on the cards as warnings grow about the species' "perilous" decline. Jones said consultation on the proposal would start soon and would be controversial. The details were still being worked out, but it would likely entail a closure from a point south of Mangawhai to the Muriwhenua area at the top of the Far North. The ban would apply to both recreational and commercial fishers.
Neighbours mourn death of 'beautiful' toddler Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

Neighbours of a three-year-old girl who died at her home in Northland last week say they are heartbroken by the death of a child whose smile was so bright it "lit up the whole world". The child, named by the funeral home as Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene, was found unresponsive when emergency services were called to her home in Kaikohe last Wednesday. The child, known to family as Remana, died despite medics' efforts to save her.
Historic three-masted sailing ship to begin new chapter in Northland

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

A derelict Northland landmark with a vivid history - it has variously been a restaurant, a shipwreck museum laden with treasure, and the target of a notorious criminal - is about to get a new life as a marine education centre. The Tui, a three-masted sailing ship, has been a feature of the Waitangi waterfront since the late Kelly Tarlton bought the historic vessel and used it to house his finds from a lifetime of exploring shipwrecks.
Giant battery: first stage of Ruakākā Energy Park switched on

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

New Zealand's first super-sized grid-connected battery - built at a cost of $186 million - will help improve Northland's energy resilience in future power outages, Meridian Energy says. The company said its Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) would also help smooth out power peaks and troughs, by storing energy when electricity is cheap and releasing it at times of peak demand, such as early mornings and evenings.
Giant grid-connected battery site set to open at Marsden Point, Northland

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

New Zealand's first giant, grid-connected battery is set to open at Northland's Marsden Point on Friday. With an ability to pump up to 100 megawatts (MW) of power into the national grid, Meridian's battery site aims to solve one of the key shortcomings of solar power - that the sun often isn't shining when power is most in demand.
Resident warns ratepayers could face hefty bill to save part of Waitangi's waterfront

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

A long-time Bay of Islands resident says ratepayers could face a hefty bill to save part of Waitangi's waterfront from disappearing into the sea - a problem that could have been averted with a few hours' work when he first raised the alarm almost a year ago. Ross Robertson, of Paihia, said a roughly 100-metre stretch of waterfront from the Waitangi roundabout toward Te Tii Marae had receded by up to six metres in places, exposing stormwater pipes, and undermining trees and benches.
Northland lawyer Keegan Jones named in Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 list

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Peter de Graaf

A 26-year-old Northland lawyer has been named in Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" list of the world's most influential young achievers of 2025. Keegan Jones is the founder of a charitable trust providing free, Māori-centric legal clinics in Kerikeri, Whangārei and Christchurch. The service has so far helped almost 600 people who couldn't afford a lawyer or didn't know where to turn for help with legal problems, relating mostly to family, land and criminal issues.