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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is the government department in charge of overseeing New Zealand's biosecurity. The Biosecurity Act 1993, which was a world first for biosecurity control, [1] was passed to "restate and reform the law relating to the exclusion, eradication, and effective management of pests and unwanted organisms". [2]
Tauranga Moana are a grouping of Māori iwi (tribe) based in and around the Tauranga Harbour and Bay of Plenty. The grouping consists of Waitaha-a-Hei, [1] Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi and its hapū Ngā Pōtiki a Tamapahore. [2] [3] They trace their origins back to the Mataatua waka.
Tauranga is one of New Zealand's fastest-growing cities, with an 11% increase in population between the 2006 census and the 2013 census, [8] and 19% between the 2013 and 2018 census. Due to its rapid population growth, Tauranga has become New Zealand's fifth-largest city, overtaking Dunedin and the Napier - Hastings urban areas.
The three commercial airports are Tauranga Airport, Rotorua Airport and Whakatane Airport. Car travel remains the dominant form of transport in the region. In 2002, the number of vehicles owned in the region was 189,000, with an average of 1.51 vehicles per household. [8] There are public transport bus services in Tauranga and Rotorua only.
Marianne Lake, who runs JPMorgan's sprawling consumer franchise, offers her thoughts on the state of bank regulation, Trump's return to the White House, and the possibility of a soft landing.
Disney's "Moana 2" broke Thanksgiving box office records, bringing in $380 million globally. In previous years, Disney struggled at the Thanksgiving weekend box office with "Wish" and "Strange World."
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Ngāti Pūkenga is a Māori iwi centred in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. [1] Its rohe (tribal area) extends to Mayor Island / Tuhua and Waihi in the north, to the Kaimai Range in the west, south of Te Puke and to Maketu in the east, and it has tribal holdings in Whangārei, Hauraki and Maketu.