Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod covering Waikato

The area of ​​shoreline where Port Waikato Beach car park is located has recently lost two metres to erosion. Matamata-Piako District Council has been convicted and fined $67,500 for unlawfully discharging at least 2.8 million litres of sewage into the Mangawhero Stream last year. And Hamilton Book Month is featuring a series of free events featuring some of the country’s best-known authors. RNZ Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod