Insufficient rain has delayed the swabbing of the water main from The Square to Fitzherbert Bridge. The Palmerston North City Council had planned to swab the plan tonight, but it will not take place until tomorrow night at the earliest.

Regarding: "It's restoration not vandalism'' (Letters, July 11). Dr Perrie has missed two points. The first problem has been inadequate communication, as was clearly explained in the original article (Row erupts over work at estuary, July 8).

By DYKES, Mervyn Manawatu wildlife enthusiasts will have a chance to say farewell to the godwits on March 8 before the seabirds make their annual migration from the Manawatu River estuary to Alaska.

By HOWE, Jonathon George and Christina Paton's battle to preserve the Foxton Beach ecology from pollution and erosion has made them unpopular with councils and residents alike, but Jonathon Howe visited and discovered the truth, according to the Patons.

By HOWE, Jonathon The days of being able to cruise down the beach at 100kmh could be numbered if a plan to reduce the speed limit to 30kmh is passed by Manawatu District Council (MDC).