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Gisborne mayor 'doesn't get iwi and she never will'
24 Feb 2024The chief executive of Te Aitanga a Māhaki says his iwi has cut off all future engagement with Rehette Stoltz.
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87 tyres dumped in a 'gorgeous' stream - in one day
23 Feb 2024A Rotorua resident has spent his own time removing masses of rubbish from a local stream.
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Ashburton's Chinese market garden settlement opens
24 Feb 2024Ashburton's Chinese market garden settlement will be officially opened on Sunday and will be open to the public from Monday.
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Carterton District Council staff recommend scrapping $2.77m water processing project
23 Feb 2024Carterton District Council will be asked to scrap a multimillion-dollar water processing project in a bid to save ratepayers footing a hefty bill.
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‘Exorbitant’ suitcase purchase turns heads at council
23 Feb 2024The $750 suitcase was bought with ratepayer funds for the sole purpose of bringing gifts home from Japan.
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Residents say solar farm will ruin 'rural outlook'
22 Feb 2024The solar farm could power 2400 houses once built. But residents in the quiet rural area are devastated it's going ahead without public consultation.
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Local board pays tribute to its former councillor, Efeso Collins
22 Feb 2024Emotional members called him a shining light who connected well with the community, especially young people, and spoke highly of the work he did in Manukau.
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Mayors seek local solutions after govt bins Three Waters
22 Feb 2024North Canterbury mayors are seeking a local solution after the government abolished the controversial Three Waters legislation.
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'Congestion charging' suggested to keep Tauranga moving
21 Feb 2024The current funding model for transport infrastructure is "not going to cut it" and congestion charges may be needed in Tauranga.
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Bridge over troubled fiscal waters
21 Feb 2024Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown remains confident that the town's second bridge won't fall into what could be a $24 billion fiscal hole.
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Police decry spate of vandalism, swastikas at DOC huts
22 Feb 2024A swastika painted on Kirwans Hut was among the "mindless" vandalism at huts.
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'Changes the meaning': Council criticised for omitting macrons
16 Feb 2024Missing macrons in an Invercargill City Council report has led to a request from mana whenua to do better.
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'Scary to be them' - warnings over whalebone theft
21 Feb 2024The theft of whale jawbones and teeth has left a Taranaki iwi fearful for the wellbeing of the thieves.
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Gisborne elderly and disabled people forgotten during extreme weather events
20 Feb 2024A community-led research project that investigates the impacts of extreme weather events on health and wellbeing found gaps of inequality in disaster response.
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Fears mice have arrived on Stewart Island / Rakiura
19 Feb 2024An image of a possible mouse caught on Stewart Island/Rakiura pest monitoring cameras has sparked concern.
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Sea level rise ‘still an hypothesis’
19 Feb 2024West Coast leaders have called for more detailed information backing an updated coastal hazards rule for the region after submitters overwhelmingly opposed it.
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Open workshops: Councillor suggests Ombudsman has 'God complex'
19 Feb 2024The Ombudsman has faced fierce criticism over his recommendations for councils to open workshops to the public.
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Pike Memorial Track opens: 'We haven’t forgotten the Pike 29'
17 Feb 2024Years of challenges to create an enduring memorial are finally overcome as families open a memorial track.
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Debate on scrapping GST on kai heads to Parliament
18 Feb 2024Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi's members' bill to scrap GST on food has been drawn from the ballot, but a National MP says the government has other plans.
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Fight for 'million-dollar view' campground blocked by bollards
17 Feb 2024Local residents say there was no consultation and are campaigning to bring back the campground, or remove the bollards.
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Māngere's first 'destination park' vandalised
14 Feb 2024It is "disgusting" that a new playground in south Auckland was tagged with an offensive drawing and racial slurs soon after it opened, an Auckland councillor says.
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70 boats illegally anchored in Bay of Islands caulerpa ban area
11 Feb 2024The boats have been breaching the anchoring ban inside the government-controlled area notice (CAN) zone prohibiting anchoring, diving and fishing.
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Far North Mayor hits out at Transport Minister
16 Feb 2024It comes ahead of his council deciding to lower speed limits for more than 300 local roads.
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Tiny school’s win in fight to protect students from ‘appalling behaviour’
A small Rotorua school that fought plans to allow higher buildings in its neighbourhood after finding human poo, drug paraphernalia and sanitary pads on its grounds is celebrating a win.