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Anti-rainbow crossing petition 'disgusting' - Pride advocate
Gordy Lockhart campaigned for six years to get a rainbow crossing in Tauranga - and complaints started as soon as it was approved.
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Court finds new home in $11m, unused former RSA rooms
1:38 pm todayCritics say the current courthouse - which has weather-tightness issues - is "laughably small" and hope its replacement will be more contained and secure.
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Tokomaru Bay's leaky landfill fix in line to be fast tracked
4:51 pm todayRepairs to Tokomaru Bay's leaking landfill are desperately needed, say the residents who head out to collect the rubbish it strews on their beaches during…
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Wairarapa water decision is council's biggest in 15 years - mayor
2:26 pm todayPeople are being invited to workshops as three councils decide whether to opt in or out of a Wellington regional water organisation.
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Waimakariri mayor commits to keeping rates rise below 5%
4:06 pm todayWaimakariri mayor Dan Gordon says he plans to keep to the council's Long Term Plan commitment to keep next year's rates rise below 5 percent.
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What will Kaikōura look like in 2075?
13 Oct 2024Could an AI bot become the mayor of Kaikōura in 2075? The district council has been imagining what the town might look like in 50 years.
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'Nelson is going to suffer' - staged hospital development a hard sell
13 Oct 2024Construction is expected to begin in 2026 but local elected representatives are scared the much-needed upgrade will be forgotten after just the first stage.
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Ditch the planner-speak, council told
11 Oct 2024Council planners are being told to speak in plain English when they communicate with the public.
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How 678 speeding violations by the boss went unnoticed at ECan
10 Oct 2024Organisational failure saw Environment Canterbury fail to reprimand the chairperson - that's what the council are saying.
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Illegal dumpers targeting South Auckland’s empty building sites
10 Oct 2024Illegal dumpers continue to target the South Auckland - turning empty building lots into notorious dumping sites.
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The rise of the Grey nomads – tapping into a mobile market
9 Oct 2024The economic benefits of catering to carvanners by updating freedom camping laws could be huge for Whakatāne District, a local told the council.
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Penguins attacked by dog causes distress in Kaikōura
9 Oct 2024A local resident had noticed two penguins trying to hide in rocks, one penguin was bleeding and appeared to be injured, while the other was covered in blood.
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Wind farm big enough to power 150,000 homes could be fast-tracked
8 Oct 2024A wind farm near Taihape big enough to power 150,000 homes could be on a fast path to construction.
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‘A bit traumatic’: Crankworx 2024 worth millions to Rotorua despite boycott blow
13 Oct 2024The Rotorua leg of the international mountain biking festival was boycotted by some - but still drew thousands of visitors and was worth millions to Rotorua's economy, its organiser says.
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Auckland fortnightly rubbish collection to go on trial
10 Oct 2024Some councillors are supporting the move away from weekly rubbish collection - but others say it is "beyond shocking".
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Final cost of Ashburton’s library and civic centre revealed
8 Oct 2024Ashburton's new library and civic centre cost $62.1 million to build.
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Dark skies to help seabirds avoid crash landings
8 Oct 2024Turning down the lights will give Kaikōura's struggling Hutton's shearwater birds ''a fighting chance'', a local wildlife advocate says.
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'Essentially been allocated nothing': Road funding snub frustrates mayor
7 Oct 2024"Rotorua seems to keep missing out," Tania Tapsell mayor says.
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Council blows cold on sauna-by-the-sea
7 Oct 2024Despite being "really entrepreneurial", a mobile sauna that started operating in Picton before it had consent will no longer be able to operate from its beachside spot.
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50th anniversary of Polyfest gets funding
7 Oct 2024The competition has been backed with $75,000 of funding from Auckland Council.
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'I think the board needs to look like Auckland'
5 Oct 2024A Pacific leader is determined to break the 30-year hold of the Communities and Residents ticket on the Entrust Trust Board.
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Tauranga mayor's uncle spent $56k in fruitless bid to beat nephew
5 Oct 2024Mahé Drysdale spent $41,409 on his successful campaign. But his rival and uncle, Doug Owens, spent the most at $56,012 on his own run at the mayoralty.
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Alcohol sellers failing to check buyer’s age
30 Sep 2024Remote alcohol sellers in south Auckland are failing to properly verify the ages of buyers and are not displaying their liquor licences properly on their sites, research has found.
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Kaipara council terminates formal iwi relationship agreements
2 Oct 2024The agreements were in place as part of Waitangi Treaty settlements.
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Pools or poo pipe? City debates where it should invest $2 million
5 Oct 2024The mayor says the community wants its spas back. But major project costs are climbing.
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Stewart Island clamps-down on parking
3 Oct 2024Increased parking enforcement on Stewart Island/Rakiura has been welcomed as a long time coming.
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Rotorua pipeline protest: Council restarts injunction proceedings for Tarawera Sewerage Scheme works
3 Oct 2024A protestor says the council's issues could have been avoided if it listened better.
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