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Crumbling teeth or having a home? The choice one retired Rotorua couple face
It comes as they face a bill for a sewerage scheme they must legally connect to.
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Air pollution: Tighter controls imposed around Mt Maunganui
8:47 pm todayHeavy industry is set to stay in Mount Maunganui despite air pollution problems, but stricter controls have been put in place on what will be allowed in future.
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Climate change pilot 'paused' in Northland, despite community’s pleas
1 Dec 2023Climate change work in Northland's Ruawai has been stopped by Kaipara District Council, despite pleas from the community.
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Gisborne councillor apologises to mayor over meeting comments
30 Nov 2023A Gisborne district councillor has apologised to the mayor after criticising the council's approach to risk.
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Second bridge makes Whakatāne wish list – for now
2 Dec 2023A second river crossing for Whakatāne has made it onto a list of potential future growth projects for the region.
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Public can be 'brutal' - councillors defend use of closed-door workshops
1 Dec 2023The Ombudsman's call to open council workshops is a "hard nut to crack", a Western Bay of Plenty councillor says.
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Holes in the walls, a bin blaze burning for hours and children: Inside Spa Lodge
30 Nov 2023A fire allowed to burn for hours, a door with four locks, holes in the walls and scattered rubbish - these are some of the living conditions at Rotorua's Spa Lodge described in a council assessment.
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'High fire risk': 20 people moved out of lodge that 'dead-bolted' them in at night
29 Nov 2023The council issued the lodge two dangerous building notices within a week.
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Canterbury's $10.8 billion transport wish list
29 Nov 2023Canterbury mayors are backing the call for a $10.8 billion investment in local transport infrastructure, but the government will need to help.
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Solar farm a waste of elite soil – Edgecumbe farmers
29 Nov 2023Edgecumbe farmers say large-scale solar farms on some of the Rangitaiki Plains' most elite soil is short-sighted.
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No more poo - or portaloos - in Masterton gardens
29 Nov 2023Council supplies 21 properties with new reflux valves and wastewater tanks.
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Tears and recriminations as Northland Regional Council chair elected
29 Nov 2023Accusations, claims and counter-claims flew as the complete takeover of Northland Regional Council by a right-leaning five-person majority elected farmer Geoff Crawford as chair.
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'Closer to finish line': Land return pivotal moment for Tauranga hapū
30 Nov 2023Two Tauranga hapū will be able to reconnect with their whenua with reserve land likely to be returned to them.
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Iwi and council join forces as government signals cuts to co-governance
27 Nov 2023South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the new coalition government plans to take an axe to co-governance.
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Paid parking plans delayed in Tauranga after public outcry
27 Nov 2023The commission that administers the city has reconsidered after submissions from a business owner.
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'Forty drives a week’: Chemo unit will save cancer patients hundreds of trips
27 Nov 2023Hundreds of cancer patients each year will be saved the stress of travelling to Palmerston North for treatment with the opening of Whanganui Hospital's new chemotherapy unit.
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Thousands attend Wairarapa events despite economic headwinds
27 Nov 2023More than 18,000 visitors attended Wairarapa events in the past two weeks, giving the region a tourism boost after a slower winter.
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Multi-million dollar plans for equestrian centre near Ashbutron
25 Nov 2023Consents been made to develop a $200m equine stud and equestrian centre next to Lake Hood in Ashburton.
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Seismic power shift sees deputy chair facing chop at regional council
24 Nov 2023Northland Regional Council deputy chair Jack Craw is in the firing line as a group of councillors attempt to oust him from his role.
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'Sobering': Marlborough Sounds reach record-breaking sea temperatures
23 Nov 2023Persistent marine heatwaves in Cook Strait are thought to be behind the record-breaking sea temperatures.
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Concern some owners will not act over dozens of quake-prone buildings
23 Nov 2023Masterton has 79 earthquake-prone buildings, with some needing strengthening work by as early as 2026.
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Clock ticks on West Coast Regional Council rates mistake
23 Nov 2023Ratepayers effected by the blunder are being urged to pay something by 30 November to avoid penalties.
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Canterbury has a plan to return as tourism destination - but has no funds to achieve it.
23 Nov 2023A new Canterbury regional tourism plan has been endorsed by the local councils but there's no money to implement it.
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Council pauses fluoridation work after High Court judgement on mandate
22 Nov 2023"I am resisting the urge to say 'I told you so'," one councillor said.
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First wahine Māori chair of a regional council resigns
22 Nov 2023Tui Shortland has quit suddenly as chair of the Northland Regional Council.
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Tai Rāwhiti needs 5000 more homes – where will they go?
22 Nov 2023Public consultation will soon begin on a strategy to address the need for 5000 additional homes in Tai Rāwhiti by 2050.
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'A hell of a year': The young mayor sparking change
17 Nov 2023Far North kahikā (mayor) Moko Tepania says being elected with the support of local iwi means he and his councillors are not alone.
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