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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.
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Kaikōura’s proposed hot pools receive support, but site questioned
16 Feb 2024Kaikōura Springs Ltd was granted a lease in July 2022, but is seeking an extension after the original area was deemed unviable.
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Marae kōrero reveals knowledge gaps on Te Tiriti
9 Feb 2024Five generations on from the Treaty being signed, many people aren't informed about its contents, councillor says.
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Plans for 20m Buddhist monument in Tairāwhiti
15 Feb 2024The monument would be built at Kaiti's highest point to get views of the sun rising over the ocean.
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Marlborough waterways dry up with no rain on horizon
14 Feb 2024Creeks in Marlborough that have "never dried out before" are empty, leaving questions about how long until the region needs tighter water restrictions.
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Decision on National Park Village name change months away
10 Feb 2024Iwi and residents of National Park have a long wait ahead for a decision on a bid to have the central North Island village renamed Waimarino.
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Macrons added to street signs in Marlborough
9 Feb 2024Three years after agreeing to put macrons on more than a dozen incorrect te reo Māori street signs in Marlborough, most of them have been fixed. It is pleasing progress,...
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'Senseless, sickening': Swastikas painted on DOC hut
8 Feb 2024It came less than a year after the Backcountry Trust undertook a major revamp of the hut.
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Featherston water supply risk remains
8 Feb 2024The pipe supplying the only source of drinking water to the town remains at high risk of failure and an urgent solution is needed, experts say.
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Taranaki leaders fear maunga deal at risk
7 Feb 2024Leaders say they fear their deal with the Crown over Taranaki Maunga will not withstand the new government.
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Cruise ship grounding prompts talks on safety and bylaws
10 Feb 2024RealNZ-operated Fiordland Navigator ran aground with 67 crew and passengers who were forced to evacuate last month.
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Scrapping of Voting Age Bill labelled 'discriminatory'
7 Feb 2024The government's withdrawal of the Voting Age Bill is disrespectful and discriminatory, a youth advocate says.
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