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What the long-term plan means for Aucklanders: Part 1
13 Mar 2024Rising rates, council cut-backs and plugging a fuel-tax hole - what the long-term plan is all about, and why it matters to Auckland.
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Meat processor admits faking water quality reports
12 Mar 2024A meat processing plant is being investigated after the company admitted making up water monitoring reports.
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What the long-term plan means for Aucklanders: Part 2
15 Mar 2024Animal control improvements, higher parking fees and cutting "stupidly expensive" roading projects are all in Auckland's long-term plan.
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Sediment in Blenheim river up one metre in last 10 years
13 Mar 2024A metre's worth of sediment on average has built up in Blenheim's Taylor and Ōpaoa rivers over the past 10 years, prompting a plan to dredge them.
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Council whitebait debt: ‘We’re not a benevolent society’
13 Mar 2024The regional council says West Coast whitebaiters owe it more than $40,000 in unpaid fees.
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Allergic Rotorua woman trapped in home as 'millions' of wasps swarm
12 Mar 2024Lynne Coutts says she is allergic and could experience severe swelling if stung.
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Tauranga stadium to be delivered in stages
12 Mar 2024Plans for a stadium in central Tauranga have been scaled back and construction pushed out because of budget constraints.
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Why Northlanders are being asked to take photos of high tides
11 Mar 2024The citizen scientist project aims to help monitor the impact of sea level rise into the future.
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Marlborough stopbanks at ‘catastrophic’ risk of failure
10 Mar 2024Repairs are expected to cost $9m, but councillor says they are necessary due to the risk to human life.
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A Kaipara waste to energy plant for Auckland moves closer
10 Mar 2024A proposed $730 million waste to energy incinerator to burn Auckland's rubbish could start building in two years.
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Rotorua Spa Lodge: Rats, maggots and mould reported at hostel
9 Mar 2024Photos of maggots on the carpeted floor of Rotorua's Spa Lodge kicked off a series of events that led to the former backpackers being shut down, new documents reveal.
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Cheaper raised pedestrian crossings for Auckland
9 Mar 2024Auckland Transport is rolling out a new, cheaper approach to raised pedestrian crossings after facing heavy criticism over costly installations.
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Wairarapa Hospital dispute ends with 'confidential settlement'
8 Mar 2024A "confidential settlement" has brought an end to a lengthy legal dispute over Wairarapa's defective hospital.
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One person left behind: Resident ignores evacuation
8 Mar 2024A township preparing to evacuate under a state of emergency will not be completely empty when the last car rolls out.
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Mayor fumes after mum with broken hip waits hours for ambulance
8 Mar 2024Mayor Craig Jepson says he plans to lodge a formal complaint with Hato Hone St John and is seeking an apology.
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Council just can't afford water upgrades
8 Mar 2024"We don't have, as a council, the financial capability and capacity," a Whakatāne District Council meeting has heard.
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Carterton earthquake building notices may be invalid
7 Mar 2024The council notices - issued seven years ago - required remediation to be completed by 2021, but this date was incorrect.
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No luck for ratepayer fighting 500% hike
7 Mar 2024The homeowner has been arguing the increase is "drastically unfair and unjust".
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Frustrated farmer says grassland deemed ‘outstanding natural landscape’
Some landowners were recently caught by surprise when the proposed West Coast district 'one' plan deemed sections of land as Outstanding Natural Landscape.
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A town's hall option labelled 'risky' will go for public consultation
6 Mar 2024A Town Hall option labelled "risky" and impracticable will now go to the public for consultation.
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Invercargill council hits speed bump over road safety
6 Mar 2024A plan to install a raised safety platform at a busy Invercargill intersection has come to a crashing halt following objections from councillors.
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New agreement aims to make Whakatāne more accessible, safer
6 Mar 2024A new agreement between a disability advocacy group and Whakatāne's council aims to make the district safer and more accessible.
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Wairarapa mayors clash over amalgamation
4 Mar 2024Carterton Mayor Ron Mark is standing firm on his support for the amalgamation of Wairarapa's three councils, despite Masterton postponing talks.
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Whangārei ratepayers face record rates hike
6 Mar 2024The figure is almost double the council's previous highest rates increase of nine percent in 2015/2016.
