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Automotive workshop toilet tiff resolved
27 Jan 2025Spud Motors in Masterton was incorrectly told it needed more loos after the council refused to grant building consent for just one unisex toilet on the premises.
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'Grisly scenes': 142 lambs killed by dogs at Auckland working farm
Dozens of other lambs were injured by three roaming dogs, in two incidents at a regional working farm.
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Mystery sign bandit alters street names into crude words
27 Jan 2025"I live in Cornwall Rd but in the post it said 'Pornwall Rd'. I just thought it was a joke," one local said.
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'We should have been notified': Council no longer helping with heritage tree
27 Jan 2025An Ashburton woman was surprised to find out the council would no longer help with the maintenance of the California Redwood tree that towers over her property.
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Napier 1931 quake memorial to be held a day earlier
27 Jan 2025A memorial service will be held in Napier a day earlier this year so more people can attend.
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Meet the people behind Tauranga's $128m museum
27 Jan 2025Work has begun on Tauranga's first museum, expected to open in 2028, but the city's heritage collection was started in 1969. So what will the museum house, and what's happening behind the scenes?
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Dog attack victim's mother fights for changes
25 Jan 2025A mum is calling for change after her child's lip was torn open when a menacing dog bit her on the face at a Hastings property.
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'Thrilled': Iwi renews council role after 'significant absence'
24 Jan 2025Rotorua iwi will regain a seat at the council table this year - but without voting powers.
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'A nice change': Green tinge returns to North Canterbury pastures
The area has been suffering from low rainfall for many months.
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South Auckland train station ready for City Rail Link
24 Jan 2025A South Auckland train station, that had pedestrian level crossings removed to improve safety, is now ready for more frequent train services when the City Rail Link opens.
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North Canterbury: How much will rates rise in 2025?
23 Jan 2025North Canterbury ratepayers can expect more rates rises, as local councils seek to deliver on their long term plans.
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‘I decided to do it for me’: Why council boss quit
23 Jan 2025After more than three years in the role, John Holyoake handed in his resignation on Monday.
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'Nauseating' worm farm granted consent to expand
23 Jan 2025Its owner says the expansion will allow the company to improve its control of smells coming from the site.
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Bins removals at lake rubbished as more set to go
23 Jan 2025A council's offer to give locals clean-up gear instead is being called an "insult".
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Oxford’s bright stars pull in the visitors
23 Jan 2025One year on from gaining international dark sky status, Oxford's night sky is proving to be a drawcard.
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The willing students who struggle to find work
22 Jan 2025Rangiora High School is seeking opportunities for its Lighthouse programme (special needs) students.
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Area schools brace for busy year
23 Jan 2025Some schools get few, if any, New Zealand-trained teacher applicants, with several employing LAT (limited authority to teach) teachers to fill staffing gaps.
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'Testing times ahead for councils, iwi': Mayor's speech at Rātana
22 Jan 2025The challenges could keep a rural mayor with more than 20 years' council experience from stepping aside as planned at this year's elections.
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'Don't be a d***': Community fed up with Illegal dumping
22 Jan 2025But because the problem involves private property, it falls outside the council's dumping removal regulations.
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Council's chief executive resigns, no reason given
22 Jan 2025The process of replacing John Holyoake will occur as the council prepares for the local government elections in October.
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Dad of three offers to pay to build $100,000 cycle track, but hits a snag
22 Jan 2025A south Auckland man's dream of building his beach community their first pump track for kids may finally come true.
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Russian businessman buys former Ashburton council building
4 Feb 2025A Russian business that owns a high country station in Mid Canterbury now owns a slice of Ashburton's CBD.
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Splash Planet defends $45 ticket price
22 Jan 2025Hastings District Council says criticism of pricing at Splash Planet is unfair because the attraction compares well with similar tourist drawcards in New Zealand.
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Rotorua emergency housing motel wind-down: Where will tenants go?
21 Jan 2025The future use of Rotorua's remaining two non-contracted emergency housing motels hinges on "local demand", as the government exits the last of its contracted motels this year.
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