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Suspicious fire engulfs multiple trucks overnight
4 Dec 2025Police are investigating a suspicious fire which damaged four vehicles at Invercargill's Queens Park in the early hours.
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Rates cap puts future infrastructure projects at risk ‒ Marlborough mayor
4 Dec 2025Local government inflation was 3.3 percent this year, meaning almost all of a 4 percent rates cap would have been used to cover inflation, Nadine Taylor said.
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New report maps landslide risks on West Coast
4 Dec 2025In a few weeks' time, West Coasters will be able to find out if their home - or one they're planning to buy - may be at risk of damage or even demolition in a landslide.
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Rotokākahi pipeline planning grievances aired in High Court
4 Dec 2025The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua Lakes Council's...
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North Canterbury housing development drags on
4 Dec 2025The fate of a proposed North Canterbury housing development is no closer to being known, more than two years after it was first rejected.
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Rates cap will hit tourism districts - Ruapehu mayor
4 Dec 2025The government's new rates cap will hit the most vulnerable, infrastructure-stressed councils hardest, Weston Kirton says.
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'We've got one chance': Council leader blasts boat ramp call amid clam threat
3 Dec 2025The decision not to close the ramp at Lake Taharoa was made as the threat of invasive freshwater gold clams grows.
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'Grinch' mayor may save Winter Festival
3 Dec 2025Max Brough who campaigned on a rates cap dressed as the Grinch in New Plymouth's Christmas Parade last weekend.
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Rates cap divide: Ratepayers cheer as mayors urge caution
3 Dec 2025South Wairarapa Mayor Fran Wilde said more detail was needed from the government to answer important questions on the banded rates cap.
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Crate Day revellers warned to watch for nesting birds
2 Dec 2025Environment Canterbury rangers, other agencies and volunteers will be out in force on Saturday to protect nesting birds on Crate Day.
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'Please walk on me': NZ flag exhibition shocks councillor
2 Dec 2025The controversial installation includes a New Zealand flag laid on the floor, inviting people to "please walk on me".
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Wairarapa to consider holiday hotspot booze ban
2 Dec 2025The issue is raised in a report to be put before Masterton's District Council on Wednesday.
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Community rallies behind Castlepoint Hotel after liquor licence lost
1 Dec 2025The Hotel confirmed they closed the bar after hoping they would be able to keep serving alcohol while the appeals process was underway.
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Second Marlborough swimming hole falls to flood damage
30 Nov 2025A second popular swimming spot in Marlborough will be closed this summer, due to flood repair works.
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Councillors given up to $5500 for security after rise in threats
28 Nov 2025The allowance is one of a number available to elected officials as set out by the Remuneration Authority.
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Kaipara leader urges Kai Iwi Lakes closure to protect against gold clam threat
28 Nov 2025Around 7500 people will be camping at Kai Iwi Lakes over summer.
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Dog attack on child prompts call for on-leash areas in Kawerau
28 Nov 2025Several incidents with unleashed dogs have led a Kawerau woman to request the council create an on-leash area.
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New Zealand's most hit rail bridge to finally be fixed
28 Nov 2025The Tiwald Viaduct in Canterbury gets hit at least 13 times a year, according to KiwiRail.
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Cyclone red zones to be phased out
27 Nov 2025Land categories are about to be a thing of the past for Hawke's Bay properties.
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Putrid pong lingers as decomposing weed and dead fish pile up
27 Nov 2025Something stinks in Rotorua, and it's not the sulphur scent residents embrace and visitors expect.
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Wilding pines threaten Kaikōura ranges in 'looming catastrophe'
26 Nov 2025A patch of wilding trees have been found about 3km from the as-yet uninfected Inland Kaikōura Range.
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Mayors can't represent Māori - West Coast iwi chair
26 Nov 2025Paul Madgwick has rejected the idea that mayors would represent Māori interests on the government's proposed new boards.
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Mayors welcome law to combat 'vicious, sinister' harassment
26 Nov 2025"Our elected members come from the community and should be able to carry out our roles without fear of personal attacks or harassment," Carterton's mayor says.
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Te Mata Peak discovery sparks warning over invasive weed
24 Nov 2025Invasive pest Chilean needle grass has sharp, needle-like seeds which have posed a serious threat to Hawke's Bay's agriculture.
