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Featherston's Phoenix still flying high: 'Long may it last'
4 May 2021The Featherston Phoenix newsletter celebrates its silver jubilee this month.
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Rotorua Museum paid $16,700 for diesel-generated power while closed
4 May 2021Rotorua ratepayers are footing a $16,700 bill for a diesel-fuelled generator that was used to power the closed Rotorua Museum in February.
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Transport Minister remains silent on cost of Auckland’s Mill Rd project
Transport Minister Michael Wood refuses to say what the latest cost projections are for Auckland's Mill Rd project.
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Twenty million trees for NZ's biggest harbour restoration project
4 May 2021More than 20 million native trees and other plants will be planted around New Zealand's biggest harbour in the ground-breaking $200 million Kaipara Moana Remediation project.
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Doubt raised about sustainable house scheme in Waikato
3 May 2021A Waikato Regional Council proposal to assist homeowners with sustainable home improvements like water tank installation, insulation, solar power and septic tank upgrades - is not supported by the…
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Ashburton may ditch ridiculed 'Whatever it Takes' slogan
3 May 2021The majority of councillors are supporting a move to formalise a possible slogan change in chambers with a few wanting to open it up to the public if necessary.
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Analysis: The reality of standing against a liquor licence
3 May 2021Analysis - LDR Reporter Justin Latif sat in on a district licensing committee hearing to better understand how decisions are made about liquor stores.
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Mangawhai’s $750 million urban intensification moves a step closer
1 May 2021A Northland residents' group is opposing a green light for higher density housing in the middle of their coastal hamlet.
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New aquaculture rules have 'scent of a Treaty breach' - iwi
1 May 2021Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn, with one claiming the consultation process came up so short it had "the scent of a Treaty breach".
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Unknown number of port workers refusing Covid-19 vaccine
30 Apr 2021Port workers around New Zealand who may be handling international goods are declining the Covid-19 vaccine, according to a Gisborne health boss.
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Reefton company pulls out of Christchurch waste deal
30 Apr 2021The Reefton company that had been planning to take contaminated waste from Christchurch has now pulled out of the deal.
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Whanganui DHB considers earlier vaccination for Māori over 50
Whanganui District Health Board is considering earlier vaccination for Māori over the age of 50 in the third tier of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout starting in May.
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Housing crisis: Whanganui considers joint initiative with iwi
Whanganui District Council and iwi are looking at partnering in a joint initiative to address the housing crisis recently described as horrific by local iwi.
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Private dumps now toeing line but still under scrutiny
30 Apr 2021The West Coast Regional Council has taken no further action against two private dumps that were found to be bending the rules of their resource consents.
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Gisborne's Olympic Pool redevelopment 'frustrating at times', mayor says
29 Apr 2021Gisborne District Council has announced a "new approach" to the build of its $46 million Olympic Pool Complex after facing higher costs, longer timeframes and a location change.
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Government approves $9.3m for scaled-down Franz Josef flood scheme
28 Apr 2021The government has approved a scaled-down version of the Franz Josef flood protection plan, but one which will still be a major shot in the arm for the stricken tourist town.
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Far North councillor forces extraordinary meeting to reconsider Māori wards
28 Apr 2021Far North District Council will next week go back to the table on Māori wards as its Te Ao Māori lead forces an extraordinary meeting on the subject.
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Spinal Trust celebrates government's $110m funding package
28 Apr 2021The New Zealand Spinal Trust says the announcement that the government will provide $110 million in funding for a new spinal rehabilitation unit in Manukau is fantastic news.
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Councillors 'kept out of the loop' on river committee
28 Apr 2021A disgruntled Ashburton District councillor believes elected members were kept out of the loop around "important" conversations concerning the Rangitata Awa.
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Tūhoe protest against their own
27 Apr 2021Disillusioned Tūhoe are marching against their own after years of growing tension between hapū and tribal leadership.
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Lake Tarawera sewerage scheme: Residents decry $33k lump sum
27 Apr 2021Lake Tarawera residents are upset they may be asked to pay a lump sum of about $33,000 each for sewerage reticulation, and without a guarantee of the final cost.
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Canterbury irrigation scheme 'will hold farmers to account'
27 Apr 2021The 10-year consent is subject to conditions including a 15 percent reduction in nitrogen losses by 2025 and 25 percent by 2030, auditing of farm environment plans, and more.
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Local government review: Be more like us, says Marlborough
27 Apr 2021What's next for councils? That's the question driving the biggest shake-up of local government in a generation. Marlborough's answer: be more like us.
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Illegal dumping: Gisborne councillors come up with plan to cut fly-tipping
27 Apr 2021Illegal dumping is rife in Gisborne and across New Zealand as ratepayers constantly foot the bill for waste abandoned on beaches, roadsides, parks and city streets.
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