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Locals fed up with destruction of native trees
20 Sep 2024Brent Sheather says he has spent a lot of effort over many years into maintaining the steep bush-clad hillsides around his home, near Whakatāne.
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Dump cleared but Mayor fears disaster
20 Sep 2024Grey District Mayor Tania Gibson says it is a disaster waiting to happen and should be closed.
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How hazard mapping is having 'chilling effect' on town's property prices
20 Sep 2024Residents say the proposed controversial maps "essentially rendered our property uninsurable".
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Relief as wharf jumping ban thrown out
20 Sep 2024"Water activities are New Zealanders' birthright," long-time resident Judy Mitchell says, after a draft bylaw was rewritten to protect wharf jumping.
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'Ripped to shreds': Dog attack victim calls for stricter rules
20 Sep 2024"Rotorua's local council allowed these dogs to almost kill me."
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Town's only public pool to shut in summer
20 Sep 2024The pools at Ashburton's EA Networks Centre will be closed for maintenance for four weeks in January, and the public will instead have to use a school facility.
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Are street vendors unfair competition or supporting families on the breadline?
17 Sep 2024Street vendors are being accused of harming local businesses but the local board wants to empower them.
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Kaikōura waterfront revamp to include little penguin ‘safe zones’
17 Sep 2024Ten nesting boxes must be built for the kororā which are known to nest nearby.
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Auckland bottle shop freeze comes into force
16 Sep 2024No new bottle shops will be allowed to open in some of Auckland's most vulnerable suburbs from today.
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'We will carry on': Country’s busiest CAB boss determined to keep doors open
16 Sep 2024The country's busiest Citizens Advice Bureau faces a "frightening" time as it seeks to fill a funding shortfall of $35,000.
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'Stop gambling with our water': Council asked to oppose controversial gold mine
13 Sep 2024A group of Golden Bay residents claim a possible gold mine at Sams Creek would endanger the area's water.
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'Serious concerns' over potential motel conversions for housing in Rotorua
13 Sep 2024Rotorua's mayor is worried scrapping minimum apartment size rules would allow motel rooms to be turned into housing.
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Staff caught speeding 856 times in council cars
13 Sep 2024Environment Southland staff exceeded the speed limit by more than 20km/h nearly 30 times in just three months.
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Kaipara Council says Māori ward should not return, even if consultation breach found
12 Sep 2024Kaipara District Council says it should not have to rescind its decision to abolish its Māori Ward if the High Court finds it has breached consultation requirements.
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'My dog isn't a dangerous dog' - Owners fail in appeal after child bitten
14 Sep 2024Onyx bit a girl's lip, but he isn't dangerous, his owner says.
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‘Bitter disappointment’: Iwi, councils rally around mill workers
11 Sep 2024Ngāti Rangi says the community has drawn together, the iwi had fought to find a way to keep the mills going.
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Homeowners pleased with extra funds for Sounds road rebuild
10 Sep 2024Homeowners in the Kenepuru Sound are "very pleased" more funding will be pumped into an effort to fix damaged roads in Marlborough.
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Environmental group challenges forestry claims
12 Sep 2024Gisborne forestry firms are claiming economic strain from tight regulations, but environmentalists say the forestry industry needs to look at its own failings.
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West Coast’s worst kept secret: Don’t mention the ‘A’ word
11 Sep 2024The possibility of council amalgamation on the West Coast - otherwise known as local government reform - has surfaced publicly this week at council meeting.
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Most dumped areas in Auckland revealed
11 Sep 2024More than 16,000 reports of illegal dumping were received between 2023 to 2024 but some subrubs are worse than others.
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Rainbow crossing for Tauranga a ‘symbol of diversity and belonging’
11 Sep 2024Tauranga getting a rainbow pedestrian crossing after a six-year campaign is a sign it is "growing up".
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Calls for 4WD drive ban on Canterbury ‘river road’
11 Sep 2024The Waimakariri District Council will consider a proposal from DOC to close the upper Ashley Rakahuri River to vehicles while birds are nesting.
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'Lazy, reckless, disastrous': Board chair belittles own council
10 Sep 2024Katie Allan got the top role after the controversial overthrowing of the previous chair.
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Greytown water work needs millions
9 Sep 2024Residents are now being asked what multimillion dollar solution they would prefer for Greytown.
