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Council funding brings relief for retailers hit by roadworks
24 Apr 2021Further funding of nearly $200,000, to help reduce the disruption of the Ashburton CBD upgrades, is a possible godsend for struggling retailers.
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Bus with one passenger facing chop
23 Apr 2021Blenheim could reclaim its title as a one-bus town with a service that attracts just one passenger a day facing the final red light.
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Roads will be safer if school speed limits drop - transport minister
24 Apr 2021The government is proposing to drop speed limits outside schools across the country to 30 km/h around urban schools and a 60 km/h maximum in rural areas.
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Syphilis: Free testing programme urged for South Auckland as rates soar
23 Apr 2021A free, publicly available testing programme for syphilis needs to be made available in South Auckland to help tackle the epidemic, an expert says.
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Picton grapples with where the truck stops
23 Apr 2021Large trucks are parking in the streets of a portside town and not in the stop built for them, and authorities want to know why.
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New Zealand tourists welcome on West Coast, dogs not so much
23 Apr 2021A surge of New Zealand visitors to the West Coast has been a boon to communities, but the increased presence of dogs poses a problem for the wildlife-rich region.
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Māori Health Authority 'could be a big step forward'
22 Apr 2021The government's planned Māori Health Authority will give Māori a greater voice in the health system, a patient says.
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Ōtorohanga votes for Māori ward
22 Apr 2021Ōtorohanga District councillors voted on Tuesday to establish a Māori ward with only one councillor in opposition.
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Health reforms: Cautious support from West Coast leaders
22 Apr 2021Sweeping reforms to the public health system have been met with cautious optimism on the West Coast.
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Health reforms: 'Loss to local democracy but what we had clearly wasn't working'
21 Apr 2021Local voices could be lost in major health reforms that remove elected boards from the public health system, critics say. Audio
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Health reforms: What does it mean for Tairāwhiti?
21 Apr 2021Gisborne's DHB is reassuring the community that health services will continue despite "significant changes" to the sector.
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Whakatāne long-term plan targets five priorities
21 Apr 2021Water infrastructure, transportation, waste management, upgrading council offices and rates are the five major issues for the Whakatāne District Council's long-term plan.
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Council chair demands apology over 'anti-competitive' allegation
21 Apr 2021A claim the West Coast Regional Council is being anti-competitive in its dealings over quarries and rock supply contracts is being angrily rejected.
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Ashburton Council 'confident' in speed limit changes
21 Apr 2021Slower speed limits on busy Mid Canterbury roads should address community concerns, Ashburton District Council says.
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$110m earmarked for new South Auckland rehab centre
20 Apr 2021A new rehabilitation facility in South Auckland for people with spinal injuries now appears to be one step closer, with the government earmarking $110 million in funding for it.
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Mind the gap: Auckland Transport's plan to tackle its diversity problem
Less than 1 percent of Auckland Transport's senior leaders are of Pacific descent but the council-controlled organisation says it is serious about changing this galling statistic.
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East Coast teens finally get dental care after principal's long fight
20 Apr 2021Hundreds of East Coast teenagers will now get dental check-ups, but a school principal says she should not have had to fight for the free service for the last 20 years.
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West Coast DHB defends child mental health service
20 Apr 2021The West Coast District Health Board says children in urgent need of mental health support are getting it, despite an overall increase in waiting times for the service.
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'Propaganda' alleged in rowdy Rotorua meeting over golf course
20 Apr 2021Accusations of propaganda, destroying "taonga" and jeopardising people's mental and spiritual health - all par for the course at a meeting over the future of Rotorua's Springfield Golf Course.
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South Auckland's syphilis rise: 'It's not a new problem, but it's getting worse'
13 Apr 2021Parliament's health select committee has raised concerns about the growth of syphilis in South Auckland and the need for extra funding for primary and sexual health services to stop its spread.
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Councillor reprimanded for vaccine misinformation post
11 Apr 2021A Gisborne health board member has been reprimanded after posting misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine on social media.
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Opera House to get the Whanganui ‘H’
9 Apr 2021Whanganui District Council's property and services committee has agreed unanimously to change the name of the Opera House to include an 'h' in Whanganui.
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Māori purpose zones on ancestral whenua to be created
9 Apr 2021The new combined district plan for the West Coast will recognise the land rights and rangatiratanga of Poutini Ngāi Tahu by creating Māori purpose zones on ancestral whenua.
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Covid vaccine roll-out relief for South Seas Healthcare Trust
9 Apr 2021The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out is the light at the end of the tunnel for South Seas Healthcare Trust after a turbulent year impacted by the pandemic.
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