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Wahine Māori set to lead global public health body
21 May 2024Emma Rawson-Te Patu said the immediate priority for her two-year tenure at international organisation was decolonising public health globally.
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Cracks in Marlborough stopbanks at least a metre deep
22 May 2024Holes have been drilled into Spring Creek's stopbanks in an attempt to understand why they cracked, with initial tests showing the cracks are at least a metre deep.
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Auckland mayor bins talk of city’s rubbish fuelling Kaipara plant
22 May 2024Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is pouring cold water on talk of his council's rubbish going north to a proposed $730 million Kaipara waste-to-energy plant.
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Council chair faces axe 170 days in the top job
21 May 2024If Geoff Crawford loses the role, it will be the third change at the head of Northland Regional Council council's top table in 19 months.
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Commission pushes on for taller buildings in Mt Maunganui
21 May 2024Six-storey buildings could be permitted after the recommendations of an independent hearing panel were rejected.
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Gisborne residents in stoush with forestry over clean-up costs
21 May 2024Several Gisborne residents want forestry companies to pay higher rates to help clean up debris and fix roads - but they say they already are.
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Lake Rotoiti advocates warn council holes in diversion wall is causing frequent algal blooms
21 May 2024"It is an absolute disgrace we have infrastructure that has failed," one local says.
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New school lunch model could cut out kaupapa Māori suppliers
16 May 2024A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.
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Final recommendation on ‘emotional’ runway hearing not expected for weeks
18 May 2024It will be several weeks before a final recommendation is given on Nelson Airport's plans to extend its runway north after an "emotionally charged" hearing.
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'Incredibly harmful' South Auckland pokies rake in millions
17 May 2024Pokie machines raked in over $20m in profits from Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Mangere-Ōtāhuhu in the December quarter of 2023.
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Mayor calls for 'slow down' of fast-track law
16 May 2024Although his council supports the intent of the legislation, it's called on the government to reconsider its approach.
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Residents return to flood-hit Auckland neighbourhoods
15 May 2024But there are still a lot more people in dire need for support, more than a year on after the Auckland Anniversary floods.
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'They are family': Campground boss pleads case for residents
15 May 2024The boss of a popular Nelson campground has made an impassioned plea for long-term residents - many of them elderly - to be able to remain at Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park.
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Doctors warn of health risks from proposed $730m waste to energy plant
15 May 2024A group of doctors opposed to the facilities is warning of major potential human health risks if one goes ahead in Northland.
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Cracks appear in new $7m coastal pathway
14 May 2024Construction of the 4m wide path began in April 2023 and it opened in December.
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Residents urged to have their say on 'very ugly long-term plan'
10 May 2024Western Bay of Plenty households face paying an extra $300 to $350 per year under the council's long-term plan proposal.
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Fears local board funding shake-up will hurt 'poorest of community'
13 May 2024A proposed funding shake-up has sparked criticism it could drive inequality in communities that already suffer from historic underinvestment.
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Rakiura / Stewart Island on course to tackle predator hit list target
9 May 2024Predator Free Rakiura will become the world's largest predator eradication project for an inhabited island if successful.
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Councillors face criticism after mayor's sidelining
8 May 2024A critic is querying whether South Wairarapa councillors' behaviour amounted to bullying.
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Franz Josef landowners angst over flood strategy: ‘It’s ruined our equity’
8 May 2024Waiho Flat landowners have expressed angst and frustration as they watch their devalued land "going down the river" despite a West Coast Regional Council promise four years ago they would be…
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'Transport disadvantaged': Inequity proving a barrier in Invercargill
7 May 2024Transport inequities are proving a barrier for some young people in Invercargill, preventing them from joining in group activities.
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Quarry risk to TranzAlpine train, but no quick fix
11 May 2024Delays in the decommissioning of dangerous rock quarry near Greymouth have raised the ire of a West Coast regional councillor.
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'Abuse and threats': Inside the decision to cancel drag queen library event
11 May 2024"Online abuse and threats" to attendees - "including children" - of a drag queen storytime event were among the reasons it was canned, a council review says.
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Decision on new name for National Park sent to minister
10 May 2024National Park is the current name for the village on the western edge of Tongariro National Park but iwi researchers claim Waimarino as the original name.
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