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'We're a silent minority': Disabled Strategy 10 years out of date
3 Apr 2024Members of the disabled community in Gisborne have met with the council to address the city's disability strategy being 10 years out of date.
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Waingawa water project gets green light
29 Mar 2024Councillors have voted to progress a $2.77m water project, despite being advised on two occasions not to.
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AT should address 'transport poverty' before charging for road use - councillors
4 Apr 2024Unless deficiencies affecting thousands of Aucklanders were fixed, there wasn't much hope of getting peak time charges across the line, Chris Darby says.
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Popular alpine town Hanmer Springs looks at new attractions
4 Apr 2024Hanmer Springs is looking to add a museum and sporting development to its attractions.
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Group says high deprivation justifies public transport on West Coast
4 Apr 2024Concern over lack of subsidised public transport on the West Coast.
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Kaikōura ratepayers face 14.5 percent rates hike
2 Apr 2024The Kaikōura District Council is proposing an average 14.5 percent rates rise in its draft 2024/34 Long Term Plan.
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Trees drilled, 'filled and capped' with poison in Blenheim park
29 Mar 2024The "visible decline" in the health of the plane trees meant it was clear a substance had been poured into the holes, a report to council said.
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'Could not believe how bad that road is' - Fears over major roadway
29 Mar 2024The condition of a main arterial route out of Bluff has been described as "embarrassing" by a local councillor, who wants action.
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‘Massive lack of funding’: Auckland Council stuck on how to keep buses running
29 Mar 2024Auckland Council is "disappointed" with the short timeframe for responding to government's draft transport policy statement.
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Ministry of Education starts urgent cleanup at Panmure school
27 Mar 2024It comes after images of mould, mushrooms, and leaky buildings at Sommerville School hit headlines earlier this month.
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'Our wāhine should have autonomy': Call for urgent action for Papatoetoe league players
27 Mar 2024Women can't access essential facilities and players are using "the worst fields in the city", Auckland Rugby League says.
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Tauranga bars to close earlier under booze rule changes
27 Mar 2024From July, bars in Tauranga CBD will close at 2am instead of 3am.
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Slip-damaged homes 'intolerable risk to life'
25 Mar 2024Homeowners in a Tauranga suburb are closer to a solution after council agreed to fund a buyout with the government.
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Gisborne councillor firm on importance of Māori wards
24 Mar 2024A Māori ward representative says they have to prove worth, value, and competence every time they come to the table.
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Kaikōura’s endangered seabirds struggle for food
25 Mar 2024A lack of food has seen volunteers supplement feeding Hutton's shearwater chicks with "sardine smoothies" to give them the best chance at survival.
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Mayor's use of n-word 'absolutely shocking'
23 Mar 2024One councillor is "disgusted" by Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark's racially charged language in an interview, while another describes it as a "train wreck".
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West Coasters welcome speed limit U-turn
22 Mar 2024Local communities will have a say on speed limits as the government scraps the "road to zero" safety campaign.
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Rotorua parks, cemetery workers on strike over pay
22 Mar 2024The 75 workers from Rotorua council-controlled organisation InfraCore will go on strike for eight days from Friday.
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Future of Picton overbridge up in the air
22 Mar 2024A Picton overbridge being built to keep traffic flowing when larger ferries brought more vehicles into town might not ever be finished.
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Dredging to deepen challenging boat entrance in Whakatāne
20 Mar 2024Boaties using the Whakatāne River entrance will be relieved that dredging has started on the narrows, where the shallow water has been causing concern.
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Rogue turtle raising alarm bells in Tākaka
20 Mar 2024A lone turtle spotted in a Golden Bay lake has Tasman District Council rushing to ensure a population of pest turtles doesn't explode.
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Water meter charges planned for Masterton
21 Mar 2024Masterton residents will be charged for their water using meters from 1 July next year.
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'Sad day for Rotorua': Iconic Lakeland Queen goes into liquidation
The vessel hosted tourist cruises on Lake Rotorua for more than three decades until pandemic border closures forced it into hibernation in 2021, with 15 staff made redundant.
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Rainbow Storytime cancelled over 'safety concerns'
20 Mar 2024The decision follows 'hostile dialogue' and 'rapid spread of misinformation'.
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