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Plan changed to allow Ruakura project
A Board of Inquiry has approved changes to the Hamilton city district plan to allow Tainui Group Holdings to build a freight, commercial and residential development at Ruakura.
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Question Time for 24 July 2014
Audio 24 Jul 2014Questions for Oral Answer.
Questions to Ministers 2.00PM – 3.00PM
- Hon PHIL HEATLEY to the Minister of Finance: What measures is the Government taking to help control inflation for New Zealand…
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Back to Bluff
Chris McIntrye goes looking for pieces of his family history in small town Bluff.
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Opotiki accused granted suppression
A 34-year-old mill worker charged with murdering an Opotiki man on Sunday night has appeared at Rotorua District Court. He was granted name suppression and remanded in custody.
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Tauranga could become NZ's hub port
Port of Tauranga is poised to become the New Zealand hub for big ships, taking business away from all its competitors. Morningstar says it's the most productive port in Australasia.
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Tauranga officer hailed as 'hero'
A Bay of Plenty police officer is being hailed a hero after he broke into a burning house in Mount Maunganui to save an elderly woman, who is now in a stable condition.
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Woman rescued from burning house
A police officer risked his life breaking into a burning house in Mt Maunganui on Sunday night to save an elderly woman. She is in hospital in a stable condition.
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Question Time for 3 July 2014
Audio 3 Jul 2014- Hon PHIL HEATLEY to the Minister of Finance: How will the Government's fiscal management help to ensure interest rates will remain lower than they were in the previous economic cycle?
- Hon PHIL GOFF…
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Crown accused of Rena backroom deal
A Bay of Plenty hapu has detailed what it calls "backroom deals" between the Crown and the owner of the Rena shipwreck which ran aground off Tauranga in 2011. Audio
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New shelter for Tauranga's homeless
Tauranga's estimated 30 to 40 homeless citizens will soon have their own shelter. Audio
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The next wave: Labour's Arena Williams
In the first of a series of profiles of new political candidates under 35, Elle Hunt talks to Arena Williams, Labour's candidate for Hunua.
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River warning for East Coast
Civil Defence is warning residents living near the Hikuwai River on the East Coast that evacuations may be likely overnight, while thousands remain without power in the upper North Island due to…
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Hope to reduce Maori hospitalisations
Health professionals have been exploring how to reduce preventable hospital admissions for Maori.
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Fast-track housing plan for Tauranga
Tauranga City Council wants special rules to speed up housing developments in the city, recently rated in an international study as the second least affordable in New Zealand.
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Tauranga council wants special legislation
The Tauranga City Council wants the government to take action to stop housing in Tauranga becoming as unaffordable as real estate in Auckland. Audio
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Bid for $3 billion Ruakura development
Tainui Group Holdings has launched its bid for a $3 billion freight, commercial and residential development at Ruakura.
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Most precious possessions
To round out the month of value, we asked young kiwis to show us their most valued objects.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 April 2014
Audio 29 Apr 2014About three thousand people have attended the 150th commemoration of Gate Pa - Pukehinahina in Tauranga today; Famous Maori portraits will leave Aotearoa shores for the first time for to be exhibited… Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 29 April 2014
Audio 29 Apr 2014About three thousand people have attended the 150th commemoration of Gate Pa - Pukehinahina in Tauranga today; Famous Maori portraits will leave Aotearoa shores for the first time for to be exhibited… Audio
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Storm leaves flooding, damaged homes in wake
Floodwaters are receding across the South Island after torrential rain on Friday, but many roads are closed and some people in Greymouth are in evacuation centres for a second night.
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Creating a refuge from violence
Saziah Bashir talks to the women who run Shakti, an organisation helping migrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence.
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Results due from big listed companies
One of the most anticipated results of the company reporting season is due to be released this week as Meridian Energy gives its first since listing. Fletcher Building and Telecom also announce…
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Housing WoF not workable - landlord
A trial warrant of fitness scheme for rental properties is unpopular: Wellington landlord Jackie Thomas-Teague has said it won't work
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NZ homes cost twice what they should
An international housing expert believes house prices in New Zealand are twice what they should be, and up to three times in Auckland.
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Home invasion victim's eye removed
A person has had to have an eye surgically removed after being attacked during a home invasion in Tauranga.
