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Tauranga mayor finally buys home in city, but isn't moving in yet
After being elected in July, Mahé Drysdale said he would move to Tauranga by the end of last year.
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Hastings: Plans for $2.5 million inner-city development
14 May 2025The project follows a four-year search by the council for the right development partner.
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'Addicted to spending': Ratepayers fight 'wicked' 12% rates rise
14 May 2025One resident is questioning the scale of the rates rise when inflation is less than 3 percent.
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Bluff gorse stoush: Ex-councillor hasn't paid bill
13 May 2025Karen Arnold has been embroiled in a battle with Invercargill council since 2022.
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'Forgotten their roots': Te Matatini risks alienating regions
13 May 2025The next national kapa haka competition will not be hosted in the Top of the South as planned since 2013.
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Memorial planned for unmarked graves at South Auckland cemetery
12 May 2025Many of the graves are for Māori babies but families of those buried there want the memorial to be a welcoming place for everyone.
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Lake Hood’s toxic algae levels drop - but not enough to re-open
12 May 2025Testing shows a reduction in toxic algae at Lake Hood, but not enough to have the health warning removed just yet.
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Push to elevate Remutaka Hill road as a national transport priority
12 May 2025Masterton District Council backs calls to designate the Remutaka Hill road as nationally significant due to a rise in traffic and ongoing safety risks.
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'A bureaucratic exercise': Seymour supports watercress seller
11 May 2025Minister for Regulation David Seymour has written in support of a watercress seller who after 30 years was told he needed to register to sell, at a cost of $619.
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Tauranga flood map update a ‘win’ for landowners, developers
10 May 2025Flood maps used in a controversial plan change in Tauranga will be updated after 20 parties lodged three appeals with the Environment Court.
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Ruapehu mayoralty: Challengers emerge, Kirton yet to confirm
10 May 2025So far, two councillors have confirmed they will run for Ruapehu mayor.
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Inside the new office building Tauranga City Council is paying $91.9m to lease
9 May 2025Tauranga City Council's chief executive has defended the $91.9 million, 15-year cost to lease its new building.
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Will a derelict school building finally be disposed of?
10 May 2025Built in 1891, the Southland school house can't be burned down or sold on Facebook.
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From mattresses to marijuana: Illegal dumping problem grows
9 May 2025Frustrations are growing as illegal dumping plagues Auckland and leaves ratepayers with a multi-million dollar bill.
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Tourists called on to help count Kaikōura’s whales
9 May 2025The Great Kaikōura Whale Count will be held throughout the month of June, with volunteers needed to help spot whales as they swim past the Kaikōura coastline.
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Manurewa’s first Pan-Pacific Strategy takes final step
8 May 2025Manurewa is set to adopt its first Pan-Pacific Strategy, marking a milestone for the South Auckland community where nearly 40 percent of residents identify as Pasifika.
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'We are not an airline': Mayor's harsh words as Air Chathams seeks support
8 May 2025Whakatāne District Council has agreed to waive airport fees for six months.
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Selwyn mayor announced state of emergency from Wellington
8 May 2025Locals have expressed anger that Sam Broughton was not in the region during the emergency.
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NZ faces $9.4b hit from invasive caulerpa, analysis shows
8 May 2025The invasive seaweed is gaining an increasing stronghold.
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Invercargill City Council rejects wish of rūnanga to obtain land
7 May 2025The land at Omaui holds special significance to Māori but other residents were concerned about retaining the view.
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'As long as it takes' - iwi calls for unused land return in Gisborne protest
6 May 2025Protesters marched through Gisborne, calling for the return of land taken from Ngāti Oneone nearly a century ago.
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Stadium ticket levy gives people choice – Ashburton mayor
6 May 2025Ashburton's mayor is backing a proposal to make Mid Canterbury residents pay more for events at the new Christchurch stadium, rather than a regional rate.
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Four-wheel drive vandals destroy 38 pōhutukawa trees
6 May 2025Early estimates to replace the damage on Napier's Marine Parade came to $20,000
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How one city is bucking the national trend for new homes
5 May 2025Half of the new homes were social housing or affordable rentals.
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Whanganui mayor pushes back on Seymour's attendance appeal
3 May 2025David Seymour called on all mayors across the country to help with school attendance last week.
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Tauranga businesses fear impact of expanded paid parking
2 May 2025Paid parking will be extended to the city centre fringe between Arundel St, which is between 4th and 5th Aves, and Park St, north of the CBD.
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