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Flaxmere sign 'monstrosity' removed after resident's protest
11 Dec 2024A Flaxmere resident says he cannot stop smiling now "the damn monstrosity of a sign" put in front of the suburb by Hastings District Council has been taken down.
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Whanganui rejects fast-track seabed mining project
13 Dec 2024Local councillors have opposed seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight and applauded an impassioned first-term councillor for bringing the issue to the table.
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Taranaki council quashes Treaty talk despite Seymour's debate call
11 Dec 2024Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.
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These are Auckland’s fastest growing communities
13 Dec 2024The three fastest growing suburbs in the region are all in South Auckland.
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'Leave schools alone': Classrooms ransacked, Secret Santa gifts stolen
13 Dec 2024Break-ins at two Ōtara schools and a local preschool have led to calls for more security patrols and community vigilance.
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ECan speaks out against Treaty Principles Bill
13 Dec 2024Canterbury's regional council has added its voice to opposition to the bill.
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'Standing next to you': Gisborne council's stance against Treaty Bill
13 Dec 2024Gisborne District Council opposes the Treaty Principles Bill, citing a lack of tangata whenua input.
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Flat-fare bus trial extended but price going up
12 Dec 2024Environment Canterbury's flat-fare trial is being extended to February 2026, with a 50 percent fare increase.
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'As long as it takes': Homeowner's bypass buyout sours
12 Dec 2024Paul Hoglund says he's been offered less than his property is worth and he isn't going anywhere. "I've got nothing to lose".
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Claims of 'coercion' and 'disrespect' in heated fight to save golf course
12 Dec 2024Has Springfield Golf Course been saved?
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South Auckland market celebrates entrepreneurs, ‘Southside pride’ and karaoke
10 Dec 2024A vibrant new market is transforming South Auckland, offering local Māori and Pacific entrepreneurs a fee-free platform to showcase their products, with space, gear, and power provided.
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Farmers turn 'crap' paddocks into profit
10 Dec 2024The government has announced it is partnering with Hawke's Bay farmers and the council and co-investing $995,000 to grow the Land for Life project.
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Tougher rules for cats a 'win for biodiversity'
11 Dec 2024New rules for cats across the Nelson Tasman region have been aligned after Nelson City Council approved a suite of new rules last week.
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Logging workers unable to eat due to nauseating odours from worm farm
10 Dec 2024"The objectionable nature of these odours ranges from very unpleasant to nauseating and unbearable, " one submitter to a hearing says.
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Kaitiaki hits out at government silence on caulerpa management
9 Dec 2024It comes after surveillance by a hapū revealed more than two dozen boats were illegally anchored in the Bay of Islands caulerpa ban area between August and October.
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Is this the next boom town for retirees?
9 Dec 2024The village has a permanent population of around 700 people, plus holiday homes, but it can swell up to 10,000 people during busy weekends.
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Poisoned Blenheim park trees cut down over safety risk
9 Dec 2024The trees at Horton Park have been cut down ahead of schedule due to the risk of falling debris for people using the park.
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Ōtara boys club empowers future leaders
8 Dec 2024The Adullam Boys Club appealed to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board for continued funding support this week.
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MPs object to Air NZ cutting 'vital' Wellington flights
7 Dec 2024Rotorua leaders welcome Auckland flights but worry about losing key Wellington service.
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Invercargill wizard feels city rejected him
7 Dec 2024A wizard with a history of dabbling in local politics has had an epiphany - Invercargill doesn't deserve him.
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Community board chair claims he was forced to step down as he is 'too old'
5 Dec 2024"It's ageism. I should just do a Biden and go away," 80-year-old Ross Goudie says.
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Public consultation on Auckland dog rules to go ahead
4 Dec 2024A proposed bylaw includes limits on the number of dogs that can be walked at once and which regional parks dogs can visit.
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Southland wallaby eludes hunt that cost $34k
4 Dec 2024A southern council is defending its $34,000 spend on a wallaby hunt, despite never finding the rogue animal.
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Whanganui Council wants public's view on landmark iwi partnership
5 Dec 2024The potential for a "world-first indigenous-council partnership" between the WDC and Māori will be on the table next week.
