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'It's a lose-lose': Family says 'yes for now' to buyout
16 Jul 2025A Māngere family is faced with a difficult decision after learning that their home is considered an "intolerable risk to life".
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Whanganui backs new water services body with Ruapehu
15 Jul 2025Whanganui councillors have voted 8-5 to form a new entity with Ruapehu to manage the delivery of water services.
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Dying proves to be a costly undertaking
15 Jul 2025It may not be the cheapest place to live, but South Wairarapa is by far the cheapest place to die compared to its neighbouring districts.
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Cheaper, greener, more Māori: New Plymouth council to buy local
15 Jul 2025New Plymouth councillors reckon buying local could save money - and bring growth, green gains and more mahi for Māori.
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Council considers new rules for cats
15 Jul 2025The Kaikōura District Council is considering drafting an animal control bylaw to include cats, to replace its dog control bylaw, in a bid to protect native birds.
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Councillor ‘risking health’ by ignoring boil water notice
15 Jul 2025The country's water regulator says a Southland councillor who refuses to boil his tap water could be risking his health.
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West Coast Regional Council chair defends rate rises
15 Jul 2025The council is contesting figures put out by Taxpayers' Union showing it topped the country for rate hikes over the past three years.
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As the sea level rises, who will pay? Councils seek answers
14 Jul 2025North Canterbury's councils want to know who pays for preparing for climate change as major storms and flooding threatens local communities.
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How Whanganui achieved lowest rates in the country
14 Jul 2025Whanganui's average rates increase of 2.2 percent for the year ahead is the lowest in the country.
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Councillor on boil notice: 'I'd sooner drink our water than bloody Auckland water'
14 Jul 2025Eastern Bush/Otahu Flat, north of Tūātapere, is under a boil water notice until at least 2026.
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'Plague of hoons' - Neighbours fed up with illegal motorbike riders in Tauranga parks
14 Jul 2025Riders tear up the grass verges and do wheelies on the gravel paths, spraying gravel everywhere and forcing people off the tracks, Buddy Mikaere says.
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Youth hub closure a critical loss as funding cuts take toll
11 Jul 2025The unexpected closure of the Ōtara Youth Hub has left staff without jobs and local rangatahi, young people, without a trusted place to seek help.
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Local politician continues fight for better drinking water for Waiuku
11 Jul 2025Franklin Local Board member Gary Holmes is questioning why Watercare isn't investing in water softening treatment in its upgrade of the Waiuku treatment plant.
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Rotorua Lakes Council takes back control of parking services
10 Jul 2025The decision ends the fully outsourced parking model introduced in mid-2018.
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'Stop this madness': Police promise crackdown on illegal dirt bikers
11 Jul 2025Already this month an elderly person has been assaulted and a rider hit a lamppost, police say.
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Canterbury locals get say over huge solar farm
10 Jul 2025At its peak, the farm is estimated to generate enough to power for 30,000 homes.
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'Fine sweeper' snaps more than 5000 parking violations in five months
9 Jul 2025The camera-covered car is functioning "very efficiently", a Hastings District Council spokesperson said.
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Church's $100k fine shows importance of due diligence
10 Jul 2025A six-figure fine was imposed on a Māngere church for illegal construction.
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'We told you' - Residents' warning before popular road closed due to slip
9 Jul 2025A slip from deforested land closed the road just months after residents warned it would happen.
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Enrolments banned while international flight school fixes 'serious shortcomings'
8 Jul 2025The Whanganui council is expected to consider selling the flying school "in the next few weeks".
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Minister pressed on future of two Canterbury hospitals
8 Jul 2025The future of two North Canterbury Hospitals was pushed squarely in the spotlight at a rural health meeting in Hanmer Springs on Monday.
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'I never thought it would get this far': Fishing club leader on seabed mining bid
7 Jul 2025The commodore of the Wanganui-Manawatu Sea Fishing Club is raising the alarm over a seabed mining project he never believed would happen.
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South Auckland grocery store loses right to sell alcohol
7 Jul 2025The off-licence was denied after an appeal led by an Auckland councillor with the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority.
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Past v future for shaky council seat
6 Jul 2025For New Plymouth's Māori ward, voters will choose between a young māmā ushering in the next generation and an experienced campaigner wanting land returned.
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