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'Not NIMBYism' - Neighbours upset over new retirement village
A new retirement village in Mount Maunganui is upsetting neighbours and drawing attention to fast-tracking legislation.
Tauranga mayoral candidates face off as election looms
Voting papers will start going out this weekend to residents of Tauranga for the city's first local body elections in nearly five years, with four of the mayoral candidates facing off in a debate last…
What to know about the tiny town caught in the hunt for Tom Phillips
Many people have opinions about where Tom Phillips and his children have been for the past two years, but few could tell you much about the tiny settlement of Marokopa.
Anger as commissioners push housing change ahead of election
On the same day that nominations for the council election closed, unelected commissioners sent a letter to the government asking it to overrule independent planning recommendations.
Top plumbing apprentice wants to see more women in the industry
Maria Contreras Huerta was the only girl in her Wintec training classes. It'd be great to see that change, she says.
NZTA not planning any upgrades to scene of 'horrendous' Waikato crash
The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says seven years ago it improved the road where five people lost their lives last night. Audio
Ministry intervenes in college one term after opening
It comes after the school was put in lockdown following a school brawl.
Nominations closing for Tauranga City Council election
It's the first election since the last council was sacked by the local government minister and replaced with commissioners.
Te Huia train funding: 'Auckland is being a little bit precious'
Supporters of the Waikato to Auckland train Te Huia say Auckland Council is not doing its part to support the passenger service.
NZTA board to determine Te Huia's fate
A petition to save the service has gained more than 4000 signatures in less than four days.
Te Huia Auckland committee finally includes Waikato council after three-year wait
But it might be too late to make a difference to the Waikato to Auckland passenger train service.
Success for giant wētā breeding programme at new lab
The critically-threatened Mahoenui giant wētā has been bred in captivity for the first time in decades - at a new centre especially set up for the task.
'Graveyard robbery': Region's burial costs could increase up to 354%
The cost of having a weekend burial in South Waikato could be about to skyrocket. Audio
Te Huia on track to miss targets for passenger numbers
But Waikato Regional Council, which is in charge of it, says that doesn't tell the whole story.
Tauranga's speed limit proposal met with warning from minister
The council is currently consulting on a proposed blanket speed reduction to 30 km/h in the city centre and a mix of variable and permanent speed limit reductions around schools and marae.
Close encounters of a rare kind: Kids help check on kiwis
It is believed to be the country's biggest ever kiwi relocation project.
Ockham Book Awards: Literary life outside the main centres
All of this year's 16 Ockham Book Awards finalists are based in the main centres and overseas, even though almost half of the country's registered authors live in the regions.
How better urban planning can avoid environmental risks
Developers, planners, and landowners need to interact with each other with regard to zoning and climate change, urban planning experts say.
How does Te Huia's subsidy compare to roads?
There is no doubt the train service between Auckland and Hamilton is highly subsidised - but roads are too, a researcher says.
To mow or let it grow - council considers repeating trial
A wildflower and no-mow trial in Hamilton parks and reserves has shown good results, but whether it will be repeated is still to be decided.
Why rates nationwide are going up so much
The problem "may only get worse" as construction costs soar, an expert says.
Big questions over council books after Three Waters
The demise of Three Waters has left councils facing a dilemma.
Abandoned pet turtles 'far more widespread than initially thought'
Visitors to Hamilton gardens can go reptile spotting at Turtle Lake, but the red-eared slider turtles the lake is named after are a global pest that do not belong in New Zealand's waterways.
'There's nowhere for the kids to play' - unstable housing's impact on education
More than 500 children are still living in emergency housing in Hamilton city and the effect of unstable housing on their education can be profound - but some groups are working hard to limit the…
Hamiltonians stuck as to which council services to cut
Hamilton City Council is to ask residents which services they are willing to go without, as a huge rates hike looms.