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'Shocked': Owner hit with $1400 fee to have three dogs
The consent fee was on top of the three charges of $90 to register each dog.
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Auckland's new dog rules: What you need to know
30 Jun 2025Updates are being introduced on where and how dogs can be walked throughout the Auckland region.
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Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for marae's cyclone rebuild
25 Jun 2025"It's emotional for us because it is a long time coming," a marae trust official says.
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She’s moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out – now she has a place to call home
30 Jun 2025A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.
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Spring Creek resident confronts council boss in soggy showdown
29 Jun 2025Sixty homes in Spring Creek were evacuated after heavy rain lashed the top of the South Island.
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Dog's bite pulls Wairoa great-grandmother off mobility scooter
28 Jun 2025Carol Stewart, 63, was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with serious bite wounds to her legs and arms after the attack.
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Rotorua library service delivers 80,000 books to the needy
29 Jun 2025In the five years to April, it issued 81,906 books, eight DVDs, 1018 magazines, 257 memory aids and 1234 talking books for a total of 84,423.
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Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark criticises own council of being too risk averse
29 Jun 2025His comments follow the organisation revealing it spent more than $7.3 million on consultants in less than three years between July 2022 and December 2024.
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'Dangerous spectacle': Health experts push for Run It Straight ban
27 Jun 2025Three frontline medical professionals issued the warning in a hard-hitting editorial published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
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Tauranga’s rates hike approved amid protest
27 Jun 2025The approved 9.9 percent increase is down from the 12.5 percent initially proposed.
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We haven’t sold out: council to clarify seabed mine stance
24 Jun 2025Taranaki Regional Council is going public against accusations it has sold out to would-be seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources.
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Could Splash Planet be a playground over winter?
25 Jun 2025Last season the park ran at a loss of $326,000 so the council is looking for fresh ideas.
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Ashburton's Market Day to move after retailer complaints
25 Jun 2025It means a popular annual market day in September has to move - but only just down road.
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Is this the end for New Zealand's Richard Nixon statue?
25 Jun 2025A small Tasman town faces an important question: keep the infamous statue of the disgraced US president or build a community hub instead?
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Masterton airport runway falls short of gaining safety credential
24 Jun 2025Despite a multimillion dollar upgrade to Masterton's airport, the runway has failed to achieve safety standards required by most passenger aircraft.
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Hoarder’s home drew 19 complaints before fire
24 Jun 2025In the early hours of Saturday morning the "materials", which included piles of scrap wood, ignited and quickly spread.
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The council with almost 50 vacant roles
24 Jun 2025Environment Southland disestablished 51 roles and created 56 new ones in a shake-up which impacted almost a quarter of staff this year.
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Local elections are coming - Here's what you need to know
23 Jun 2025From playgrounds to cycle lanes, roaming pets to stinky rubbish, local authorities are responsible for planning and managing your city, town or district.
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Resident clashes with council over noisy building site
23 Jun 2025The councils says there are no limits to the building site's operating hours as it is in an industrial zone.
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Mayor rejects dog taskforce amid calls for action from residents
22 Jun 2025Wayne Brown says he acknowledges the rising concerns about roaming dogs, but insists the council is already addressing the issue.
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Council chief executive calls for more staff as goldmine delays bite
22 Jun 2025Following a raft of complaints about wait times for resource consents, the West Coast Regional Council has conceded it needs to take on more employees.
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Pou return to Hastings Civic Square after restoration
20 Jun 2025This is the first full collective check and restoration since their installation.
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Great ride Te Hangāruru opens: ‘A gift to the community for Matariki’
19 Jun 2025It's being hailed as a vital piece of the vision to complete a 320km journey from Ruapehu maunga to the Tasman Sea.
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Tai Rāwhiti hapū Ngāti Oneone six weeks into protest seeking land's return
21 Jun 2025An online petition supporting the hapū has over 1950 signatures.
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Curious, concerned: Picton residents weigh in on SH1 changes
21 Jun 2025Picton residents have stopped by an NZTA display to show the proposed relocation of SH1 through the town.
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Why 'cute' pets are now included in pest management plan
20 Jun 2025The Bay of Plenty has added cute and charismatic critters to its pest list, along with changes to how other pests are categorised.
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'We're getting shook to pieces': Bridge worse than Third World, truckers say
20 Jun 2025Eastern Bay transportation operators are "ropable" about the surface of the Pekatahi Bridge.
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