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Rotorua holiday park manager calls for freedom camping clampdown
28 Oct 2024Under-fire freedom campers say they do support local businesses on their travels.
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Harihari ratepayers nervous of new flood scheme costs
24 Oct 2024Ratepayers who pay for flood protection in the Harihari district are nervously awaiting a consultants' report on revamping the stopbank system.
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Auckland contractor cops hefty fine for environmental offences
24 Oct 2024Prameet Sharma has been handed one of the largest fines in recent history for resource management breaches.
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Investigations into Nobby Clark's conduct have cost taxpayers more than $76,000
18 Oct 2024Investigations into Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark's code of conduct breaches were the council's most expensive in the past five years.
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'Blown away' by extreme need as families swamp free dental clinics
16 Oct 2024Hauora providers say the free clinics revealed the severity of dental health issues among Māori and the extreme need for access to treatment.
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Tararua mayor's ultimatum over highway toll
16 Oct 2024Tracey Collis says there is little public support for a toll on the replacement Manawatū Tararua highway.
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Tauranga votes to fluoridate water, but mayor questions safety
16 Oct 2024Mahé Drysdale has voted against adding fluoride to the city's water supply, saying he has "real question marks around safety" and wants more assurances it did not pose a risk.
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West Coast district plan costs soar
15 Oct 2024The document, meant to cover the the planning rules for Buller, Grey and Westland, has cost has cost the West Coast Regional Council $5.6 million since 2019.
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Tokomaru Bay's leaky landfill fix in line to be fast tracked
14 Oct 2024Repairs to Tokomaru Bay's leaking landfill are desperately needed, say the residents who head out to collect the rubbish it strews on their beaches during severe weather events. Local…
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Amid protests, sewerage scheme controversy, council removes worksite fence at Lake Rotokākahi
27 Oct 2024The move comes as Rotorua Lakes Council waits for a court decision to stop "interference" from mana whenua protesting the $29 million Tarawera Sewerage Scheme.
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Illegal dumping doubles in Gisborne
27 Oct 2024A "roaring trade" in Gisborne's kerbside rubbish collection stickers online has raised concerns it could be linked to a much larger issue - illegal waste dumping.
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‘Disaster’ - Tauranga’s marine precinct sale $4m below value
26 Oct 2024Tauranga City Council sold the precinct for $13.987m to a developer who proposed transforming it into a "premier superyacht refit destination".
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'Trail of broken promises': Council's sale to developer disappoints
25 Oct 2024"We just get kicked around all over the place": Land the local hapū wanted to buy for homes, has instead been sold to a private developer.
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West Coast councillor denies grandstanding
25 Oct 2024The former West Coast Regional Council chair has made a point of trying to attend meetings he is banned from, claiming a right to be there as an elected councillor.
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Gisborne farmers fight for cyclone bridge rebuilds
25 Oct 2024A collection of Gisborne families are still anxiously awaiting updates about council-owned bridges destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle, cutting them off from public roads.
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No sign of Southland's phantom wallaby
24 Oct 2024A sighting was reported in Te Anau Basin in September, but despite searches by trained dogs and drones, the animal was never found.
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Community takes stand to protect birds after Ashley River 4WD ban rejected
24 Oct 2024Four-wheel drive enthusiasts and environmentalists will need to work together to protect birds nesting along the river.
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Māori ward contenders told 'do the homework'
24 Oct 2024Council elections are a year away, but wannabe councillors should start preparing - including those with an eye on Māori wards.
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Randwick Park locals divided on bench removal
23 Oct 2024Two park benches at the popular sports park in south Auckland will be removed after complaints of anti-social behaviour.
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Dog walkers fear new rules will put them out of business
23 Oct 2024Auckland Council is proposing to limit the number of dogs one person may walk both on and off-leash.
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Invercargill mayor threatens to snub media outlets
22 Oct 2024Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark says he will no longer "contribute" to some media outlets on the back of stories about his costly behaviour.
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'Get off the couch': Councillors fire back at teens over boring town claims
22 Oct 2024"There's nothing for our kids and teenagers in this town."
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Historic election ahead as iwi urged to nominate for new governance board
15 Oct 2024Members of three central North Island iwi are preparing to elect their first board of trustees since signing a $28.5 million Treaty settlement.
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Gisborne forestry firm's plan to battle woody debris
19 Oct 2024A Gisborne forestry firm plans to install three steel debris nets to reduce the amount of woody debris clogging waterways after severe storms.
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