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Parking wardens face abuse after fines hiked
30 Aug 2025Last October, infringement costs rose by an average of 70 percent for overstaying or parking inconsiderately at Invercargill City Council-controlled parking spaces.
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'Nature takes no prisoners': The billion dollar cost of river erosion
29 Aug 2025The river is cutting in and taking trees away on land north of Marlborough but the council can't stop it without forking out a billion dollars.
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Dodgy Auckland footpaths finally being fixed
29 Aug 2025It's taken 10 years, but the dangerous, cracked footpaths in the West Auckland community of Titirangi are being fixed.
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The country's most hit overbridge
29 Aug 2025It's been closed in yet another crash and repairs could take months. Some question whether it should just close permanently.
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Ombudsman calls out council for too many secret meetings
28 Aug 2025The Marlborough District Council held 81 briefings and workshops over this council's three-year term.
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How a new research facility will be only one of its kind worldwide
28 Aug 2025Concept plans for the New Zealand Institute for Marine Futures, to be built at Tauranga's Sulphur Point, have been presented at a Tauranga City Council meeting.
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Researchers target rising HIV diagnoses among Māori
28 Aug 2025A new research project will examine why Māori are less likely to access HIV prevention services.
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Grey rates pain sparks call to revive Ratepayers Association
28 Aug 2025Less than half of eligible Grey electors voted in 2022.
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Mayor apologises for council laughter over rates pushback
27 Aug 2025A Greymouth election candidate has called out councillors for laughing when they were asked about pushback over recent rate increases.
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'I couldn't live with myself if someone else got hurt' - Local board chair
28 Aug 2025Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board chair Apulu Reece Autagavaia says safety threats are increasingly affecting anyone willing to put their name forward for politics.
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Major Tauranga roading project set to go ahead without NZTA funding
27 Aug 2025Councillors have been presented with a revised "value for money" option of the Cameron Road Stage 2 development.
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'Fat, useless, plastic poly': Women candidates speak out on hoarding vandalism
27 Aug 2025Election hoardings have been vandalised and graffitied with offensive and racist words.
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Potential buyer for troubled Whanganui pilot academy
27 Aug 2025A potential buyer has emerged for Whanganui's NZ International Commercial Pilot Academy after a turbulent four months.
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Vape and liquor stores link up in Auckland despite opposition
26 Aug 2025Vape stores setting up inside booze shops "only exacerbates the harm from both", say opponents, but the vaping industry says liquor store age restrictions would likely limit exposure to young people.
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Blind, low-vision residents support street flag ban
26 Aug 2025Members of a Nelson Tasman accessibility forum have voiced their support for a ban on street advertising flags after a Richmond café publicly opposed the rule.
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Shabby surfer faces hefty replacement cost
26 Aug 2025A new surfer statue could soon be riding into town at Colac Bay/Ōraka - but it won't be cheap.
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Caution urged for residents taking free firewood
25 Aug 2025The public have been encouraged to help themselves to debris firewood, provided they collect it safely.
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'I'm only human': Council hopeful breaks silence on bankruptcies
25 Aug 2025Rotorua Lakes candidate Mariana Morrison has filed for bankruptcy.
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'No passing lanes': Council chair speeds 107 times in work car
22 Aug 2025Nicol Horrell is the only elected Environment Southland member with a company car.
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Gisborne council approves Ngāti Oneone land return investigation plan
23 Aug 2025Eight parcels of land in Kaiti are prioritised for potential purchase by the hapū.
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Breaking down comedy barriers: Pacific women take the mic
22 Aug 2025A free series of comedy workshops is helping to create a space for Pasifika women to step into an industry where they're underrepresented.
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When libraries become creative hubs for Pacific youth
22 Aug 2025Onehunga Library is opening its doors and filling its shelves not only with books, but also beats, lyrics, and talanoa.
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Councillor or chat-bot? Rotorua's first local election with AI in the mix
24 Aug 2025Candidates have mixed views on the use of generative AI in campaigning.
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South Auckland leaders push for fair share of Fix It Finish Fund
23 Aug 2025The fund was set up after the sale of Auckland International Airport shares once held by the legacy Auckland City and Manukau City councils.
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