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Playground graffiti costly for ratepayers
20 Nov 2024Cleaning up graffiti at a recently-opened south Auckland playground has cost more than $20,000 in just over a year.
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'Fantastic': Surf club pushes ahead with Tāhunanui building plans
20 Nov 2024The Nelson Surf Life Saving Club has welcomed a council decision for the club to own its new facility.
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Whangārei’s fluoridation fracas flares as deadline nears
20 Nov 2024Gavin Benney wants to halt his council's drinking water fluoridation implementation.
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Auckland Transport’s payment plan divides users
19 Nov 2024Some Auckland public transport users say they will stick with their AT HOP cards to retain the discounted fares.
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Former students offer to donate kidney to teacher
18 Nov 2024A community leader and educator was stunned to see former students step forward, following a public appeal.
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Proposed Canterbury landfill faces huge opposition
14 Nov 2024A resource consent for a proposed managed fill landfill at White Rock has attracted 548 submissions.
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Heritage gem or dangerous burden? Bowling club's dilemma
14 Nov 2024A historic pavilion is not fit for purpose but can not be demolished.
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Lake in decay - neighbours keep windows closed from 'horrific stench'
13 Nov 2024Residents around Sullivan Lake are bracing for another smelly summer from decaying vegetation and decomposing wildlife.
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Mayor says higher parking fees makes shopping easier
18 Nov 2024A Napier retail worker got the "shock of her life" when she returned from maternity leave to find her parking costs had doubled.
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Businesses in Tauranga blame new road layout for drop in sales
17 Nov 2024Tauranga business owners say sales have dropped because of a new road layout and one fears she'll have to shut her store.
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Rātana Pā to receive $10m boost to fix failing marae buildings
12 Nov 2024The funding will be used to make structural upgrades including improvements to two of the Rangitīkei settlement's main buildings.
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TV show host accuses council of 'propaganda' over sewerage scheme
11 Nov 2024Geoff Thomas - of Outdoors with Geoff fame - has called a council's claim "scandalous".
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