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'Who is in and who is out?': Tensions over Westport flood scheme
23 May 2024Nearly three years after a devastating flood displaced hundreds of residents, they have been told a solution is near.
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Revamped school lunches may be less healthy - principal
A major provider of school lunches fears the government's new $3 limit for most students will see them eating more pre-packaged and processed food.
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Tauranga City Council nominations off to a slow start
17 May 2024Tauranga has a population of more than 130,000, but only 14 people have put their hand up to stand in the elections so far, with a week until nominations close.
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'Fix our potholes': Gisborne locals decry spending on new projects
18 May 2024Submissions presented at Gisborne District Council's three-year plan hearings have seen residents clash with the council over pothole repairs and cycle paths.
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Town's poverty worst in 60 years, principal says
23 May 2024Ripeka Lessels says a 15.1 percent rates rise on top of increases in the costs of living would be "a double whammy for people already struggling".
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25 minutes to escape tsunami
23 May 2024Whakatāne needs to prepare for an earthquake and tsunami similar to the 2011 Japan event which killed 20,000, scientist says.
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'We did our best to fight for our community': South Auckland loses battle for airport shares
23 May 2024South Auckland councillors and local boards say last week's long-term plan decision was a lost battle for the council's remaining 11 percent stake in Auckland Airport.
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'Controversial' estuary dog ban being considered in Canterbury
23 May 2024Dogs will be banned from the Ashley Rakahuri River estuary in Canterbury if a new bylaw gets approved.
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How roller skating saved Layla Robinson’s life
23 May 2024The derby star shares her personal story to explain why her hometown needs a new skatepark.
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Wahine Māori set to lead global public health body
21 May 2024Emma Rawson-Te Patu said the immediate priority for her two-year tenure at international organisation was decolonising public health globally.
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Cracks in Marlborough stopbanks at least a metre deep
22 May 2024Holes have been drilled into Spring Creek's stopbanks in an attempt to understand why they cracked, with initial tests showing the cracks are at least a metre deep.
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Auckland mayor bins talk of city’s rubbish fuelling Kaipara plant
22 May 2024Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is pouring cold water on talk of his council's rubbish going north to a proposed $730 million Kaipara waste-to-energy plant.
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Council chair faces axe 170 days in the top job
21 May 2024If Geoff Crawford loses the role, it will be the third change at the head of Northland Regional Council council's top table in 19 months.
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Commission pushes on for taller buildings in Mt Maunganui
21 May 2024Six-storey buildings could be permitted after the recommendations of an independent hearing panel were rejected.
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Gisborne residents in stoush with forestry over clean-up costs
21 May 2024Several Gisborne residents want forestry companies to pay higher rates to help clean up debris and fix roads - but they say they already are.
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Lake Rotoiti advocates warn council holes in diversion wall is causing frequent algal blooms
21 May 2024"It is an absolute disgrace we have infrastructure that has failed," one local says.
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New school lunch model could cut out kaupapa Māori suppliers
16 May 2024A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.
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Final recommendation on ‘emotional’ runway hearing not expected for weeks
18 May 2024It will be several weeks before a final recommendation is given on Nelson Airport's plans to extend its runway north after an "emotionally charged" hearing.
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'Incredibly harmful' South Auckland pokies rake in millions
17 May 2024Pokie machines raked in over $20m in profits from Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Mangere-Ōtāhuhu in the December quarter of 2023.
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Mayor calls for 'slow down' of fast-track law
16 May 2024Although his council supports the intent of the legislation, it's called on the government to reconsider its approach.
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Residents return to flood-hit Auckland neighbourhoods
15 May 2024But there are still a lot more people in dire need for support, more than a year on after the Auckland Anniversary floods.
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'They are family': Campground boss pleads case for residents
15 May 2024The boss of a popular Nelson campground has made an impassioned plea for long-term residents - many of them elderly - to be able to remain at Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park.
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Doctors warn of health risks from proposed $730m waste to energy plant
15 May 2024A group of doctors opposed to the facilities is warning of major potential human health risks if one goes ahead in Northland.
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Cracks appear in new $7m coastal pathway
14 May 2024Construction of the 4m wide path began in April 2023 and it opened in December.
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