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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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Ratepayers carry the cost of defamation case against mayor
18 Oct 2024Buller District Mayor Jamie Cleine says ratepayers have paid out $20,000 for a defamation suit - but the true cost is much higher.
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Benches removed after 'indecent acts' at park
18 Oct 2024Two park benches at Randwick Park in Manurewa will be removed after complaints of anti-social behaviour.
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Auckland celebrates 21 new te reo Māori names for significant sites
18 Oct 2024The Māngere-Ōtāthuhu Local Board area were gifted 21 te reo Māori names for nearby sites.
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Public wants fast rivers clean-up but farmers call for handbrake
17 Oct 2024Two months of talking to Taranaki people has exposed the split between the farming industry and the rest of the region over polluted rivers.
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Deep pockets needed for water reform
17 Oct 2024South Wairarapa and Carterton households could be faced with an average water bill of $7000 by 2035 if Wairarapa councils go solo for transformational water reform.
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Ghost homes a 'hard problem to solve' - mayor
17 Oct 2024The number of empty homes are on the rise despite the housing shortage.
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Wairarapa water decision is council's biggest in 15 years - mayor
14 Oct 2024People are being invited to workshops as three councils decide whether to opt in or out of a Wellington regional water organisation.
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Waimakariri mayor commits to keeping rates rise below 5%
14 Oct 2024Waimakariri mayor Dan Gordon says he plans to keep to the council's Long Term Plan commitment to keep next year's rates rise below 5 percent.
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What will Kaikōura look like in 2075?
13 Oct 2024Could an AI bot become the mayor of Kaikōura in 2075? The district council has been imagining what the town might look like in 50 years.
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