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ECan submissions lost after technical glitch
16 Dec 2024Environment Canterbury has confirmed a technical hitch meant some submitters on landfill consent application received an email acknowledgement, but their submission wasn't logged.
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'Totally out of hand': Israel links ignite heated council stoush
13 Dec 2024A debate over a council's investments turned into a heated argument.
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'Such a load of s***' - Speed limits test mayor's patience
13 Dec 2024More hurdles have appeared for Tasman District Council as it continues to try and lower speed limits after being forced to restart the process by the government.
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Auckland kid grows to lead Taranaki-Whanganui iwi
9 Dec 2024A descendant of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi born and raised in Auckland is the new tumu whakarae to lead the board of the iwi agency Te Kaahui o Rauru.
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Mangawhai Harbour campaigner threatens to mangrove removal
11 Dec 2024Mangroves at Mangawhai have caused controversy within the local community for some time.
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Farming advocate was 'one of life's good buggers'
Chris Allen died, aged 62, in a tragic accident on his Ashburton Forks farm on Monday.
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Flaxmere sign 'monstrosity' removed after resident's protest
11 Dec 2024A Flaxmere resident says he cannot stop smiling now "the damn monstrosity of a sign" put in front of the suburb by Hastings District Council has been taken down.
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Whanganui rejects fast-track seabed mining project
13 Dec 2024Local councillors have opposed seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight and applauded an impassioned first-term councillor for bringing the issue to the table.
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Taranaki council quashes Treaty talk despite Seymour's debate call
11 Dec 2024Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.
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These are Auckland’s fastest growing communities
13 Dec 2024The three fastest growing suburbs in the region are all in South Auckland.
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'Leave schools alone': Classrooms ransacked, Secret Santa gifts stolen
13 Dec 2024Break-ins at two Ōtara schools and a local preschool have led to calls for more security patrols and community vigilance.
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ECan speaks out against Treaty Principles Bill
13 Dec 2024Canterbury's regional council has added its voice to opposition to the bill.
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'Standing next to you': Gisborne council's stance against Treaty Bill
13 Dec 2024Gisborne District Council opposes the Treaty Principles Bill, citing a lack of tangata whenua input.
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Flat-fare bus trial extended but price going up
12 Dec 2024Environment Canterbury's flat-fare trial is being extended to February 2026, with a 50 percent fare increase.
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'As long as it takes': Homeowner's bypass buyout sours
12 Dec 2024Paul Hoglund says he's been offered less than his property is worth and he isn't going anywhere. "I've got nothing to lose".
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Claims of 'coercion' and 'disrespect' in heated fight to save golf course
12 Dec 2024Has Springfield Golf Course been saved?
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South Auckland market celebrates entrepreneurs, ‘Southside pride’ and karaoke
10 Dec 2024A vibrant new market is transforming South Auckland, offering local Māori and Pacific entrepreneurs a fee-free platform to showcase their products, with space, gear, and power provided.
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Farmers turn 'crap' paddocks into profit
10 Dec 2024The government has announced it is partnering with Hawke's Bay farmers and the council and co-investing $995,000 to grow the Land for Life project.
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Tougher rules for cats a 'win for biodiversity'
11 Dec 2024New rules for cats across the Nelson Tasman region have been aligned after Nelson City Council approved a suite of new rules last week.
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Logging workers unable to eat due to nauseating odours from worm farm
10 Dec 2024"The objectionable nature of these odours ranges from very unpleasant to nauseating and unbearable, " one submitter to a hearing says.
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Kaitiaki hits out at government silence on caulerpa management
9 Dec 2024It comes after surveillance by a hapū revealed more than two dozen boats were illegally anchored in the Bay of Islands caulerpa ban area between August and October.
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Is this the next boom town for retirees?
9 Dec 2024The village has a permanent population of around 700 people, plus holiday homes, but it can swell up to 10,000 people during busy weekends.
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Poisoned Blenheim park trees cut down over safety risk
9 Dec 2024The trees at Horton Park have been cut down ahead of schedule due to the risk of falling debris for people using the park.
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Ōtara boys club empowers future leaders
8 Dec 2024The Adullam Boys Club appealed to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board for continued funding support this week.
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