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Controversial plan to move prisoner reintegration facility takes next step
26 May 2025It comes as the council investigates the facility's activities at its current site.
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Want to run for council? These are the rules
25 May 2025Nominations open for this year's local government elections on 4 July.
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'Kids do dumb things': Principal speaks out against keyboard warriors
24 May 2025Schools speak up on "challenging student behaviour" after an incident at Oxford Area School this week.
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Large majority of Gisborne residents want local control of water services
23 May 2025The favoured model could result in households facing an average rate increase of $100 per year.
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Taumarunui rail yard ready for economic rebirth
23 May 2025The Ruapehu district mayor says it's a turning point for the central North Island town.
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Fisherman's anger over beach barriers: 'We pay a s***load of rates'
22 May 2025Wooden barriers along Napier's Marine Parade are preventing fishermen from accessing the beach.
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Planning for Auckland's rapidly growing 'vibrant' south
22 May 2025A strategy to help support one of Auckland's fastest-growing regions with housing and its thriving farming industry has been approved by Auckland Council.
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'We just awhi them': Iwi-led initiative tackles school attendance crisis
22 May 2025The initiative helped to re-engage more than 250 children with education last year.
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'Run It Straight' events in South Auckland cancelled
21 May 2025The event is a social media-driven trend where participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.
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Move to increase te reo Māori street names in Invercargill
21 May 2025Te reo Māori street names are on track for a boost in Invercargill as the council takes steps to ensure they are more readily available.
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Tauranga councillor optimistic Ōtūmoetai Pool could be saved
21 May 2025Ōtūmoetai Pool was planned to shut once the revamped Memorial Park aquatic centre opened.
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Public transport woes for Canterbury's big growth areas
21 May 2025Environment Canterbury is struggling to meet a growing demand for bus services, amid a reduced budget.
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More than 100 jobs on the line as Napier City Council eyes restructure
20 May 2025Many staff, some with decades of service, had been told their positions may no longer exist.
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Tribal place names restored throughout central North Island
19 May 2025Mountains, a lake and scenic reserves are some of the sites that have been renamed.
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Tauranga mayor finally buys home in city, but isn't moving in yet
16 May 2025After being elected in July, Mahé Drysdale said he would move to Tauranga by the end of last year.
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Hastings: Plans for $2.5 million inner-city development
14 May 2025The project follows a four-year search by the council for the right development partner.
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'Addicted to spending': Ratepayers fight 'wicked' 12% rates rise
14 May 2025One resident is questioning the scale of the rates rise when inflation is less than 3 percent.
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Bluff gorse stoush: Ex-councillor hasn't paid bill
13 May 2025Karen Arnold has been embroiled in a battle with Invercargill council since 2022.
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'Forgotten their roots': Te Matatini risks alienating regions
13 May 2025The next national kapa haka competition will not be hosted in the Top of the South as planned since 2013.
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Memorial planned for unmarked graves at South Auckland cemetery
12 May 2025Many of the graves are for Māori babies but families of those buried there want the memorial to be a welcoming place for everyone.
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Lake Hood’s toxic algae levels drop - but not enough to re-open
12 May 2025Testing shows a reduction in toxic algae at Lake Hood, but not enough to have the health warning removed just yet.
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Push to elevate Remutaka Hill road as a national transport priority
12 May 2025Masterton District Council backs calls to designate the Remutaka Hill road as nationally significant due to a rise in traffic and ongoing safety risks.
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'A bureaucratic exercise': Seymour supports watercress seller
11 May 2025Minister for Regulation David Seymour has written in support of a watercress seller who after 30 years was told he needed to register to sell, at a cost of $619.
