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Church's $100k fine shows importance of due diligence
10 Jul 2025A six-figure fine was imposed on a Māngere church for illegal construction.
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'We told you' - Residents' warning before popular road closed due to slip
9 Jul 2025A slip from deforested land closed the road just months after residents warned it would happen.
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Enrolments banned while international flight school fixes 'serious shortcomings'
8 Jul 2025The Whanganui council is expected to consider selling the flying school "in the next few weeks".
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Minister pressed on future of two Canterbury hospitals
8 Jul 2025The future of two North Canterbury Hospitals was pushed squarely in the spotlight at a rural health meeting in Hanmer Springs on Monday.
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'I never thought it would get this far': Fishing club leader on seabed mining bid
7 Jul 2025The commodore of the Wanganui-Manawatu Sea Fishing Club is raising the alarm over a seabed mining project he never believed would happen.
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South Auckland grocery store loses right to sell alcohol
7 Jul 2025The off-licence was denied after an appeal led by an Auckland councillor with the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority.
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Past v future for shaky council seat
6 Jul 2025For New Plymouth's Māori ward, voters will choose between a young māmā ushering in the next generation and an experienced campaigner wanting land returned.
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Breaking Barriers: Youth MP wants amplified Pasifika voices in politics
6 Jul 2025Marques Tominiko has returned from Parliament feeling proud of how he represented his people, but he thinks that South Auckland remains under the radar.
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Heavy vehicle traffic prompts community petition to council
6 Jul 2025The petition highlights noise from 1.30am, speeding trucks and road damage.
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Glitch sends one person's rates bill to up to 1000 ratepayers
5 Jul 2025The council's chief executive, Doug Tate, said they were made aware of an issue with the rating system on Friday morning.
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Fresh push for four-lane highway from Rolleston to Ashburton
4 Jul 2025A local woman is renewing the campaign for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes.
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Invercargill mayor returns to hospital after weekend stroke
4 Jul 2025Clark is recovering from a minor stroke.
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Pensioner with no power in caravan for six years finally gets new home
4 Jul 2025Steven Connelly, 67, spent years on a waitlist.
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Far North Mayor calls on New Zealanders to vote for Māori wards in October
4 Jul 2025On 11 October polling will close at 42 councils on whether to continue with Māori wards.
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MP Maureen Pugh pitches one-stop-shop for mining consents
3 Jul 2025The West Coast Tasman MP has weighed into the campaign to improve waiting times for miners needing resource consents and other permits.
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Frustration grows over two-year road works 'mess'
2 Jul 2025Works on a Auckland street are expected to drag on due to delays.
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‘Scary stuff’: Locals on crash corner fear it will take a death to get it fixed
3 Jul 2025Locals on a busy Tauranga street fear someone will die before anything substantial is done to improve safety on a bend notorious for crashes.
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Auckland pastor convicted, church fined for unsafe building
2 Jul 2025The church and community centre continued to be used for gatherings, even after being slapped with a dangerous building notice.
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'Shocked': Owner hit with $1400 fee to have three dogs
1 Jul 2025The consent fee was on top of the three charges of $90 to register each dog.
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Auckland's new dog rules: What you need to know
30 Jun 2025Updates are being introduced on where and how dogs can be walked throughout the Auckland region.
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Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for marae's cyclone rebuild
25 Jun 2025"It's emotional for us because it is a long time coming," a marae trust official says.
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She’s moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out – now she has a place to call home
30 Jun 2025A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.
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Spring Creek resident confronts council boss in soggy showdown
29 Jun 2025Sixty homes in Spring Creek were evacuated after heavy rain lashed the top of the South Island.
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Dog's bite pulls Wairoa great-grandmother off mobility scooter
28 Jun 2025Carol Stewart, 63, was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with serious bite wounds to her legs and arms after the attack.
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