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Defiance and threats as fluoride deadlines loom
22 Feb 2025There are 14 councils that have been ordered to fluoridate some or all of their drinking water, but who's following the order and who's fighting back?
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Boy racers costing ratepayers thousands
20 Feb 2025Carterton mayor Ron Mark said eventually "these idiot racers, these clowns, are going to get it wrong and someone is going to get killed".
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Council pledges Treaty law apology after brutal history lesson
20 Feb 2025Taranaki councillors have voted to investigate why a debate on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was shut down by conservative councillors at a December meeting.
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'Bureaucracy gone mad': Speed review limbo
21 Feb 2025Carterton District Council been unable to implement proposed speed reductions because of a coalition government transport rule.
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Hawke's Bay Tourism secures $1m lifeline
20 Feb 2025Napier City Council has thrown its support behind the agency, which will have its Hawke's Bay Regional Council funding axed from June.
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Final rates remission for damaged Marlborough properties
20 Feb 2025The Marlborough District Council will end its rates remissions to the owners of properties that were red or yellow-stickered in the August 2022 storm.
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West Coast Regional Council debt soars as big flood projects shape up
19 Feb 2025The West Coast Regional Council's core debt has risen to $24 million, as it embarks on the largest infrastructure programme in its history.
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Tauranga traffic: Turret Rd tidal lane gets initial funding
18 Feb 2025NZTA Waka Kotahi agreed to fund $5.2 million for the 15th Ave to Welcome Bay project.
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The $30m plan to protect Masterton from major flooding cost
18 Feb 2025There are a number of draft concepts that provide flood protection from the Waipoua River.
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Recycling rule breakers could lose bins
17 Feb 2025A new 'three-strikes' system will be introduced across Southland in a bid to clamp down on reckless recyclers.
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Peters say fluoridation mandate a 'despotic Soviet-era disgrace'
Making a council fluoridate its water is being slammed by New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters.
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$3m overspend frustrates Tasman councillors
16 Feb 2025Maintaining Tasman's infrastructure this financial year is expected to cost $3 million more than was budgeted for, and the district's councillors aren't happy.
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Martinborough speed review in limbo as community mourns fatality
14 Feb 2025One died and three others were injured on a stretch of road earmarked for speed reduction.
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ECan to promote testing of private water wells
13 Feb 2025An estimated 250,000-300,000 private wells are used for drinking water in Canterbury.
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South Auckland alleyway upgrade brings relief to residents
13 Feb 2025For many years people had been scared to use the alleyway, but it has since been upgraded with lights, a new fence and local artwork.
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Life on the water: Troublemakers, cruise ships and saving lives
16 Feb 2025No two days are the same for Environment Southland's harbourmaster Lyndon Cleaver, who shares what life is like on the water.
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'More leftovers than ever before': Issues continue with school lunches
15 Feb 2025Teachers and principals express concerns the new school lunch programme, but also acknowledge the benefit it has for families struggling to provide food.
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Council chair calls for apology over mayor's conflict of interest remarks
14 Feb 2025Helen Lash raised questions about Peter Haddock's family connection with one of the council's main contractors.
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BOP Regional Council sets guidelines for sale of Port of Tauranga shares
14 Feb 2025The dividend the council receives from its commercial arm subsidises regional council rates.
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'Feral': Lagoon used as dumping ground for hunters
14 Feb 2025On one occasion, a deer's head could be seen floating on the "taonga" lagoon's surface, stinking as it decomposed.
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Kaikōura may have no warning of tsunami
14 Feb 2025Canterbury coastal residents could have little or no warning of a major tsunami event, councils warn.
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Waimakariri mayor: Rejected projects should not be fast-tracked
13 Feb 2025Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon says government should not undermine council decision-making processes.
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'Fear and anxiety' for locals fed up with beach parties
13 Feb 2025Many are calling for more police and for alcohol-free zones to be extended.
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Call for order amid heated fluoride debate at Rotorua council
12 Feb 2025The Health ministry's head dentist has defended fluoridation, citing its safety and health benefits.
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