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Century-old oak to be cut down
29 Feb 2024The oak is one of 34 trees remaining from an Arbour Day planting event at Carterton in 1904.
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Canterbury homeowners face 24.2% rates rise
29 Feb 2024Some councillors opposed adopting the draft Long Term Plan, saying the table was "tone deaf" to what ratepayers are facing.
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122-year-old oak on the chopping block
28 Feb 2024The fate of a 122-year-old oak tree is in the hands of Carterton councillors after being deemed to be "compromised".
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Auckland golf courses being replanted to help native birds flourish
28 Feb 2024Five golf courses in in the city's south are part of a transformation project to make the green spaces havens for native birds.
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'Big omission' in West Coast mine application - DOC
27 Feb 2024Mining company TiGa has reapplied for a resource consent for an open-cast mine at Barrytown, north of Greymouth.
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Marlborough rates rise 12.65%, consultation coming on Sounds rebuild
27 Feb 2024Repairs to the Marlborough Sounds roading network are expected to cost ratepayers $106 million.
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More vacant shops as Blenheim’s CBD changes shape
24 Feb 2024Central Blenheim has become a place to socialise rather than shop, forcing retailers to close their doors.
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Police to enforce speed limits at urban schools under new plans
26 Feb 2024A raft of speed limit changes are on the cards for Marlborough's roading network, including permanent 40kph speeds outside schools.
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Community backlash over review slower speed limits
25 Feb 2024Plans are underway to review the controversial new $700,000 Whangārei Heads slower speed zone amid strong local opposition.
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Northland’s fight against invasive seaweed boosted
24 Feb 2024Northland's groundbreaking mechanical caulerpa suction dredge could soon head to Aotea Great Barrier Island to help the fight against the invasive seaweed.
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Gisborne mayor 'doesn't get iwi and she never will'
24 Feb 2024The chief executive of Te Aitanga a Māhaki says his iwi has cut off all future engagement with Rehette Stoltz.
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87 tyres dumped in a 'gorgeous' stream - in one day
23 Feb 2024A Rotorua resident has spent his own time removing masses of rubbish from a local stream.
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Ashburton's Chinese market garden settlement opens
24 Feb 2024Ashburton's Chinese market garden settlement will be officially opened on Sunday and will be open to the public from Monday.
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Carterton District Council staff recommend scrapping $2.77m water processing project
23 Feb 2024Carterton District Council will be asked to scrap a multimillion-dollar water processing project in a bid to save ratepayers footing a hefty bill.
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‘Exorbitant’ suitcase purchase turns heads at council
23 Feb 2024The $750 suitcase was bought with ratepayer funds for the sole purpose of bringing gifts home from Japan.
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Residents say solar farm will ruin 'rural outlook'
22 Feb 2024The solar farm could power 2400 houses once built. But residents in the quiet rural area are devastated it's going ahead without public consultation.
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Local board pays tribute to its former councillor, Efeso Collins
22 Feb 2024Emotional members called him a shining light who connected well with the community, especially young people, and spoke highly of the work he did in Manukau.
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Mayors seek local solutions after govt bins Three Waters
22 Feb 2024North Canterbury mayors are seeking a local solution after the government abolished the controversial Three Waters legislation.
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'Congestion charging' suggested to keep Tauranga moving
21 Feb 2024The current funding model for transport infrastructure is "not going to cut it" and congestion charges may be needed in Tauranga.
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Bridge over troubled fiscal waters
21 Feb 2024Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown remains confident that the town's second bridge won't fall into what could be a $24 billion fiscal hole.
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Police decry spate of vandalism, swastikas at DOC huts
22 Feb 2024A swastika painted on Kirwans Hut was among the "mindless" vandalism at huts.
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'Changes the meaning': Council criticised for omitting macrons
16 Feb 2024Missing macrons in an Invercargill City Council report has led to a request from mana whenua to do better.
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'Scary to be them' - warnings over whalebone theft
21 Feb 2024The theft of whale jawbones and teeth has left a Taranaki iwi fearful for the wellbeing of the thieves.
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Gisborne elderly and disabled people forgotten during extreme weather events
20 Feb 2024A community-led research project that investigates the impacts of extreme weather events on health and wellbeing found gaps of inequality in disaster response.
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