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Earthquake-prone buildings deadline 'could get quite messy'
6 Feb 2024As deadlines draw nearer for owners to fix earthquake-prone buildings, Masterton's mayor says things "could get quite messy".
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KiwiRail accused of holding up vital flood protection work
5 Feb 2024Delays caused by KiwiRail are "a risk" to quickly advancing a flood protection wall for Hokitika, a council meeting has heard.
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Weather warning 'over-estimated' West Coast rain – council
4 Feb 2024The West Coast Regional Council is reviewing its use of MetService weather forecasts in its hydrology and emergency planning after what has been dubbed two "over-estimated" rain warnings for the…
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Te reo Māori rollback excludes councils
31 Jan 2024Council policies on te reo Māori are not affected by the government's rollback, the local government minister has confirmed.
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Councils eye parking price hike, more paid parks for Rotorua and Tauranga
3 Feb 2024Rotorua and Tauranga's councils have thousands of parking spots, but down the road these numbers will change.
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Iwi bid to rename National Park village splits community
3 Feb 2024A close-knit community in the central North Island is divided over an iwi bid to change its name.
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Local government leaders to gather in Waitangi
2 Feb 2024Far North Mayor Moko Tepania will host a new Waitangi feature where national leaders of the local government sector group will attend the celebrations for the first time.
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Another dark sky park for NZ
1 Feb 2024Dark Sky International has granted international dark sky park accreditation to the 11,350-hectare Oxford Forest Conservation Area.
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'I'm going to object every time': Councillor rejects use of te reo
1 Feb 2024An Invercargill city councillor publicly derided the use of te reo Māori in names after a misunderstanding.
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Franz Josef residents may have to dig long drops, councillor says
2 Feb 2024There are concerns a shifting river could threaten Franz Josef's sewerage ponds.
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Rotorua iwi board protests against council sewerage scheme by tapu Lake Rotokākahi
1 Feb 2024Iwi fears sewerage scheme could pollute sacred lake.
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Govt advisor in firing line for 'potential conflict of interest' as Rātana speaker
31 Jan 2024A speaker accused of insulting Winston Peters and Shane Jones at Rātana is being investigated by the government department he works for.
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Groundbreaking caulerpa dredging results expected
31 Jan 2024The government and others impacted by the invasive seaweed are closely watching the outcomes.
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Greymouth landfill investigation 'the most complex ever'
31 Jan 2024West Coast Regional Council is taking legal advice around consents it issued to enable a controversial private landfill.
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Three Waters cash funds environmental scholarships for Māori
31 Jan 2024The scholarships flow from the Three Waters reforms 'better-off funding' which remains up for grabs despite the National-led government's axing of the water shakeup.
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Ōhope is no longer the best kept secret
31 Jan 2024"Best beach three years in a row - that's got to mean something," the deputy mayor says.
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Censured councillor's ban overturned
30 Jan 2024The censured former chairman of the West Coast Regional Council has been allowed to return to a council committee.
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Boatie may lose foot after injury at council boat ramp
30 Jan 2024Kingsley Ridings stepped on corroded metal at the ramp and has had four surgeries since.
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Push for te reo Māori in South Wairarapa
29 Jan 2024South Wairarapa District Council is seeking the endorsement of a refreshed Māori Policy that will ingrain the use of te reo Māori within the organisation and community.
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Nurse fired over anti-vax posts may need to pay $20k
A former Wairarapa District Health Board employee may need to pay $20,000 to Te Whatu Ora after unsuccessfully challenging her dismissal in Employment Court.
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Family bach owners allowed to remain on conservation land
29 Jan 2024Family baches on West Coast conservation land will be able to remain - for now - after fears they would be pushed out.
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ACT backs ex-mayor's call to make Tauranga commissioners 'caretakers'
29 Jan 2024ACT is joining a former mayor in calling for Tauranga's commission to act in a "caretaker role".
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West Coast ratepayers have direct debits charged twice
27 Jan 2024A West Coast Regional Council rates mess has reared its head again with the council admitting an "administration error" caused some ratepayers to be charged twice through direct debit.
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The 'relentless' native bird preying on other species
25 Jan 2024They but have been monitored attacking nesting colonies of natives birds and are also known to attack newborn lambs and calves, and other vulnerable livestock.
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