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Tauranga’s new rainbow crossing installed after six-year campaign
28 Dec 2024The installation of a rainbow crossing in Tauranga is bittersweet, the pride advocate who made it happen says.
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Meet the mayor who's convinced the vest is the best
28 Dec 2024Vests are Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo's thing, worn 365 days a year. Including under his mayoral robes, to council meetings, official functions and even to the beach.
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Toilet humour? It's all just part of her job
28 Dec 2024The Napier Sound Shell toilets custodian takes pride in her work and isn't afraid to laugh about it, especially when the cruise ships are in town.
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The mayor who describes himself as 'the Trump of the North'
30 Dec 2024This Kiwi mayor was thrilled when the president-elect won the US elections: "It's great because it's the end of woke."
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Meet the mayor of the Far North: 'It's a time for people to re-energise'
Summer for the country's northernmost mayor means the haven of whānau at the end of the road in one of New Zealand's most remote communities.
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South Auckland councillor to step down
26 Dec 2024Angela Dalton said she plans to retire from local politics after five years and serving two terms as Manurewa-Papakura councillor.
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Gisborne council eyes medium-density housing
25 Dec 2024The council is working on a blueprint for the future housing needs of the growing city, which will help guide plans for areas such as Kaiti, Elgin, the city centre, and Awapuni.
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Treaty law submission help honed for future Bills
22 Dec 2024Sessions to help Taranaki whānau have their say on the Treaty bill moving through Parliament are being fine-tuned to help address future legislation affecting Māori rights and interests.
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Frustration at council view on 'benign' coastal landfill
21 Dec 2024A southern council says it needs to "draw the line" with a community over its old dumpsite.
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Alcohol ban back for Marlborough town during wine festival
27 Dec 2024An alcohol ban will return for the streets of the small town hosting the Marlborough Wine & Food Festival, with talks of the ban being made permanent.
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Used nappies, takeout boxes: Blue Lake bin removal causes a stink
27 Dec 2024Staff at the Rotorua Blue Lake Top 10 holiday park are picking up a bag of garbage from the lakefront every day - and want the bins reinstated.
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Govt ends bowel cancer screening programme for Māori and Pacific
20 Dec 2024Health leaders say the move is shocking, given the high bowel cancer death rates among Māori and Pacific communities.
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Christmas lights fall victim to cost-cutting
20 Dec 2024The Christmas street lights will shine for the last time this year as decorations are deteriorating and won't be replaced because council want to keep the next rate increase low.
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The roundabout exit to nowhere
20 Dec 2024What was going to go there and why didn't it? Local Democracy reporter Linda Hall takes a look.
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Council approves equestrian park's $250k irrigation system despite criticism
20 Dec 2024The Marlborough Equestrian Park made a request for the irrigation system to the council's Long Term Plan earlier this year.
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$36k raise for sick Māori ward councillor
19 Dec 2024Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney has been in hospital since July.
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Councillors condemn removal of 'wellbeing' in local decisions
19 Dec 2024There is also greater concern for the impact on Māori, Pasifika, and vulnerable communities.
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Councillors receive abusive emails after Israel vote
17 Dec 2024They voted in favour of Nelson City Council boycotting businesses which operate in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.
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Council ignores mana whenua views over wastewater
17 Dec 2024Invercargill councillors voted to proceed with a short-term consent which would allow the small town's wastewater to continue under current conditions for a further two years.
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Homeless given two days to leave camping site
16 Dec 2024Whanganui's biggest encampment of homeless people is being turfed out.
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Te Tai Tokerau iwi marks 'significant milestone' in council relations
16 Dec 2024The landmark deal will give Ngāti Hine a greater voice at the council table.
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Funding extension brings relief to Wairoa’s recovery efforts
16 Dec 2024Wairoa mayor Craig Little is thrilled the town has been handed some much-needed good Christmas tidings.
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Obstetrics cuts ‘devastating’, mayors say
20 Dec 2024Whakatāne Hospital's Maternity Unit will be downgraded to a primary birthing centre from mid-January with women needing specialist care being transported to Tauranga.
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Fluoride-free water supply for Tauranga a ‘waste of time’
19 Dec 2024"The horse has already bolted. Those of us who choose not to drink fluoridated water have already figured out what we have to do."
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