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Call for councillor Martin Bosley to step down from community board
10 Jul 2024It follows a council committee meeting at which Bosley said the thought of giving community boards more power "terrifies" him.
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Whakaari owners want to grant scientists access
8 Jul 2024The family wants to allow monitoring of the volcano, but feels stymied by the court case over the explosion, lawyer says.
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Mapping Tai Rāwhiti's worst eroding land
7 Jul 2024Gisborne District Council plans to designate high-erosion areas where farming and forestry must cease.
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Carterton councillors fear code of conducts silencing their views
6 Jul 2024Alarm bells are ringing for democracy in New Zealand, says the head of NZ's Free Speech Union.
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Manurewa Marae alleged to have politicised vaccination events
5 Jul 2024The accusation follows allegations that the marae misused census data during last year's election.
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New kerbside recycling targets 17,000 homes across Whanganui
4 Jul 2024Recyclables will be collected weekly at the roadside, hand-sorted and disposed of by contractors.
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Old dump site discovered at whitebait restoration site
4 Jul 2024A community effort to create more space for whitebait to spawn in the Whanganui River came up against an unexpected snag.
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Real or myth? Young scientists seek truth in legendary love story
5 Jul 2024A group of Rotorua children have used science to prove whether the basis of the legendary love story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai is true.
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Dumped roosters running wild Whakatāne
5 Jul 2024Dumped roosters are roaming Whakatāne, but residents concerned for their welfare say it's hard to get anyone to take responsibility.
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Cemetery fee hike could spark backlash, councillor warns
4 Jul 2024An estimated $1800 hike in burial fees in Marlborough could be met with some "pushback" from the community, a councillor says.
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'A lot worse than Gabrielle': Surfers' clean-up undone by new storm
4 Jul 2024Woody debris has once again filled culverts in Gisborne's Wainui Stream after last week's storm - a build-up being described as "a lot worse than Gabrielle".
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Why did a man cross Cook Strait to ask for a footbridge?
2 Jul 2024Nicholas McGowan travelled to Blenheim with a vision.
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Future of only road into settlements hangs on NZTA decision
2 Jul 2024The only road in and out of a collection of settlements hangs on a funding decision yet to be confirmed.
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'Excessive' road cone use sparks cost concerns
1 Jul 2024Farmer Ray Logan has had enough of what he describes as the "over-the-top" use of road cones.
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Northland's most flood-prone marae to receive resilience boost
28 Jun 2024The $630,000 year-long Northland flood-affected marae project starts in July.
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Matariki drone show draws crowds at Rotorua lakefront
28 Jun 2024The waters of Lake Rotorua's lit up in celebration of Matariki with the help of 160 drones.
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Tairāwhiti farmers 'in limbo' as rain cuts them off from roads
26 Jun 2024With bridges to their properties destroyed, the farmers - many of the elderly - feel like their lives are at risk.
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Former mayor confronts intruder who had a nail gun, trying to 'claim' her house
29 Jun 2024The intruder was charged with a low-level offence and he was convicted and discharged. But, that wasn't the end of it.
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Toxic clean-up refusal stalls Treaty deal
25 Jun 2024A hapū due to reclaim a Hāwera school site wants the Crown to remove toxic asbestos and lead but its' refusing.
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Murupara's 'special character' and mayor remembered
25 Jun 2024Alan 'Bill' Whiteman spent his last years in Motueka, but was independent till the end and loved to have a good yarn, his daughter says.
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Invercargill deputy mayor changes tune on Nobby Clark
25 Jun 2024Clark's month off from 60-hour work weeks would give him a chance to reflect, deputy Tom Campbell says.
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'Ludicrous': South Wairarapa councillor hits out at pay
24 Jun 2024Celebrity chef and councillor Martin Bosley says he personally worked between 20 and 35 hours a week, which means his pay is less than $10 an hour.
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The region where ratepayers face a 27% rates increase
24 Jun 2024It will be one of the biggest rises compared to other councils around the country.
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The hunt for a cemetery big enough to last 100 years
23 Jun 2024A joint cemetery to serve both Nelson and Tasman communities is looking increasingly likely as burial space in the region continues to shrink.
![Richmond Cemetery in Tasman only has capacity left for 10 years. Photo: Waimea Weekly. [via LDR single use only]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--P8hAjKO3--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1719000436/4KO743V_Richmond_Cemetery_scaled_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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