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Council’s Protest Vote On Wetlands Leaves Some Land In Limbo
Monday, 24 February 2020, 11:11 am | Lois Williams - Local Democracy Reporter
Wetlands that are not in fact wetlands remain in limbo after the West Coast Regional Council yesterday rejected a plan change that would have freed them from looming restrictions. The council's Resource Management Committee voted 5-4 yesterday against ... More >>
Support swells for Lake Rotorua personhood petition
Monday, 24 February 2020, 11:08 am | Felix Desmarais - Local Democracy Reporter
Since Tuesday last week, Renee Kiriona’s petition had ballooned from 2150 signatures to 4078 signatures. More >>
Precautionary Controls Against GMOs Into Northland Under Spotlight Next Week
Monday, 24 February 2020, 11:01 am | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be under the spotlight in Northland next week at an Environment Court mediation. NAD0558242414 - GMOs for Northland farming - in or out of Proposed Northland Regional Plan? (Photo Northern Advocate, supplied ... More >>
Chorus Wins Court Costs After ‘grossly Misleading Flattery’ Case
Monday, 24 February 2020, 10:52 am | Chloe Ranford - Local Democracy Reporter
A high court judge has awarded Chorus costs. CREDIT: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF/SUPPLIED – SINGLE USE ONLY A telecommunication giant that used "grossly misleading flattery" in a bid to secure a broadband contract with a council has won back ... More >>
Neighbours Rat Out ‘ugly’ Tiny Homes
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 4:54 pm | Chloe Ranford - Local Democracy Reporter
The Marlborough District Council receives more complaints for "ugly" tiny houses than it does resource consents for them. Marlborough District Council advocacy and practice integration manager Barbara Mead says tiny house owners often seek a ... More >>
Council Keeping Tabs On Water Use
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 4:48 pm | Aaron van Delden - Local Democracy Reporter
Gisborne’s water use has dropped in line with cooler temperatures in the past week. The district council introduced a total sprinkler ban on Wednesday, with demand for water exceeding the 22.2 million litres a day supplied by Waingake water treatment ... More >>
Elderly West Coast Man To Lose 70% Of Farm In SNA ‘landgrab’.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 4:44 pm | Lois Williams - Local Democracy Reporter
An elderly West Coast man has appealed to the government not to take his land, after more than 70% of it was classed as a Significant Natural Area. 1/ Tony Barrett and Greymouth mayor Tania Gibson 86-year-old Tony Barrett lives alone on his 607ha block ... More >>
Funding Sought For Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 4:18 pm | Charlotte Jones - Local Democracy Reporter
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will be making a second request to the Ministry for the Environment for funding to remediate the contaminated Kopeopeo canal after its first request was refused. NOT DONE YET: This sign on the Keepa Road bridge advises ... More >>
East Coast Projects Take Flight
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 4:02 pm | Aaron van Delden - Local Democracy Reporter
Commercial flights in and out of Ruatoria and Te Araroa are on the horizon, with aerodromes to be developed in both isolated East Coast communities. Funding from the Provincial Growth Fund’s Whenua Maori allocation for the two aerodrome projects ... More >>
Dirty Cars ‘de Rigeur’ For Whangarei Water Savers Supporting Far North
Monday, 17 February 2020, 4:13 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
NZH0558525284 - Not washing cars means good water savings in Whangarei (Photo by Susan Botting, Northern Advocate, LDR Northland) SCC = 170220NADCAR2.JPG Dirty cars are becoming a badge of honour in Whangarei as locals cut back on water use to help ... More >>
Middlemore Doctor Slams Government Over Obesity ‘inaction’
Monday, 17 February 2020, 4:07 pm | Nick Truebridge - Local Democracy Reporter
Dr David Galler is breaking another patient's untimely demise to loved ones gathered in a Middlemore Hospital waiting room. But the grim news is not the only thing relatives are digesting, with a bucket of deep fried chicken passed amongst ... More >>
‘Lives In Limbo’ Without Problem Gambling Service
Monday, 17 February 2020, 1:15 pm | Aaron van Delden - Local Democracy Reporter
Problem gamblers and their whanau are in limbo without free support services in Tairawhiti, a district health board member says. The region has not had a government-funded problem gambling service since September 2018, when former provider Te Ara Tika Trust ... More >>
Parcel of land likely to be returned to Māori at former gateway to Pink and White Terraces
Friday, 14 February 2020, 11:41 am | Felix Desmarais - Local Democracy Reporter
On the western shores of Lake Tarawera, Tūhourangi Tribal Authority ancestors would welcome some of the Rotorua region's earliest tourists, taking them to Te Otukapuarangi - the Pink and White Terraces. More >>
'A Great Injustice' - No Recompense For Wetland Owners
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 10:04 am | Lois Williams - Local Democracy Reporter
West Coasters whose land has been newly classified as a significant wetland or natural area are unlikely to receive any compensation from the government, according to Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage. Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is pouring cold water on ... More >>
Whangarei Residents Water Use Cuts Likely As District Looks To Supply Far North And Kaipara
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 11:16 am | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
Whangarei’s almost 100,000 residents will likely soon need to cut their water use as the district moves to help desperate water-shortage-hit Far North and Kaipara communities. Whangarei District Council Mayor Sheryl Mai (seated in white top -not ... More >>
$750k To Seal Leaky Roof Of Marlborough Council Building
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 11:08 am | Chloe Ranford - Local Democracy Reporter
Hammers and drills will be the background track for decision-makers for the next three months while their sagging "beehive" roof is replaced. Marlborough District Council economic, community and support services manager Dean Heiford at ... More >>
Oranga Tamariki Faces More Backlash As South Auckland 'youth Prison' Bid Gathers Steam
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 11:00 am | Nick Truebridge - Local Democracy Reporter
A proposed "youth prison" has drawn further backlash, with residents rubbishing the government's latest attempt to test the suburban detention centre's impact on the community. Oranga Tamariki's Whakatakapokai site in Weymouth, South Auckland. ... More >>
Northland-Auckland highway to be urban growth corridoor
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 4:44 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
(Headline abbreviated, original headline: Northland to Auckland highway to be country's second urban growth corridor) More >>
'Ground-breaking' Marlborough Environment Plan Ready For Release
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 4:27 pm | Chloe Ranford - Local Democracy Reporter
Four years, 1300 submissions and almost $3 million later, Marlborough's environment plan is finally complete. The Marlborough District Council's new environment plan has a chapter on climate change, which could affect many regions, including the Marlborough ... More >>
Auckland Council cops backlash over proposed port locations
Friday, 17 January 2020, 10:00 am | Nick Truebridge - Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to continue lobbying for the investigation of a new port in Auckland's south have drawn the ire of a Northland strategist. More >>
