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Pōmare Power Fuels Stinging Health Blast
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:59 pm | Craig Ashworth - Local Democracy Reporting
Te Rā o Tā Māui Pōmare (Sir Māui Pōmare Day) each year celebrates the first Māori medical doctor and health minister, with kōrero about uplifting Māori health. More >>
Western Bay Rates To Rise 8.92%, Exceeding Draft Plan Proposal
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:56 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Western Bay of Plenty District Council adopted its 2025/26 Annual Plan on Thursday, 26 June and approved an 8.92% overall rates increase. More >>
Relief As Lower Speed Limits To Stay On Gisborne Highway
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:54 pm | Zita Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter
More than 1200 submissions were received during the six-week consultation. More >>
Relief As Lower Speed Limits To Stay On Gisborne Highway
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:54 pm | Zita Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter
More than 1200 submissions were received during the six-week consultation. More >>
Marlborough Council Passes Reduced Rates Increase Of 8.61%
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:53 pm | Kira Carrington - Local Democracy Reporter
Mayor Nadine Taylor welcomed this news, bringing the rates rise down 2.01% from the figure projected in the 2024 Long-Term Plan. More >>
Push To Give Remutaka Route Another Look
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:50 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
A group is advocating for an investigation of alternative routes linking Wairarapa with the rest of the Wellington region. More >>
Whau Pasifika Festival Celebrates Youth Leadership, Calls For Genuine Govt Support For Future Growth
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:44 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter
Despite the festival’s growth, Ina Sauni, the festival director, warns that national arts funding cuts pose a significant threat to the festival’s future. More >>
Last 50 Years Of Nelson Council Go Down In History
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:41 pm | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter
After its 150th anniversary, Nelson City Council has now launched the third edition of its series documenting the council’s history, with the latest instalment covering everything from 1974. More >>
What You Need To Know About Auckland's New Dog Rules
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:34 pm | Torika Tokalau - Local Democracy Reporter
Updates are being introduced on where and how dogs can be walked throughout the Auckland region. More >>
She’s Moved 14 Times Since Toxic Flooding Forced Her Out – Now She Has A Place To Call Home
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:33 pm | Linda Hall - Local Democracy Reporter
A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home. More >>
Spring Creek Resident Confronts Council Boss In Soggy Showdown
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:31 pm | Kira Carrington - Local Democracy Reporter
Sixty homes in Spring Creek were evacuated after heavy rain lashed the top of the South Island. More >>
80,000 Books: Library Service Reaches Schools, Rest Homes And Young Offenders
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:29 pm | Laura Smith - Local Democracy Reporter
In the five years to April, it issued 81,906 books, eight DVDs, 1018 magazines, 257 memory aids and 1234 talking books for a total of 84,423. More >>
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark Criticises Own Council Of Being Too Risk Averse
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:27 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter
His comments follow the organisation revealing it spent more than $7.3 million on consultants in less than three years between July 2022 and December 2024. More >>
Dog's Bite Pulls Wairoa Great-Grandmother Off Mobility Scooter
Saturday, 28 June 2025, 4:50 pm | Linda Hall - Local Democracy Reporter
Carol Stewart, 63, was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with serious bite wounds to her legs and arms after the attack. More >>
Tauranga’s Rates Hike Approved Amid Protest
Friday, 27 June 2025, 9:23 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
The approved 9.9 percent increase is down from the 12.5 percent initially proposed. More >>
'Dangerous Spectacle': Health Experts Push For Run It Straight Ban
Friday, 27 June 2025, 9:21 pm | Mary Afemata - Local Democracy Reporter
Three frontline medical professionals issued the warning in a hard-hitting editorial published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal. More >>
Is This The End Of Nelson’s Richard Nixon Statue?
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 9:27 pm | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter
A small Tasman town faces an important question: keep the infamous statue of the disgraced US president or build a community hub instead? More >>
Matariki Pou Whenua Unveiling Marks Milestone For East Coast Marae’s Cyclone Rebuild
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 9:24 pm | Zita Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter
"It's emotional for us because it is a long time coming," a marae trust official says. More >>
Ashburton’s Market Day To Move After Retailer Complaints
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 9:20 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
It means a popular annual market day in September has to move - but only just down road. More >>
Could Splash Planet Be A Playground Over Winter?
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 9:18 pm | Linda Hall - Local Democracy Reporter
Last season the park ran at a loss of $326,000 so the council is looking for fresh ideas. More >>
