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Napier rates hike – 47 per cent over three years?
Napier ratepayers are facing rates increases likely accumulating close to 50 per cent over the next three years –...
Christchurch Port Hills fire: Crews dampen final hotspot a month after blaze started
Fire and Emergency (Fenz) crews say they “remain ready to react swiftly” after dampening the final hotspot on Christchurch’s...
Police investigating abandoned house fire near Ohakune
Police and fire services were called to a fire at an abandoned house between Raetihi and Ohakune. Photo/ Bevan...
Tauranga South to trial Baybus OnDemand public transport for 18 months
Bay of Plenty Regional Council public transport committee chairman, Andrew von Dadelszen, left, and the council’s director public transport,...
Winston Peters wondered if we asked anyone about the youth course he backs – yes we have
Youth on a Defence force run Limited Services Volunteer (LSV) course. OPINION So-called ‘boot camps’ have hit the headlines...
Zanda McDonald Award 2024: Nancy Crawshaw NZ winner, Tessa Chartres takes Aussie honours
Zanda McDonald Award 2024 winners Nancy Crawshaw (left) for NZ, and Tessa Chartres for Australia. Two women have been...
NZTA expects to open both lanes of Waikanae River bridge next month
NZTA expects to open the Waikanae River bridge to both lanes next month. Work on the Waikanae River bridge...
Japan avalanche: Second New Zealand victim named as tour guide Joshua Sellens
A Kiwi adventure company owner has been named as the second New Zealander who died in an avalanche while...
Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza back on renowned Far North beach
Bernie Leef and Josh Puckey, from the Kaitāia Volunteer Fire Brigade pack snapper into freezers that will be auctioned...
Disruptive passenger Libby Ker gets vehicle confiscated after high-speed police chase through Motueka
Libby Ker was the passenger in a vehicle driven so badly that it endangered the public as the police...
